Malta Maritime Museum
Vittoriosa
15 September, 2008

8.30

Registration and Coffee

9.00

Welcome speech
Dr L. Mule-Stagno, CEO Heritage Malta

9.10

Introduction
Hon. Dolores Cristina, Minister for Education & Culture

9.20

Keynote speech
Prof. Tim Darvill, Professor of Archaeology, Bournemouth University

9.40

Managing Mining Landscapes
Leonor Medeiros (Ironbridge Institute, UK)

10.00

Urban Landscape in Vittoriosa
Sean Pollacco & Jevon Vella (ICMCH, University of Malta & La Sapienza, Rome)

10.20

Research Frameworks & Management Strategies
Joe Sullivan (Bournemouth Univ, UK)

10.40

The contribution of local development on cultural heritage
Aysegul Selcuki (Universita’ di Catania, Italy)

11.00

Questions

11.20

Poster Presentations

12.20

Lunch Break

13.40

Which cultural heritage for local growth?
Irene dell’Atti (Milan Politecnico)

14.00

Visitor and Guide Interactions in Museums –
Carmel Farrugia (University of Malta)

14.20

Dark Tourism
Alison Hunt (Ironbridge University, UK)

14.40

The Acropolis in Greek political cartoons
Effrosyni Anagnopoulou (York University, UK)

15.00

Questions

15.20

Coffee Break

16.00

The Role of the Conservation Plan
Stefania Bossi (Milan Politecnico, Italy)

16.20

Desalination of Paintings, Jesuits College
Joanna Hili Micallef (ICMCH, University of Malta)

16.40

Oil painting on stone, Cospicua church
Roberta de Angelis (University of Malta)

17.00

Questions

17.20

Closing Speech