HERITAGE FRIDAY 2023

Cultural heritage; war and identity
November 17th 12:30-17:00

Ukraine House in Denmark, Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27B, 1401 København

This year, Blue Shield Denmark’s focus is on the use of cultural heritage as a strategic and tactical tool in modern conflicts.

Cultural heritage has always functioned as a political, ideological, and strategic symbol during conflicts. Today, exemplified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is also recognized as part of military strategies and hybrid warfare. Accordingly, state and non-state actors exploit cultural heritage to legitimize or de-legitimize claims to justice, identity, and territorial attachment and to achieve military, political, economic, and diplomatic advantages.

Heritage Friday 2023 will discuss the challenges facing the protection and preservation of cultural heritage during modern conflicts whether it be conflicts targeting social justice, non-state actors in the Middle East or the war in Ukraine.

Heritage Friday 2023

November 17th 12:30-17:00

Ukraine House in Denmark, Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27B, 1401 København

PROGRAM

12.00: Registration

12.30: Welcome by Blue Shield Denmark, UNESCO Denmark and Ukraine House in Denmark

Picture This: Image-Making Iconoclasm and the Islamic State
Terne Thorsen

Thorvaldsen’s Equestrian Statue to Józef Poniatowski:
Exploring the Long Material Lives of Statuary Monuments
Amalie Skovmøller

Discussion and Q&A

13.45-14.00: Break

Museums and the Securitization of Cultural Heritage
Marie Elisabeth Berg Christensen

The Protection of Aleppo Museum During the Wartime 2011-2013
Youssef Kanjou

Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: Challenges Regarding Govern-ance and Compliance in National Heritage Management
Håkon Roland

Discussion and Q&A

15.00-15.15: Break

Crimean Tatars and Ukraine – History of Displacement and New Connectivity
Vera Skvirskaja

Film: “The Crimeans” (20 min.)
Yevhen Tkach

Discussion and Q&A

16.00-17.00: Reception & Network

Samarbejdspartnere

ICOM DANmark