Project: Reviving Maribor legends
The aim of the project is to discover and revive some outstanding personalities that rest at Maribor cemeteries and in doing so include the students of local schools.
The legends from Maribor
Outstanding achievements, passion and the unstoppable will are the characteristics of some of the historical figures of the city of Maribor. People would often describe them with the phrase "He was a legend.". With this expression, they would want to go beyond the usual descriptions like "He was great.", "He was really good.", "He was outstanding.".
"To be a legend" in slang means to be extraordinary, but at the same time something more. Almost incomparable to others due to some of their characteristics that stood out in the context of their life period.
Today, many of those great personalities rest at the Pobrežje Cemetery, and the aim of the project "Reviving Maribor legends" is to discover and revive them by including the students of local schools. The project initiator is Pogrebno podjetje Maribor.
So far, two paths were created at Pobrežje Cemetery as part of the project - Reviving sports legends and Reviving medical legends of Maribor.
Reviving Maribor sports legends
Usually humble, kind, funny, full of strength and eternal romantic. His life path was closely intertwined with his love for gymnastics, fine arts and, above all, his family.
Josip Primožič - Tošo was a gymnastic legend of Maribor, who was presented for the first time as part of the Symbols project.
In 2018, a cultural day for the Drago Kobal primary school was held at the Pobrežje Cemetery, and while exploring the cemetery, we found that the teachers and elementary school students of this school had done a thorough research on Josip Primožič and collected a lot of material about him and his life.
The importance and interestingness of his life path convinced us to revive this legend together as part of the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2018.
You can find some other Maribor sports legends presented HERE.
Reviving Maribor medical legends
Dr. Klara Kukovec - the doctor who immigrated to Maribor from Ukraine. She was the first woman with a private medical practice in Maribor and overall an important personality of her time with many achievements to point out.
On September 27, 2019, a special tour was held at Pobrežje Cemetery, which included:
- Presentation of the life story of dr. Klara Kukovec through a theatrical performance by the students of Drago Kobal primary school.
- Opening of a documentary photography exhibition about Klara Kukovec in front of the chapel in the southern part of the Pobrežje Cemetery.
- A guided walk through Pobrežje Cemetery, following the "path of dr. Klara Kukovec". Students of Drago Kobal primary school took on the role of cemetery guides with the help of the mobile guide ARtour.
You can find some other Maribor medical legends presented HERE.
"THE SOURCE OF MEMORY" Monumental cemetery of Turin -Italy
In Turin the CEREMONY TO COLLECT THE SOURCE OF MEMORY
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is working on the construction of the Main Temple of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It will be erected in the city of Kubinka, Moscow region, in the Patriot Park.
The organizers of this project plan to place in it small cisterns containing land collected from cemeteries where the burial places of the Soviet soldiers who died during the Second World War are located.
In this regard, the Russian Consulate and the Russian Embassy in Italy have organized for the day of December 2, 2019 a collection ceremony of about 50 grams of land where several Soviet soldiers were buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Turin. The ceremony was attended by a representative of the Russian Embassy in Italy, a representative of the Consul General of Russia in Milan, a representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, two Orthodox priests, and representatives of the ANPI Association of Turin.
The ceremony is remembered here PHOTOS
XX Latin-American Meeting on Promotion and Management of Heritage Cemeteries
WWI Armistice Ceremonies at the New Cemetery of Belgrade (Serbia)
“When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.” (Kohima Epitaph)
Due to the
fact that the New Cemetery in Belgrade is one of the rare, urban civilian
cemeteries comprising several WWI Military Cemeteries, each November is marked
with the series of commemorations devoted to all victims of the Great War.
On the
occasion of the Italian Armed Forces Day and WWI Armistice Ceremonies, on
November 4, 2019, the commemoration was held at the
Italian Military Cemetery within the New Cemetery of Belgrade, for
the purpose of remembering Italian soldiers killed in the Great War, as well as
all the casualties of the Great War, other armed conflicts and peace-keeping
missions.
Another commemoration
devoted to the victims of the Great War was held on November 5, 2019,
at the Austro-Hungarian Military Cemetery. The ceremony of laying
wreaths and paying respects was attended by high ranking state and church
officials from Austria, Hungary and Serbia, representatives of the embassies
and defense attaché offices accredited in Belgrade.
This
series of commemorations was finalized by the Central State Ceremony, at
the very day of the WWI Armistice, November 11, 2019 at 10:00
hrs. The Central Ceremony commenced at the French Military Cemetery, followed
by the main event in front of the WWI Memorial Ossuary of Belgrade Defenders.
The ceremony continued by laying wreaths at the WWI Russian Ossuary, whereas
the finale was marked by commemoration at the Commonwealth War Cemetery.
