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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUMINTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM MEMORY OF THE CITY Policies and Practices of the Memory Preservation and Integration in the City's Development Cultural Centre of Belgrade, The ARTGET Gallery 12-13th September 2011 The Symposium is based on the premise that critical approach in examining the past is a necessary condition for quality development/future of the community. The main aim of the Symposium is to stress the importance of exploration, preservation and communication of the collective memory places, as well as to urge all relevant institutions and various social actors to take responsibility and engage in memory preservation.
The Symposium gathers prominent experts from different scientific fields from the country and abroad – culturologists, politicologists, historians and art historians, geographers, artists, architects, activists (Prof. Dr Milena Dragićević-Šešić, Dr Ljiljana Radonić, Dr Olga Manojlović Pintar, Dr Aleksandar Ignjatović, artist/activist Rena Raedle, MA Aleksandra Fulgosi, Prof. Dr Bertrand Levy, Dr Katharina Blaas-Pratscher, artist Dušica Dražić, Dr Zoran Erić, historian Nenad Žarković, architect Mustafa Musić, sculptor Mrđan Bajić, artist Milorad Mladenović).
You can download the PROGRAMME of the SYMPOSIUM
 In that way the Symposium opens space for consideration of different aspects about memory, such as examining the role of memory in revitalisation of material and immaterial heritage, analysing the potential of reviving and preservation of collective memory for urban and socio-cultural regeneration of the city and participation of citizens in the given processes, as well as identifying tasks of public politics, relevant institutions and different actors which should be fulfilled in order to enable activation of memory in the development of the city.
One segment of the Symposium will be dedicated to learning about history, collective memory, narratives and cultural heritage of Slavija Square in Belgrade. The same segment of the program will be presenting different initiatives and projects aimed at reconstruction and revitalisation of the Slavija Square, perceived as the public place with strong collective identity and place of great importance for history and memory of Belgrade. The International Symposium is a part of the project MEMORY OF THE CITY.
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