Presenters and abstracts
Presenters and abstracts
(provisional 02-2026)
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Iris Alkaher & Yael Bamberger, Israel
Iris Alkaher & Yael Bamberger, Israel
“Who tells the story?” Implementing participatory cultural heritage interpretation in an Arab historical school-building in Israel
“Who tells the story?” Implementing participatory cultural heritage interpretation in an Arab historical school-building in Israel
25 min presentation
Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs, Poland
Jolanta Ambrosewicz-Jacobs, Poland
Memory work with forgotten Jewish heritage.
The case study of the Grodzka Gate-Theater NN from Poland
Memory work with forgotten Jewish heritage.
The case study of the Grodzka Gate-Theater NN from Poland
25 min presentation
Mojca Bedjanič, Lenka Stermecki, Simon Veberič, Janja Sivec, Nastja Fekonja, Barbara Stupan, Uroš Kur, Slovenia
Mojca Bedjanič, Lenka Stermecki, Simon Veberič, Janja Sivec, Nastja Fekonja, Barbara Stupan, Uroš Kur, Slovenia
deProfundis: Interpreting the heritage of moffets and mineral waters as a shared community responsibility
deProfundis: Interpreting the heritage of moffets and mineral waters as a shared community responsibility
poster
Jacob Barr, Scotland
Jacob Barr, Scotland
Star-crossed brothers: Remediating misrepresentation in memorial cemeteries
Star-crossed brothers: Remediating misrepresentation in memorial cemeteries
25 min presentation
Wojciech Burek, Poland
Wojciech Burek, Poland
The Faro Convention as a ‘limping treaty’?
An international lawyer’s perspective
The Faro Convention as a ‘limping treaty’?
An international lawyer’s perspective
25 min presentation
Gulnur Cengiz, Turkiye
Gulnur Cengiz, Turkiye
Disrupted continuities: Interpreting heritage beyond authorised narratives in post-industrial cities
Disrupted continuities: Interpreting heritage beyond authorised narratives in post-industrial cities
25 min presentation
Iulia Cherkasova, Russia, Bulgaria
Iulia Cherkasova, Russia, Bulgaria
Buying a painted house in the middle of nowhere: How one decision reframed heritage
Buying a painted house in the middle of nowhere: How one decision reframed heritage
poster
Katia Dianina, University of Virginia
Katia Dianina, University of Virginia
Interpreting contested heritage: Iconoclasm, decolonization, and memory wars in Ukraine
Interpreting contested heritage: Iconoclasm, decolonization, and memory wars in Ukraine
25 min presentation
Marijana Dragičević, Croatia
Marijana Dragičević, Croatia
The Bakić House: Reviving cultural heritage through memory and contemporary art
The Bakić House: Reviving cultural heritage through memory and contemporary art
25 min presentation
Marija Dragišić, Serbia
Marija Dragišić, Serbia
Faro Convention in Serbia: 15 years later
Faro Convention in Serbia: 15 years later
25 min presentation
Marta Ducci & Roger Street & Boniface Ushie , Italy
Marta Ducci & Roger Street & Boniface Ushie , Italy
SD-WISHEES: Innovation pathways for the uptake of heritage and climate risks research
SD-WISHEES: Innovation pathways for the uptake of heritage and climate risks research
55 min interactive workshop
Billie Duch Giménez, Isabel Seligman, UK
Billie Duch Giménez, Isabel Seligman, UK
Talking about Empire: dual-voice interpretation in 'Hew Locke: what have we here?' at the British Museum
Talking about Empire: dual-voice interpretation in 'Hew Locke: what have we here?' at the British Museum
25 min presentation
Barbora Dvorakova, Czech Republic
Barbora Dvorakova, Czech Republic
Where have all the soldiers gone?...Interpretation of former military hospital
Where have all the soldiers gone?...Interpretation of former military hospital
25 min presentation
Max Dubravko Fijacko, Croatia & Patrick Lehnes, Germany
Max Dubravko Fijacko, Croatia & Patrick Lehnes, Germany
The Moving Mirrors Workshop: Cracking Inner Codes for Heritage, Dignity & Peace
The Moving Mirrors Workshop: Cracking Inner Codes for Heritage, Dignity & Peace
1h 25 min interactive workshop
Gidey Gebreegziabher Gebrekrstos, Poland
Gidey Gebreegziabher Gebrekrstos, Poland
Reconstructing ancient settlement systems: How surface archaeology reveals cultural landscapes in Tahtay Koraro, Northern Ethiopia
Reconstructing ancient settlement systems: How surface archaeology reveals cultural landscapes in Tahtay Koraro, Northern Ethiopia
poster
Charlotte Giraudo, France
Charlotte Giraudo, France
Expanding the interpretation of military cemeteries to include women’s perspectives
Expanding the interpretation of military cemeteries to include women’s perspectives
25 min presentation
Barbara Gołebiowska, Poland
Barbara Gołebiowska, Poland
Engaging dispersed heritage communities: Opportunities and challenges
Engaging dispersed heritage communities: Opportunities and challenges
25 min presentation
Lucija Gudlin, Germany & Vanessa Vaio, Italy & Valya Stergioti, Greece & Thorsten Ludwig, Germany
Lucija Gudlin, Germany & Vanessa Vaio, Italy & Valya Stergioti, Greece & Thorsten Ludwig, Germany
Learning Landscapes initiative - The road we walked and the road forward
Learning Landscapes initiative - The road we walked and the road forward
55 min presentation
Julia Janowska, Poland
Julia Janowska, Poland
On the timeline: how the past comments on the present?
