Conference “History, Culture and Heritage of Manors in Central and Eastern Europe”
We invite you to propose topics for the International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference “History, Culture and Heritage of Manors in Central and Eastern Europe” to be held at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania on 24-26 April 2025.
The conference aims to present the latest research results of scholars from different fields of research on the history, culture, art and heritage of manors in the region of Central and Eastern Europe, and to invite the scholars to an international discussion on current issues in this field.
We invite you to present papers on the following topics:
- manor architecture;
- collections of manorial art;
- manor libraries collections;
- history and everyday life of manors;
- comparative studies of manorial culture;
- nationalisation processes and the fate of manorial property in the former communist bloc countries;
- problems of protection of the heritage of manors;
- cases, possibilities and perspectives for the adaptation of manors to public needs.
Conference organizers:
- Vytautas Magnus University V. Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute;
- Vilnius Academy of Arts, Panemunė Castle;
- Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Vilnius Picture Gallery.
The conference is open to historians, art historians (art, architecture, theatre, music), cultural studies, museum professionals, heritage conservationists and other researchers. Research papers based on the conference presentations will be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
The languages of the conference are English and Lithuanian. The duration of the presentation is up to 20 minutes. Please send your paper topics, abstracts in English and Lithuanian (up to 350 words), and short biographies of the speakers by 1 October 2024 to Ričardas Jaramičius, email: ricardas.jaramicius@vdu.lt
Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the selection by 15 October.