The
Remembrance Day is commemorated each year on November 11, as a token of
remembrance of the WWI armistice signed in the railway wagon in Compiegne
(France) and the hostilities formally ended on November 11, 1918 - "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month" In accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles,
each country was obligated to maintain the war cemeteries on their territories,
disregarding the religion or nationality. Based on the decision of the SHS
Kingdom from 1919, the Municipality of Belgrade secured the areas for French,
Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian military cemeteries. The cemeteries
were constructed by their respective countries in the period between 1928 and
1934. From their establishing until this day, the foreign military cemeteries
are treated as separate, ex-territorial units, within the New Cemetery of
Belgrade.
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| WWI Floral Remembrance Symbols |
Impressive memorial evening at Westerveld
European Cemeteries Tour 2020: SignUp
Only 20 seats left and 2 months for signup.
Cemeteries are increasingly opening up as new spaces for tourist visits and cultural manifestations. In this context it is very important to emphasise them as part of cultural tourism. In order to promote it, European Cemeteries Route began with the project European Cemeteries Tour in 2018.
KD Kozala Rijeka, together with its partners from Zagreb and Zadar, is the first organiser of the project European Cemeteries Tour 2020, during which stories from Croatia will be presented.
Only 20 seats left
Interest for the tour is amazing, as the tour program is promising really splendid cultural adventure. Beyond cemeteries, tour will include many cultural events, including European Capital of Culture 2020 in Rijeka.
SignUp now
SignUp is available at this link in the European Cemeteries Tour website with 2 packages available. Make sure to sign up on time as the tour has limited number of seats available (only 20 left at the moment).
AGM 2019 report
On October 3rd, the Annual General Meeting took place at Provinciaal Administratief Centrum 'Het Zuid' in Ghent.
Over 150 participants from 19 countries joined a splendidly organised meeting and conference. Thoughtful presentations and sparking debates revealed the possibilities and issues in shared use and reuse of cemeteries.
AGM was preceeded by Mrs Lidija Pliberšek, president of ASCE and all steering committee members were present or gave proxy to other members. During the AGM several things were outlined and discussed:
1. Elections of new steering committee and presidency took place. Among candidates, members voted for following:
3. Financial report for 2018. A well balanced finances statement provides secure future for general work of ASCE. Mrs Lidija Pliberšek presented the surplus achieved that is invested into future work of ASCE.
4. New members of ASCE, European Cemeteries route and new significant cemeteries were presented and provided certificates of membership.
5. Scientific Representative report was presented by Andreea Pop, highlighting the editorial work for AGM and future ideas on improving scientific work.
6. List of hosts for AGM 2020-22 was presented. Host of AGM 2020 (Milano) invited participants to the next year's event.
7. Mr Dušan Vrban as the manager of the European Cemeteries Route presented the ideas for further developments. One of the most important projects is the first ever European Cemeteries Tour that will take place in Croatia in May 2020.
8. An overview of other important projects that are taking place at ASCE and Route were presented by Mr Dušan Vrban. Among many projects that take place at ASCE, WDEC, Schools on cemeteries, Symbols and Stories were emphasised.
9. Special report was prepared by our host, city of Ghent with complete overview of the conference.
Photos from the AGM and conference are available at this album.
AGM was preceeded by Mrs Lidija Pliberšek, president of ASCE and all steering committee members were present or gave proxy to other members. During the AGM several things were outlined and discussed:
1. Elections of new steering committee and presidency took place. Among candidates, members voted for following:
- Lidija Pliberšek, Maribor, Slovenia (president)
- Renate Niklas, Vienna, Austria (SC member)
- Martin Ernerth, Berlin, Germany (SC member)
- Thodoris Tzoumas, Skiathos, Greece (SC member)
- Melissa Lamaida, Bologna, Italy (SC member)
- Andreea Pop, Bucharest, Romania (SC member)
- Miquel Trepat Celis, Barcelona, Spain (SC member)
- John Moffat, Liverpool, United Kingdom (SC member)
- Ian Dungavell, London, United Kingdom
- Olaf Ihlefeldt, Berlin, Germany
3. Financial report for 2018. A well balanced finances statement provides secure future for general work of ASCE. Mrs Lidija Pliberšek presented the surplus achieved that is invested into future work of ASCE.
6. List of hosts for AGM 2020-22 was presented. Host of AGM 2020 (Milano) invited participants to the next year's event.
7. Mr Dušan Vrban as the manager of the European Cemeteries Route presented the ideas for further developments. One of the most important projects is the first ever European Cemeteries Tour that will take place in Croatia in May 2020.
8. An overview of other important projects that are taking place at ASCE and Route were presented by Mr Dušan Vrban. Among many projects that take place at ASCE, WDEC, Schools on cemeteries, Symbols and Stories were emphasised.
9. Special report was prepared by our host, city of Ghent with complete overview of the conference.
Photos from the AGM and conference are available at this album.
Henry Keizer passed away
A man of honour, leadership, strength, humour, sympathy, empathy and great sense of cultural heritage of cemeteries is how we will always remember Mr Henry Keizer.
