On this page, you will discover the comprehensive program of the conference, including details on each session: title, venue, summary, and biographies of the presenters.

Our agenda includes:

• Two keynote speakers
• Three panel discussions
• Twelve workshops
• Presentations of partners

28 Oct 2026

8.30 – 9.00 Registration of participants

9.00 – 9.15 Welcome notes

9.15 – 10.00 Keynote speech
Lidija Nikočević ”Whose Museum? Participation, Authority and Broken Promises”

10.05 – 11.05 – Panel discussion 1
Heritage Education: Formal and informal teaching and learning

1. Ivana Živaljević
2. Amra Hadžimuhamedović
3. Željka Miklošević

11.05 – 11.30 Coffee break and moving to the workshop spaces

11:30 – 12:30 Workshops parallel session 1

1. Urška Repar | Museum of Recent History Celje and Tijana Jakovljević Šević | Museum of Women’s Culture Regional-International “Exhibiting Intimate and Gendered Experiences: Interpretation, Ethics and Care in Museum Practice”
2. Antonia Silvaggi, Melting Pro “Design With, Not For: A Hands-On Lab for Neuroinclusive Museums”
3. Anđela Petrović, Gallery SASA “The Sacred Outside the Church: Ethical and Interpretative Challenges of Displaying Religious Heritage”

12.30 – 14.00 Joint Photo / Lunch break

14.00 – 15.00 Workshops parallel session 2

1. Uroš Dokl and Aja Barbič, the National Liberation Museum Maribor (MNOM) “Museum for Peace”
2. Kay Nag, BothOfUs “From Broke to Built: How Museums Can Access EU, Private and UN Funding Through Technology”
3. Tudor Scripor, Scripor Alphabet Foundation “Beyond Touch: Making Colour Accessible in Museums”

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 16.30 Panel discussion 2

Case Studies Presentations: Catalysts of Heritage Activation

1. Aida Sarac Berbic, The National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Center VAM “Museums catalyzing common history in Western Balkans through Yugoslavian spomeniks”
2. Monika Milosavljević, Bileća Cultural Center “Heritage without Walls: Participatory Governance and the Virtual Museum of Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina”
3. Nemanja Pavlović

29 Oct 2026

8.30 – 9.00 Registration of participants

9.00 – 10.00 Keynote speech
Dr. Sandro Debono “Museum Chronoscopes: Pages from the everyday”

10.05 – 11.05 Panel discussion 3

Ethical Dilemmas in Museum Practice: The Role of ICEthics and the Ethics Meeting Room (ICEthics and the Ethics Meeting Room: Building a Community of Ethical Reflection in Museums)

1. Lina G. Tahan
2. Cvetanka Vuchkovska-Mitovska
3. Andrea Kieskamp

11.05 – 11.30 Coffee break and moving to the workshop spaces

11:30 – 12:30 Workshops parallel session 3

1. Vessela Gertcheva, Muzeiko; New Bulgarian University and Angela Pencheva, Balkan Heritage Foundation “How to Fix an Outdated Exhibit: Two Affordable Solutions and One Expensive Approach”
2. Isidora Živković, Museum of Contemporary Art of Republika Srpska ”Museums in Motion: Participatory Approaches to the Interpretation of Cultural Heritage”
3. Slađana Velendečić and Aleksandra Stefanov, Museum of Vojvodina “I Don’t Know What It’s For, and It Doesn’t Even Work”

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break

14.00 – 15.00 Workshops parallel session 4

1. Simo Radić, Museum of Herzegovina and Đurđa Vrljević Šarić, Šibenik Museum “Night of Fortresses”
2. Elma Fišić, History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina “When the Public Enters the Museum Archive: Rethinking Ethics, Care and Participation in Museum Collections”
3. Arman Džaferagić, Ovelgönne Crafts Museum “From How to Why: A Hands-On Workshop on Ethical Decision-Making in Heritage Digitization”

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 16.00 Poster presentations

16. 00 – 16.30 Announcements from the Balkan Museum Network

17.00 – 18.00 Guided tour of the museum

Источник https://www.bmuseums.net/msd_2026/