Joint message from Archives and Cultural Heritage and Property Working Groups

The WGs announce the jointly organised hybrid conference Archives of Traditional Culture: 100 + 10, which will be held 29th-31st October in Riga, Latvia and online.

Conference announcement

“Archives of Traditional Culture: 100 + 10”

29th-31st October 2024; Riga, Latvia and online
Deadline for registration: tbc.

The Cultural Heritage and Property (CHP) and Archives (WGoA) working groups were delighted to receive funding of 2000 Euros from SIEF for its support for digital streaming and other expenses of the Archives of Latvian Folklore’s conference, Archives of Traditional Culture: 100 + 10, to be held 29–31 October 2024 in Riga as a hybrid in-person and online convening. The conference is also supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia, the State Culture Capital Foundation, Latvian National Commission for UNESCO, and Riga City Council. The conference, which celebrates the Archive’s 100th anniversary, will deal with both historical and contemporary documentation and address a diverse range of issues relating to the past, present, and future of archives of traditional culture. Maryna Chernyavska, co-chair of the WGoA, will be one of the keynote speakers. She will discuss the role of folklore archives in shaping societal memory about past and present. The other keynoter will be Sanita Rainsone, who will focus on the collaborative aspects of folklore archives and their digital futures in the emerging era of artificial intelligence.

The organizing committee can be reached by email. Registration is currently open for individuals presenting at the conference, and more details on the programme and general registration will be available in due course.