His dedication to help us in our mission was truthful, powerful and memorable. Loss of his presence will influence our work. Yet we must and will recall his spirit and thoughts as he would want us to do. Stay on the roads he helped us build in the vision he felt as much as we do.
Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe presidency, steering committee and members express our condolences to his family and friends who grieve these days. In our hearts and thoughts we stay aside.
Lidija Pliberšek
President
A tribute to Carlo Maciachini in Trieste
Carlo Maciachini, the architect of the Monumentale Cemetery in Milan will be paid a tribute in Trieste on October 17th in connection with the 150th anniversary of San Spiridione, the church of the Serbian-orthodox community designed by Maciachini. A joint presentation of the volume, Carlo Maciachini, un positivista eclettico (C. Maciachini, an eclectic positivist) will be provided by Francesco Krecic (Cultural Heritage) and Carla De Bernardi (president of the Amici del Monumentale) at the Museo Revoltella at 7 pm. A concert performed by young Serbian musicians will follow. Celebrations will last through October 20th and include an exhibition about San Spiridione, a concert by the San Spiridione Choir and consecration of the church.
Cultural days for schools at Maribor cemeteries
Learning history, geography and information technologies outdoors.
Cemeteries: history and art in stories
Cemeteries offer an infinite number of stories and insights that touch everyone. When we listen to selected stories of the path of symbols of destiny, professional or religious symbols at Pobrežje Cemetery, we become significantly more receptive to learning and understanding history.
The cultural day at the Maribor cemeteries allows students to get to know more than 50 different famous personalities and events related to local, regional, national or European history. The cemetery contains records from the Middle Ages to important contemporaries who left their mark even in this century.
In addition to historical facts, the monuments are described with the meanings of symbols or other details, which help the students to see the artistic value and interpretation.
Cemeteries: geography in just a big enough space
A cemetery is a vast geographical space with many landmarks, which requires an understanding of maps if we want to find a specific monument or point.
However, Maribor cemeteries represent a sufficiently small, manageable, safe, and peaceful space in which we can take time to orientate ourselves. Through numerous details, we get to know dimensions, scales, and basic geographical directions.
Cemeteries: a different use of information technologies
The historical facts and geographical locations of the Pobrežje and Dobrava cemeteries are combined in the ARtour mobile platform, in which many points of interest are located. In addition to discovering locations and reading facts, the platform enables much more:
- creating new own points and routes
- listening and creating audio content
- watching and adding video content
- creating group projects
During the cultural day, students are taught basic behavior and how to create their own points. For talented students, the activities can then be continued at school, when they connect their findings into projects, add audio or video clips.
Students: excited
All cultural days so far have ended with enthusiastic students. Students from Maribor, students from Russia and students from other areas who have already visited us. Of course, they were delighted by the possibility of using modern technologies, but even more so by the fact that they got to know the cemetery in a different light and learned about stories that were unknown to them before.
Audioguide at Vienna central cemetery
The 2nd largest cemetery in Europe offers a new audio guide.
Visit famous people from politics, culture and sports, war memorials and discover wonderful, natural places. The route planning facilitates the walk. Photos illustrate the places visited, so that a visit can also made virtually.
Discover more at Vienna central cemetery website.
Discover more at Vienna central cemetery website.
Theatrical Project „Remote Belgrade“ - at the New Cemetery in Belgrade (Serbia)
This year’s 53rdBelgrade International Theatre Festival was opened by unique theatrical
project “Remote Belgrade” by the authors Stefan
Kaegi and Jörg Karrenbauer of the
well-known Rimini
Protocol Company. After visiting numerous towns all around the world, this project,
under the generic name “Remote X”, which is assigned a new name after the town
it visits, finally arrived to Belgrade. In the period from 17-25 September 2019
(two times a day – i.e., at 11:00 and 17:00 hrs.), with the starting point from the New Cemetery in Belgrade,
Belgradears and their guests will have an opportunity to experience this unique
theatrical installation.
Within the
theatrical project “Remote Belgrade”,
a group of up to 50 people set off into the City of Belgrade. They are guided
by a synthetic voice - as they recognize it from GPS navigators. The
installation questions artificial intelligence, big data and human
predictability. As the project tours from city to city, each new site-specific
version builds upon the dramaturgy of the previous city. The project is
completely immersive, since the audience do not simply blend into a given
dramatic situation but, since there are no performers, they create it, although
not singlehandedly. Following the instructions coming through the headphones,
the audience walk through Belgrade, from one spot designated by the authors to
another. It creates a powerful, sensual experience of being a part of the
community, while making it possible for everyone to process it alone. An intuitive
text makes the audience ponder if they are familiar with the town they live in,
if they feel better in a group or alone, how they feel in the community, if they
walk through their lives alone, or are they led by a superior mechanism.
You may see more details on this unique theatrical
project: here
(source: Radio Television of Serbia-web site).
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