Dear members of our society, Dear friends of creative lighting of chandeliers,
The EUROPEAN SOCIETY and DOCUMENTATIONCENTRE for CHANDELIERS, LIGHT and LIGHTING, LIGHT and GLASS founded in May 2000 in Steinschönau (Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic), herewith
cordially invites you and your friends to attend our meeting, September 24th – 26th 2009.
The meeting will be held in “The Royal Glass Factory – La Granja (near Segovia), Spain (see the map).
Please let us have a quick reply on your intention to participate, so as to enable our planning!!!
Contact Peter Rath, Salesianergasse 9, A-1030 Vienna, Austria for information and bookings.
eMail: peter.rath@lightandglass.eu
Transportation:
- We offer a bus from Madrid airport (1 1/2 hours busride) to La Granja at about € 25.- per person
- Flights to Madrid at your own choice and costs
- Local transportation possible
Hotels:
- A) Student’s residence at Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio € 30.- per bed, no breakfast www.fcnv.es/museo/index.html (then click on “Utilización de Espacios” and scroll down to “Residencia de Estudiantes”)
- B) Hotel San Louis ** www.hotelsanluis.com
- C) Hotel Parador de La Granja **** www.parador.es
Conference fees:
- The actual meeting is offered free to members and to participants signing up for membership.
- For guests the basic participation will be € 60.-, such guests will also receive the conference report.
Our generous host is:
President of Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio: Mr. Francisco Salazar-Simpson Bos
Director del Museo Tecnologico del Vidrio, President of ICOM-Glass Committee: Mrs Paloma PASTOR REY de VINAS (e-mail: museo@fcnv.es)
Preliminary programme (subject to change):
| Thursday September 24th | Arrivals (bus from Madrid airport as to demand) | |
| 19.30 | Small welcome reception at Fundacion Centro Nacional del Vidrio (FCNV) by the General Director, Mrs. Áurea Juárez Galindo | |
| Information and final programme | ||
| Friday September 25th | 09.00 – 10.30 | Visit to cutting and furnace workshops for chandeliers by Mr. Ceclio Pajas, Production Manager FCNV |
| Free coffee brake | ||
| Lectures in Aula Magna: | ||
| 10.45 – 11.30 | Lecture I: Käthe Klappenbach, Potsdam: “Kronleuchter als Symbolträger” (German, English short version) |
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| 11.30 – 12.15 | Lecture II: Ingrid Thom, München – Nymphenburg “Restaurierung der vier Luster im Kaisersaal der Residenz Würzburg” (German, English short version) |
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| 12.15 – 12.45 | Lecture III: John Smith, London: “English chandeliers – unexpected” (English) |
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| Lunch at your own costs | ||
| 14.00 – 17.00 | Annual Assembly of our Society in the Aula Magna (votes only by accepted members, guests welcome) |
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| Free tea-break | ||
| 17.15 – 18.00 | Lecture IV: Laura Balboni, P. Corradini, A. Landi “Development of lighting in Italian architecture” (English) |
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| 18.00 – 18.30 | Discussion: Formulating an advisory document to EU “Replacing the incandescent bulb in historic rooms” |
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| Evening free or informal get-together | ||
| Saturday September 26th | 09.00 – 12.30 | Visit to La Granja, Dolores- and Cristo-Churches (both with chandeliers) |
| Lunch at your own costs | ||
| 14.00 – 17.00 | Visit to Glass Museum, Royal Glass Factory with a temporary exhibition on a private collection of La Granja glass by Mrs. Paloma Pastor and Mr. Saulo Alvarado, FCNV | |
| 17.00 – 18.00 | Lecture V: Paloma Pastor, La Granja Glass Museum “Collaboration ICOM-Glass and LIGHT & GLASS” Discussion and possible actions |
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| Evening together | ||
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Farewell official ending of 2009 meeting with discussions on the future “to do list” of our Society | |
| Sunday September 27th | Optional visit to Segovia, panoramic tour with San Andres church | |
| Provincial Museum of Segovia with glass and chandeliers | ||
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| Lift in groups to Madrid Airport |
This is, similar to our meeting in Potsdam 2007, the most informative conference as to the history of European glass. The Royal Glass Factory of La Granja is for most of us a very new and exciting experience to discover. The initiative for the meeting in Spain came at the Vienna conference of ICOM-Glass and should be accepted with great thanks to the hosts.
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