10th International Danube Conference on Culture -Programme
CULTURE FOR ALL – THE DANUBE AS A CULTURAL BRIDGE
10TH INTERNATIONAL DANUBE CONFERENCE ON CULTURE
Call for Participation
Museum of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, 23-25 April 2023
We kindly invite culture, art and cultural heritage professionals, operators, experts, project managers and artists from the Danube region to submit an application for the 10th International Danube Conference on Culture 2023 named
CULTURE FOR ALL – The Danube as a Cultural Bridge
The conference will be held in the Museum of Vojvodina in Novi Sad (Serbia) from the 23rd to 25th of April, 2023.
The general objectives of the Danube Conferences on Culture are:
- To inspire cultural operators and artists coming from the Danube region
- To encourage partnerships and cooperation
- To offer practical examples and space for discussions around the conference themes
- To develop problem-solution thinking in the field of culture
The main topics of the Conference 2023 are:
- Culture everywhere (old and new, formal and informal spaces for culture)
- New technologies in culture (AI, VR, digital, virtual, future concepts…)
- Culture for all (old and new target groups, audience development)
- Sustainable culture (environmental aspects, resilience questions, the legacy of projects, festivals…)
You can apply as a conference participant or even as an active workshop speaker in the Danube Café section with a topic or project related to the themes listed above. Please fill in the appropriate sessions. Note that both ways of participation in the conference are subject of a selection procedure managed by the organisers.
The language of the conference is English. Translation will not be provided.
Preliminary Conference Programme
Sunday, April 23: OPENING EVE – Muzej Vojvodine
Until 18:00: Arrivals
18:00 Reception at the Museum of Vojvodina and opening of exibition Danube views
Greeting speeches
Music performance + cocktail
Monday, April 24: DAY 1 – Muzej Vojvodine – Congress hall
08:30 Registration
09:00 Welcome speeches
09:15 Introductory presentations & main lectures (according to Working group topics) – Closing panel
11.45 – 12.15 Coffee break
12:15 Working Group Sessions – 3 venues
Working group 1 (Congress hall): New technologies in culture
Working group 2 (Lobby): Culture for all
Working group 3 (Small showroom): Culture everywhere
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch break – Muzej Vojvodine, Congress hall
15:00-15:10 EU Strategy for the Danube Region–PA3 (Culture and Tourism): Latest developments and news( by Irina Cozma-coordination team Pa3-EUSDR
15:00-15:10 Danube Small Project Fund (DSPF): Presentation of the awarded projects of the 2nd Call
16:30 Panel discussion with the DSPF partners & announcement of the 3rd DSPF Call
17:00 – 18:00: DANUBIA performance (by Ramona Poenaru & Gaël Chaillat)
20:00 – 22:00: Night walk with a tourist guide through Novi Sad and the underground fortress
Tuesday, April 25: DAY 2 – Muzej Vojvodine, Congress hall
08:30 Registration
09:00 Welcome speeches
09:15 Introductory presentations & main lectures (sustainability and future)
Closing panel
11:15 Danube Café Sessions
Table 1, 2 and 3, Muzej Vojvodine, Congress hall
13:00 Reports from the Danube Café sessions, conclusions, closing of the conference
14:00 Lunch
15:00 Tour at the permanent exhibition of the Museum of Vojvodina
15.45 Departures
Danube Conference on Conference 2023 is organised by:
- Museum of Vojvodina
- Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities, Government of AP Vojvodina
- Provincial Secretariat for Regional Development, Interregional Cooperation and Local Self-Government of AP Vojvodina
- Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg
- Government of Lower Austria / Working Community of the Danube Regions
- European Danube Academy
- Danube Cultural Cluster
