Northern Dimension “Culture” Project on cultural-historical connections and Museum cooperation

Northern Dimension “Culture”

Project on cultural-historical connections andMuseum cooperation

COMMON HISTORY IN THE PAST –FOR THE COMMON FUTURE

Roerich“Oversea guests”

1901

The overall objective of the Project

Interactive show, SHUM GORABatetsky region, 2011

– To facilitate cooperation in the field of culture between Russian Federation (Great Novgorod region, Staraya Ladoga), Sweden and Denmark based on the common rich historical background from Viking époque.

Objectives and tasks:

Finds of Nordic originin Novgorod oblastj

To make historical and cultural heritage more available to the wide public and to raise the awareness

To establish the Network and long-term international cooperation among museums, archeological scientists and historians

To establish the open air Viking Age archeological site museum in Batetsky region of Novgorod oblastj

To create a new touristic destination attractive for cultural travelers, including the site museum in Batetsky region as well as already existing Rurikovo Gorodishe and “Slavic Villiage” in Lubyatino; to get skills and knowledge in promotion of local cultural destinations, using culture as a motor for the regional development

LEAD PARTNER

Old Russian chronicle miniature XIII, Rurik sends Ascold and Dira from Novgorod to Kiev in year 862

Association for Cooperation with North Europe Countries “Norden”,Interregional non-government organisationPartner 1: Regional NGO “Novgorod Society for Antiquities”

Partner 2: Non-profit partnership “Tourist Office of Veliky Novgorod”

Partner 3: Administration Batetsky municipal area of the Novgorod region

Partner 4: The Danish Cultural Institute (Denmark)

Partner 5: Norden, Svensk förening för nordiskt samarbete (Sweden)

Partner 6: The Gotland Museum (Sweden)

Partner 7: The Vejle Museum (Denmark)

Activities & Events 2012

Project’s start up: December 2011 Project’s Information Leaflets

Launching a Web site: www.rusvik.net Round tables & seminars:“Northern Rus’ and early city centers in

the Baltic Region;“Local youth cultural politics and education” Study visit of Russian experts to Sweden and Denmark Conference:“The Way from the Varangians to the Greeks

– as channel of the past and the way of intercultural communications of future”

Remains: seminar for museum managers, cultural and tourism authorities

Partner meeting & Press conference

Seminars & round tables

Study trip to Sweden Denmark

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