Through practical work today, the phenomenon of joint cultural heritage is taking shape and is being actively realized across the creative industries, as well as in museum and educational practices. These projects present not only the heritage of the past but, above all, the intellectual and sociocultural development of our countries and peoples in their interaction.
Participants will analyze the significance of joint cultural heritage in the modern world as a channel of cultural diplomacy and communication, and as a tool for constructing and maintaining historical memory and intercultural dialogue. Cultural heritage has intrinsic value; within the hierarchy of human values it is among the most significant. Through it, key societal values—tolerance, trust, dialogue, equality, and mutual respect—are actualized. The discussion will focus on the risks and opportunities created by contemporary practices of interpreting and preserving cultural heritage to ensure the continuity of sociocultural experience from generation to generation and to foster mutual understanding in society.
Moderator: Yulia Kupina, Director of the Russian Ethnographic Museum.
Speakers:
- Mark Grubarg, Chairman of the Board, St. Petersburg Jewish Religious Community;
- Aleksandr Sedov, Director General, The State Museum of Oriental Art;
- Tatyana Rybkina, Director of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Art;
- Sergey Shitkov, Acting Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.