Debate and critical thinking as tools for interpreting heritage
On the timeline: how the past comments on the present?
Debate and critical thinking as tools for interpreting heritage
1h 25 min interactive workshop
Aleksandra Janus, Poland/Belgium
Aleksandra Janus, Poland/Belgium
Empowering custodians and heritage communities at holocaust sites
Empowering custodians and heritage communities at holocaust sites
25 min presentation
Valeria Klitsounova & Tatiana Bembel, Belarus
Valeria Klitsounova & Tatiana Bembel, Belarus
Heritage of rural Belarus in tourism: identify, interpret, sustain, protect and transmit
Heritage of rural Belarus in tourism: identify, interpret, sustain, protect and transmit
25 min
Jacek Kołodziej, Poland
Jacek Kołodziej, Poland
Social life and death of post-Soviet monuments in central Europe: On the applicability of a normative ethics of dialogue and inclusive interpretation
Social life and death of post-Soviet monuments in central Europe: On the applicability of a normative ethics of dialogue and inclusive interpretation
25 min presentation
Hyeonji Kong, Republic of Korea
Hyeonji Kong, Republic of Korea
Let their stories be told:
Bring the voices of people through heritage values and attributes
Let their stories be told:
Bring the voices of people through heritage values and attributes
25 min presentation
Tadeusz Karol Kopyś, Poland
Tadeusz Karol Kopyś, Poland
Interethnic relation, historical traditions and a future of ethnocracy in Western Balkans (case of Bosnia and Hercegovina)
Interethnic relation, historical traditions and a future of ethnocracy in Western Balkans (case of Bosnia and Hercegovina)
poster
Paweł Kubicki, Poland
Paweł Kubicki, Poland
Urban heritage in the process of shaping and transmitting European identity
Urban heritage in the process of shaping and transmitting European identity
poster
Lucia Leca, Romania
Lucia Leca, Romania
Shelter, significance & ecosystem — historic mountain lodges as living spaces for multiple narratives
Shelter, significance & ecosystem — historic mountain lodges as living spaces for multiple narratives
25 min presentation
Patrick Lehnes, Germany
Patrick Lehnes, Germany
Interpretation skills are crucial for defending humanity and peace
Interpretation skills are crucial for defending humanity and peace
25 min presentation
Chuck Lennox, USA
Chuck Lennox, USA
Taking Care of Our Own - Supporting Heritage Interpreters in Challenging Settings
Taking Care of Our Own - Supporting Heritage Interpreters in Challenging Settings
55 min presentation
Thorsten Ludwig, Germany
Thorsten Ludwig, Germany
Interpretive literacy – impulses from late modern philosophy
Interpretive literacy – impulses from late modern philosophy
55 min presentation
Django Maekelberg, UK
Django Maekelberg, UK
Shared memory, shared humanity
Shared memory, shared humanity
25 min presentation
Emil Majuk, Poland
Emil Majuk, Poland
Building a heritage community around a former shtetl.
Experience from Polish-Ukrainian borderland
Building a heritage community around a former shtetl.
