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INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC CITIES
CONGRESS
25.03 - 28.03.2025, HOTEL PRESIDENT SOLIN
11th International Historic Cities Congress
promotion and development of new products in historic cities
Dear congress participants,
On behalf of Solin tourist board, hotel President Solin and city of Solin, it is our honor to welcome you to the „11th International Historic Cities Congress“.
International Historic Cities Congress is first project with that concept, organized in Croatia, under the motto „Meet, share& build“ , which aims to motivate ideas exchange („Meet“ concept) between leaders in tourism industry of historic cities, tourist boards, archaeologists and travel agent representatives. The share of experiences („Share“ concept) is another objective as well as development of the new tourism products and arrangements by joint engagement of the tourism industry leaders in the destinations („Build“ concept).
Project is supported and sponsored by:
Ministry of Culture and Media, Ministry of Tourism and Sport, The Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County, Split-Dalmatia County, Cemex d.d., INA d.d., Wüstenrot savings bank, Wienner insurance Vienna insurance group d.d., Croatian Association of Historic Cities, Perfecta Travel, Lavanda tourist group, Public cultural Institution Zvonimir, Split City museum, Archaeological Museum in Split and the Municipality of Klis.
We would like to take the opportunity and thank them all for their assistance, support and recognition of this project.
The topic of congress is preservation and intepretation of historic attractions and localities in historic cities throughout Croatia through “benchmarking” with cities from abroad. Historic periods covered throughout this congress range from prehistoric times to roman times and middle ages.Our aim is to present cities both from Croatia and abroad from these historic periods, with the emphasis on destination management, in terms of the creative and interpretative presentation of historic sites.
The congress gathers professional lecturers from tourism and archaeological profession.
Apart from lectures panel discussion will be held on topic of cultural tourism and the participants will be representatives from public and private sector.
We trust your stay will be full of interactions, new ideas and will meet your expectations to the fullest extent.
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EVENT SCHEDULES
Wednesday
Thursday
Wednesday
08:00-08:45h – Registration
08:45h – 09:00h – Welcome spechees
09:00h- 14:00h – Lectures & panel discussion
09:00h-09:20h – Marko Mele, director Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
Topic: Universalmuseum Joanneum and its impact on cultural heritage and tourism in Graz and Styria (Austria)
09:20h – 09:40h- Matevž Straus, Heritage + Leader, Arctur, Slovenija
Topic: Digital Innovation of Cultural Heritage in Slovenia: From 3D to XR tourist experiences
09:40h-10:00h – Sanjin Mihelić, director, Museum of Arts and Crafts
Topic: Cultural Routes as a means of Heritage Valorization
10:00h-10:20h – Panel discussion
Topic: Challenges of cultural heritage and presentation to tourists – messages from Austria, Slovenia and Croatia
Moderator: Mr.Željko Trezner, struč.spec,oec.,director, Centre for responsible tourism, Karlovac
- Marko Mele, director, Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
- Matevž Straus, Heritage + Leader, Arctur, Slovenia
- Sanjin Mihelić, director, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Croatia
10:20h- 10:40h –Petra Mandac, univ. mag.educ.hist.art.et.philol.croat., senior lecturer, Vice Dean for International Cooperation
Topic: TOURISM4ALL – Cultural heritage accessible to everyone
10:40h- 11:00h – Ph.D.Sc. Romana Lekić,profesor of professional studies, tenured
Topic: Earlycroatian space and mytology as an attractive resuorce in creating tourist offer
11:00h-11:00h – Presentation of best student innovative idea of historic site interpretation
11:20h-11:30h – Q & A
11:30h-12:00h – Coffee break/B2B meetings
12:00h-12:30h – Panel discussion with students
Topic: Cultural tourism from the perspective of generation Z
Moderator: Goran Ćorluka, Ph.D. Sc., University of Split, Department for Professional studies
12:00h-13:30h – Lunch break
13:30h-18:00h – Organized sightseeing of cities (options: Solin or Trogir)
18:00h-19:00h – Artistic workshop
20:00h-21:00h – Dinner
Thursday
09:00h- 11:30h – Lectures & Panel discussion
09:00h-09:20h – Mario Matijević, the editor, Public cultural institution Zvonimir
Topic: From tourists to pilgrims – the royal sites of Solin as a living sources of religious and national identity
09:20h- 09:40h – prof.Ante Nadomir Tadić Šutra, the representative of the city of Knin
Topic: Knin- the key of Dalmatia and the gate of Croatia
09:40h- 10:00h – Marijana Ramov, senior consultant for culture and informing, Nin
Topic: NIN – protection and valorization of heritage of the first Croatian capital
10:00h-10:20h – Stipan Dilber, mag.archeo, curator Franjevački museum in Tomislavgrad
Topic: Basilica in Tomislavgrad – monument to 1000 years of Croatian Kingdom
10:20h-10:40h – Draženko Samardžić, director, Homeland museum the city of Biograd na Moru
Topic: Protetction and valorization of cultural heritage – the city Biograd na Moru
10:20h-10:30h – Q & A
10:30h-11:00h – Coffee break/B2B meetings
11:00h – 11:45h – Panel discussion
Topic: Heirs of the Croatian kingdom
Moderator: prof.Ante Nadomir Tadić Šutra
- Mario Matijević, editor, Public cultural institution Zvonimir
- Ante Nadomir Tadić Šutra, the representative of the city of Knin
- Marijana Ramov, senior consultant for culture and informing, city of Nin
- Draženko Samardžić,director, Homeland museum of city Biograd na Moru
- Stipan Dilber, mag.archeo, curator Franciscan museum Tomislavgrad
12:00h- 13:00h – Lunch break
13:00h – 16:00h – Organized sightseeing (options: city of Split or Omiš)
16:00h-19:00h – Free time / Archaeological workshop
19:00h-20:00h – Awards ceremony
20:00h-21:30h – Gala dinner
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