image courtesy of HAEU.
Hosted in the historical Villa Salviati (Florence, Italy), in the middle of the Tuscanian countryside, on the 28th-29th of May a rich joined event will take place, organized in collaboration with EUreka3D-XR project, co-funded by the EU under the Digital Europe Programme, and prestigious Photoconsortium’s member Historical Archives of the European Union, the single, official repository for the historical documents of the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union, preserving and making available archival documents of EU institutions and private collections of European personalities, key politicians, movements and associations.
On the 28th all our members are invited to take part to Photoconsortium’s Annual Assembly (both on site and online), while on the 29th we warmly invite you to join us in a public conference in Florence and online “Photography and archives: discovery, technology and innovation” to explore the evolving landscape of photographic archives through the presentations from top professionals from renowned photographic institutions, research centres, and private image banks.
PROGRAMME
MAY 28th (tentative agenda)
9.30 Arrivals, registrations, welcome coffee
10.00 General Assembly of Members
- Welcome (David I. Franch, President of Photoconsortium)
- Presentation of activities and report 2024, forecast 2025 (Antonella Fresa, Vice-President of Photoconsortium)
12.30 Lunch Break
14.30 Presentations from Photoconsortium network
- Presentation by hosting partner Historical Archives of the European Union
- Introducing the new members, and news from members:
- Università della Svizzera Italiana, Adine Gavazzi
- Time Machine Organization, Sander Munster
- Jalon Angel Archive, Pilar Irala Hortal
- Fondazione Musei Senesi, Stelvio Gori
- Museo della Carta di Pescia, Massimiliano Bini
MAY 29th – public conference in Florence and online
“Photography & Archives: Discovery, Technology and Innovation”
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eui.eu/events?id=577412
9:45 – 10:00 Registration + Welcome coffee
10:00 Welcome Dieter Schlenker, Director of the Historical Archives of the European Union
10:15 – 11:15 Panel 1: Heritage
Chair: Antonella Fresa, Vice-President of Photoconsortium
-Erika Ghilardi, Director, Archivio Foto Locchi, Florence
-Scott Palmer, Lecturer and Senior Coordinator for Digital Learning & Innovation, New York University Florence
-Muriel Prandato, Multimedia & Audiovisual Archivist, Fondazione Alinari, Florence
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Panel 2: Technology
-Costanza Caraffa, Head of the Photothek and Rafael Brundo Uriarte, Digital Research Coordinator, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute
-John Balean, Operations Manager, TopFoto
-Juan Alonso, Audio-visual Archivist, Historical Archives of the European Union
12:30 – 13:30 Panel 3: Innovation & Conclusions
-David Iglésias, Head of Photography and Audiovisual Records Department, Girona City Council
-Vincent Guichard, General Director, Bibracte E.P.C.C. Research
-Fred Truyen, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Cultural Studies Research Group, KU Leuven