Experience from Polish-Ukrainian borderland
25 min presentation
Adela Malak, Poland
Adela Malak, Poland
Tourist experience of the national parks in Poland
Tourist experience of the national parks in Poland
25 min presentation
Evarist March Sarlat, Spain/Catalonia
Evarist March Sarlat, Spain/Catalonia
Practicing democracy, dialogue and sustainability through interpretive guidance
Practicing democracy, dialogue and sustainability through interpretive guidance
55 min workshop
Katarina Maric & Katarina Pocedic & Ida Skoko, Croatia
Katarina Maric & Katarina Pocedic & Ida Skoko, Croatia
Pula’s fortification heritage:
Layers of military legacy and the transformative role of the Pula Fort Center
Pula’s fortification heritage:
Layers of military legacy and the transformative role of the Pula Fort Center
25 min presentation
Simana Markovska, Bulgaria
Simana Markovska, Bulgaria
The value of museums as sustainable tourism sites
The value of museums as sustainable tourism sites
25 min presentation
Sviatlana Mashchanka, Belarus
Sviatlana Mashchanka, Belarus
How to revive interest in Belarus heritage and crafts during children's tour of Dudutki museum
How to revive interest in Belarus heritage and crafts during children's tour of Dudutki museum
25 min presentation
Monika Michałek & Katarzyna Žák-Caplot, Poland
Monika Michałek & Katarzyna Žák-Caplot, Poland
Inclusive participation – strengthening democracy and dialogue through the cultural heritage
Inclusive participation – strengthening democracy and dialogue through the cultural heritage
25 min presentation
Nigel Mills & Lisa Keys, UK
Nigel Mills & Lisa Keys, UK
Exploring diverse community perspectives across the Dacian Limes World Heritage Site
Exploring diverse community perspectives across the Dacian Limes World Heritage Site
25 min presentation
Suncica Milosavljevic, Serbia
Architectural heritage in defense against corruption:
Dealings over the military headquarters site in Belgrade, Serbia
Suncica Milosavljevic, Serbia
Architectural heritage in defense against corruption:
Dealings over the military headquarters site in Belgrade, Serbia
25 min presentation
Aleksandra Momčilović Jovanović & Marija Đorgović , Serbia
Yugoslav modernistic architecture as (un)recognized heritage
Aleksandra Momčilović Jovanović & Marija Đorgović , Serbia
Yugoslav modernistic architecture as (un)recognized heritage
25 min presentation
Florentina Murea-Matache Romania
Interpreting architecture as cultural dialogue: Planning the future Gottereau house hub
Florentina Murea-Matache Romania
Interpreting architecture as cultural dialogue: Planning the future Gottereau house hub
25 min presentation
Eleonora Negulova, Bulgaria
Eleonora Negulova, Bulgaria
From meaning to democracy: Integrating the Faro spiritinto interpretive planning for sustainable heritage governance
From meaning to democracy: Integrating the Faro spiritinto interpretive planning for sustainable heritage governance
55 min presentation
Monika Nethe, Germany
Monika Nethe, Germany
Little heroes - how can we encourage children to become responsible citizens of tomorrow?
Little heroes - how can we encourage children to become responsible citizens of tomorrow?
25 min presentation
Daniela Peresso, Malta
Daniela Peresso, Malta
Who interprets heritage today? Learning from grassroots digital memory practices
Who interprets heritage today? Learning from grassroots digital memory practices
poster
Lucja Piekarska, Poland
Lucja Piekarska, Poland
Is there an invisible hand of Europe? Museums as civilising agents.
Is there an invisible hand of Europe? Museums as civilising agents.
25 min presentation
Anna Postek, Poland
Anna Postek, Poland
Memorial Pillar from Kostiuchnówka. Interpreting Polish-Ukrainian heritage in the shadow of war.
Memorial Pillar from Kostiuchnówka. Interpreting Polish-Ukrainian heritage in the shadow of war.
25 min presentation
Ana Radovanac Živanov, Serbia
Synergistic approaches in the protection and interpretation of immovable cultural heritage: A case study of Perlez village
Ana Radovanac Živanov, Serbia
Synergistic approaches in the protection and interpretation of immovable cultural heritage: A case study of Perlez village
25 min presentation
Giorgia Ranieri, Italy
From participation to polarization: The Faro Convention's unintended consequences for heritage practice
Giorgia Ranieri, Italy
From participation to polarization: The Faro Convention's unintended consequences for heritage practice
55 min interactive workshop
Magda Rubenfeld Koralewska & Aleksandra Janus & Agnieszka Jabłońska & Aleksandra Kumala, Poland
Re-interpreting difficult heritage: A framework for dialogue, care and shared responsibility
Magda Rubenfeld Koralewska & Aleksandra Janus & Agnieszka Jabłońska & Aleksandra Kumala, Poland
Re-interpreting difficult heritage: A framework for dialogue, care and shared responsibility
25 min presentation
Eva Sandberg & Per Sonnvik, Sweden
Eva Sandberg & Per Sonnvik, Sweden
Toolbox for dialogue and nature interpretation in Swedish waterscapes
Toolbox for dialogue and nature interpretation in Swedish waterscapes
55 min interactive workshop
Poul Seidler & Johanne Lybecker Christiani, Denmark
Poul Seidler & Johanne Lybecker Christiani, Denmark
How can we strengthen and promote a valuebased approach in our interpretation?
How can we strengthen and promote a valuebased approach in our interpretation?
