Accreditation for the II International Congress of restorers in Kazan

September 16-18, 2015, Kazan hosts the II International Congress of restorers - forum dedicated to domestic and international practice in the field of conservation and restoration of historical and cultural heritage.

Participants:

1. RF Culture Minister Vladimir Medina

2. RT State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev

3.  Executive Secretary of the Russian National Commission for UNESCO Grigory Ordzhonikidze

4. ICOMOS President Gustavo Araoz

5.  Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Grigory Pirumov

6.  President of the Union of Russian restorers Vyacheslav Fatin

7.  Chief architect of Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Central Scientific and Restoration Project Workshops" Sergei Kulikov

8. Professor of "Reconstruction and restoration of architectural" Tatyana Kamenev Moscow Institute of Architecture

9. The founder of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for the Conservation of the heritage of the twentieth century Natalya Dushkina

10. The Chief   ICCROM  Joseph King

11.  Head of the Moscow branch of DOCOMOMO-Russia Elena Ovsyannikova

12.  Secretary-General of the National Committee of World Heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Dmitry Voyakin

13.  President of the Italian Association of Restorers Alessandro Zanini

14. Head of Agency for Protection of Monuments of History and Culture of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia Armen Abroyan

15.  President of the Academy of Architectural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Russian expert Yuri Kalinichenko.

The main theme of the forum will be a large-scale domestic and international practice in the field of conservation and restoration of historical and cultural heritage.

Industry experts from various regions of Russia, possessing unique experience in the field of restoration works and projects, exchange  experience with leading international experts, representing the western restoration school. Leaders and specialists of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, representatives of federal and regional authorities will take part in the Congress.

Russia - one of the oldest countries in the world, has a rich ancient history. Today in Russia there are about 140 thousand valuable objects. Of these, 25 thousand - historical and cultural monuments of federal significance. 26 sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, additional 24 - claim to getting there.

Preserving the rich cultural heritage of our country - one of the primary tasks of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. And to solve this problem two years ago, large-scale event was organized in which leading domestic and foreign experts and restorers were able to share experiences, discuss and find solutions to the pressing problems of the industry.

I International Congress of the restorers, held in September, the 2013th, gave a new impetus to the development of this industry in our country. More than a thousand experts gathered in Moscow's House of Unions discussed the most important issues relating to the conservation, restoration and effective use of monuments of history and culture.

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