Commission on Culture met in Umeå
Culture in the city planning The working session of the Commission of Culture took place in Umeå on 21 – 24 October. The role of culture in city planning was the theme of the conference. Sustainable city development with the concrete example of the Sustainable Ålidhem project in Umeå was among the cases discussed by the conference participants. The city of Umeå is one of the pioneers in sustainable planning and construction, especially in the cold climate. Sustainable Ålidhem is an interesting example of how sustainable solutions which spare the environment can be used in residential areas. The aim is to make the whole Ålidhem city district sustainable with safe and pleasant living environments and to halve the total energy use in the district. Another subject concerned the Umeå university Artistic Campus, a joint public-private investment in knowledge development. The unique conditions are to be created where education, science, entrepreneurship and artistic development meet within the framework of architecture, design and art. The aim is to make Umeå a unique centre of creativity in the world. There will be conditions for a creative environment which can be unique in Sweden, Europe and maybe in the whole world.
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Tarja Hautamäki, E-mail: tarja.hautamaki@vaasa.fi Charlotte Lundkvist, E-mail: charlotte.lundkvist@umea.se
BRIDGING AGES CONFERENCE IN KALMAR izedtogether with Linnaus University in Kalmar/Växjö and Kalmar Bridging Ages is an international organization in Historic EnvironCounty Museum. The theme is “Applied Cultural Heritage. How tellment Education and Time Travels. The organization consists of ing the past at historic sites benefits society.” Key Note Speakers people from museums, schools, local historic societies, universities, are Jon Hunner, New Mexico State University, Usa, Henrik ZipSane, etc. in more than twenty countries throughout the world. There are Jämtlands County Museum, Sweden, Radikobo Ntsimane, Univermembers from Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Many come from sity of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Berndt Gustavsson, Adult countries around the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Educator at Örebro University, Sweden. Denmark, Sweden. About 40 other papers, and speakers from 15 countries will be preThe goal of Bridging Ages is to support organisations and indisented at the conference in the field of heritage and education. viduals working with Heritage Education and Time Travels. Historic We hope to generate discussions between people of several acaEnvironment Education uses local historic sites and nearby hisdemic disciplines, museums, schools, tory as an active way of learning and historic societies, municipalities etc. inspiring today’s people and commuThe conference will also include a Time nities about the past. Time Travel is an Travel to the Middle Ages at a medieval educational method where the parmonastry just north of Kalmar. ticipants research and take part in the life of another historical time period in The Commission on Culture is suporder to learn about themselves and porting the accommodation and their society. With all your senses you conference fees up to maximum 400 experience the life of a historical time euros. The support is aimed at the and site in your own neighbourhood. professionals in the field of culture in Target groups are students, tourists UBC member cities. and/or the local population. More information and registration: Bridging Ages organizes annual conwww.bridgingages.com ferences. In 2008 the conference was Ebbe Westergren held in South Africa, in 2009 in Finland ebbe.westergren@kalmarlansmuseum.se and in 2010 the conference is going to Commission on Culture’s support be organized in Kalmar, Sweden. Tarja Hautamäki, The Bridging Ages conference in KaTime Travel to 1809 in Kokkola, Finland, at the Birdging Ages E-mail: tarja.hautamaki@vaasa.fi conference 2009 lmar on 17-19 November is organ-
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