1h 25 min interactive workshop
Andreja Senegačnik, Mojca Bedjanič, Andrej Grmovšek, Peter Zajc, Jana Jeglič, Slovenia
Andreja Senegačnik, Mojca Bedjanič, Andrej Grmovšek, Peter Zajc, Jana Jeglič, Slovenia
Heritage education through the interpretation of high-value nature conservation areas in the Pohorje regional park, Slovenia
Heritage education through the interpretation of high-value nature conservation areas in the Pohorje regional park, Slovenia
poster
Iva Silla, Croatia
Iva Silla, Croatia
Bow your views to reviews - adapting, people-pleasing, and self-censoring in interpretation
Bow your views to reviews - adapting, people-pleasing, and self-censoring in interpretation
25 min presentation
Marija Sniečkutė, The Netherlands
Marija Sniečkutė, The Netherlands
Reading “European Cultural Heritage” in a digital landscape:
Imagological tools for using Europeana in the Faro spirit
Reading “European Cultural Heritage” in a digital landscape:
Imagological tools for using Europeana in the Faro spirit
25 min presentation
Evgenia Stavraki, Greece
Evgenia Stavraki, Greece
From maps to meanings:
Exploring local heritage in Tavros area through students’ perspective
From maps to meanings:
Exploring local heritage in Tavros area through students’ perspective
25 min presentation
Valya Stergioti & G. Prevedouros & V. Denaxa & S. Kotomatas, Greece
Valya Stergioti & G. Prevedouros & V. Denaxa & S. Kotomatas, Greece
Interpreting nature's wonders and human absurdity
Interpreting nature's wonders and human absurdity
25 min presentation
Valya Stergioti, Greece
Valya Stergioti, Greece
Organising IE's course for Certified Planners: why and how
Organising IE's course for Certified Planners: why and how
25 min presentation
Valya Stergioti, Greece
Valya Stergioti, Greece
Can interpretive writing be taught?
Can interpretive writing be taught?
25 min presentation
Lenka Stermecki, Jasmina Kotnik, Mojca Bedjanič, Slovenia
Lenka Stermecki, Jasmina Kotnik, Mojca Bedjanič, Slovenia
People, values and social processes in the protection of geological heritage of the Karavanke UNESCO global geopark
People, values and social processes in the protection of geological heritage of the Karavanke UNESCO global geopark
poster
Teresa Sweeney Meade, Ireland
Teresa Sweeney Meade, Ireland
The Haunting of the Stones...a review of interpretation challenges at heritage sites in Ireland
The Haunting of the Stones...a review of interpretation challenges at heritage sites in Ireland
25 min presentation
Philipp P. Thapa, Germany
Philipp P. Thapa, Germany
The world above the world: Towards Socratic heritage interpretation
The world above the world: Towards Socratic heritage interpretation
55 min presentation
Cristina Toma, Romania
Cristina Toma, Romania
Whose voice speaks for geoheritage? Negotiating science, community and authority in early-stage interpretation
Whose voice speaks for geoheritage? Negotiating science, community and authority in early-stage interpretation
25 min presentation
Cristina Toma, Romania
Cristina Toma, Romania
Interpreting soil through art: Negotiating voices and values in a UNESCO Global Geopark
Interpreting soil through art: Negotiating voices and values in a UNESCO Global Geopark
25 min presentation
Margareta Turkalj Podmanicki & Dina Stober & Petar Puhmajer, Croatia
Margareta Turkalj Podmanicki & Dina Stober & Petar Puhmajer, Croatia
Wine cellars of Eastern Croatia: Art history, architecture, and women as mediators
Wine cellars of Eastern Croatia: Art history, architecture, and women as mediators
25 min presentation
Hanzade Uralman & Deniz Akcay Balci, Turkiye
Hanzade Uralman & Deniz Akcay Balci, Turkiye
Participatory heritage interpretation and place branding potential in Mudurnu
Participatory heritage interpretation and place branding potential in Mudurnu
25 min presentation
Gloria Vintila Andersson & Nora Vintila, Romania
Gloria Vintila Andersson & Nora Vintila, Romania
The woman behind the novel "Dracula" - reviving Emily Gerard, the Scottish writer who coined the term "Nosferatu" and influenced Bram Stoker
The woman behind the novel "Dracula" - reviving Emily Gerard, the Scottish writer who coined the term "Nosferatu" and influenced Bram Stoker
25 min presentation
Ewa Wojtoń, Poland
Ewa Wojtoń, Poland
Disappearing heritage - dissonant heritage? Upper Silesia and its voices - fostering, sharing and inclusivenes
Disappearing heritage - dissonant heritage? Upper Silesia and its voices - fostering, sharing and inclusivenes
25 min presentation
Erica Wheeler, USA
Erica Wheeler, USA
From content to meaning: A sense of place approach to interpretation
From content to meaning: A sense of place approach to interpretation
55 min interactive workshop
Aysegul Yilmaz, Turkiye
Aysegul Yilmaz, Turkiye
The ‘living heritage’ of World Heritage Sites – re-interpreting the land walls of Istanbul
The ‘living heritage’ of World Heritage Sites – re-interpreting the land walls of Istanbul
25 min
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