AccessibleEU Belgium - Congress “Bruges: Building Bridges between heritage and Inclusion: Policy and Practical Examples for Accessible Heritage" (24-AW-BE-01)

From various perspectives, both within and outside Flanders, projects with heritage value will be taken a look at. Policy, buildings, environments, experiences, and even mobility within the heritage context will be addressed. Participating experts will share their insights, illuminate them and create awareness with engaging case studies.

Details on the event:

Target audience: Policy, cities and communities, heritage consultants, architects specialising in heritage.
When: Monday, June 24, 2024
Where: BMCC Beurs-, Meeting- en Congrescentrum Brugge | BMCC (bmccbruges.com), Beursplein 1 Bruges, Belgium
Format: Hybrid
Type of event: Awareness-raising
Language: Dutch and English
How to participate: Free registration
Accessibility information: Accessible venue. Captioning in English. Sign interpretation in Dutch. Translation English-Dutch-English.

cultural heritage | inclusion
Monday 24 June 2024, 09:30 - 16:36 (CEST)

Country

Belgium

Programme

24 Jun 2024, 09:30 - 16:00 (CEST)
Preliminar Agenda
Moderator Krista Bracke
- 9:00 Registration and reception with coffee
- 9:30 Welcome - Wendy Metten
- 9:45 Road trip through Bruges with experience experts - Krista Bracke
- 10:10 International view on accessibility and heritage – Angela Rolfe
- 10:30 International standard ISO/DIS 5727 Accessibility of immovable cultural heritage and good accessibility solutions of cultural heritage from Europe - Fionnuala Rogerson and Monika Klenovec
- 11:00 Break
- 11:15 Cultural heritage in Flanders for everyone (Belgium) – Matthias Francken
- 11:40 Provincial policy on accessibility - Jos Meheus
- 12:05 Policy accessibility and heritage city of Bruges - Els Pieraerts
- 12:30 Lunch
- 13:30 Enriching museum visits through inclusive design - Alexandra Verdeil (Germany)
- 13:55: Accessibility in archaeological sites. Two case studies in Spain: Baelo Claudia (Cádiz) and Cáparra (Cáceres) - Delfín Jiménez Martín
- 14:20 Study R30 railway station environment - Bart Slabbinck
- 14:45 Addressing heritage issues and focusing on an inclusive experience - Marieke Vanloocke
- 15:10 BMCC building in heritage context – Ramona Nicolaescu
- 15:35 Closing word Alderman Pieter Marechal, alderman for welfare (seniors, persons with disabilities and health)
- 16:00 End