ASCE
ASSOCIATION OF SIGNIFICANT CEMETERIES IN EUROPE
A Week for Discovering European Significant Cemeteries
29th May – 4th June 2006
BARCELONA
Drawing Contest
Serveis Funeraris de Barcelona has organized a drawing contest for the children of Barcelona. The theme of the contest is “The animals of the cemetery of Poblenou”. There are five different age categories and the winner of each one will receive a medal and a prize. The results of the contest will be published on SFB’s website (www.sfbsa.es) on May 17. The drawings will be exhibited in the entrance hall of SFB during the last week of May and at the Cemetery of Poblenou during the Week for Discovering European Significant Cemeteries 2006.
Thursday 1st June
Guided night tour of the Cemetery of Poblenou. Guides in historical costumes will take the visitors through the compound’s monuments of highest historical and cultural interest while telling the cemetery’s history.
Modernista Festival of Barcelona
On May 4, 5 and 6 the Association of Retail Traders and Professionals of the Ensanche derecho district, and the Municipal Urban Landscape Institute of the Barcelona City Council are holding the second Modernista Festival of Barcelona. SFB will be present with a booth. SFB representatives dressed in historical costumes will give out information on the cemeteries as well as on “The Road of the Cemeteries” organized by SFB and the drawing contest.
Info: mlyzaguirre@sfbsa.es
sfbsa@funerariabarcelona.com
BELGRADE
Press conference with video presentation celebrating the 120th anniversary of the New Cemetery in Belgrade
Special addition to the daily newspaper “Politika” about the new cemetery
Special June edition of the company newspaper “Belgrade Portals” which will be completely dedicated to “A week for Discovering European Significant Cemeteries” and will also cover various historical and cultural heritage that is closely connected to the New Cemetery in Belgrade
Printing of four different “flyers” dedicated to artists, politicians, military leaders and sculptors at the New Cemetery in Belgrade
Tours for the tourists of the New Cemetery with the expert guidance
Info : olivera.milijanovic@beogradskagroblja.co.yu
Omilijanovic@eunet.yu
BERLIN (STAHNSDORF)
Südwestkirchhof Stahnsdorf
Monday 29th May at 2 p.m.
Opening event with a special tour through the Cemetery and explanations about the new way at the Cemetery as well as a report about the organisation activities
Tuesday 30th May till Saturday 2rd June at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Guided tours through the cemetery, lectures about the new burial culture in Germany
Picture exhibition of Berlin cemeteries
Saturday 3th June at 3 p.m.
Final event
Info: www.suedwestkirchhof.de
FLAYBRICK MEMORIAL GARDEN, BIRKENHEAD
Sunday 4th June
Guided tour
Info: flaybrick.m.garden@ntlworld.com
BOLOGNA
Certosa di Bologna – Guided tours
Monday 29th May at 4 p.m.
Bulaggna la Grasa (Bologna the Fat). Poets and dialect poetry
by Elisa Musi
Tuesday 30th May at 4 p.m.
The revolution of emotion. The words of Romantic Culture on the gravestones in Certosa
by Jenny Bronzetti
Wednesday 31 May at 4 p.m.
The sculptured lices. The effect of the fashion in the Certosa monuments
by Silvia Sebenico
Thursday 1 June at 4 p.m.
The celebration of the artists. Memory and representation.
by Annalisa Bozzano
Friday 2 June at 10.30 a.m.
To construct a nation: men and women who built Italy
by Mirtide Gavelli
Saturday 3rd June at 7.00 p.m.
Walking around the best interesting monuments
with Stefano Tumidei
Beyond the great events: notes, curios, anecdotes of the city daily life
by Roberto Martorelli
Monday 29th May at 6.00 p.m.
Manica Lunga di Palazzo d’Accursio: Inauguration of “Imagining a future for the parks of memory” exhibition of projects designed during the Corso di Architettura e Composizione Architettonica, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Bologna, dedicated to a new ideal cemetery in the Eastern part of Bologna.
Saturday 3rd June at 9.p.m.
Certosa - Church of S. Girolamo
Concert of the Vocal Group “Euridice”.
Info: www.certosadibologna.it
nuovimusei@comune.bologna.it
COPENHAGEN
The Cultural Canon Project and Assistens Cemetery
In January 2006, the Danish Ministry of Culture issued a canon of Danish art and culture with the intention of presenting the greatest, most important works of Denmark’s cultural heritage. The canon comprises 96 works of art within the art forms architecture, visual arts, design and crafts, film, literature, music and drama.
Whether the selected works truly do represent the best of Danish art and culture, can be and has been debated, as has the whole idea of a cultural canon promoted by the state. Nevertheless, the canon undeniably contains works of good quality by distinguished artists.
It is noteworthy that a cemetery – Mariebjerg Cemetery in Gentofte north of Copenhagen - has been included in the canon. In Copenhagen’s most significant cemetery, Assistens Cemetery, it is the monuments by and graves of artists that make the canon topical.
Thursday 1st June at 4:30 p.m.
Guided tours to the graves, monuments and works of some of the artists included in the cultural canon and buried on Assistens Cemetery.
Meeting place: Main entrance to Assistens Cemetery, Kapelvej 2, 2200 København N.
Info: sth@tmf.kk.dk
ESTONIA
Monday 29th May
Seminar: Proper maintenance and restoration of gravestones, Viru-Nigula
Friday 2nd June
Lecture: Lost Cemeteries in Tallinn – Kalamaja and Kopli
Saturday 3rd June
Voluntary maintenance work at the old Narva cemetery, guided tour of the cemetery
The Week for Discovering European Significant Cemeteries in Estonia is organised in co-operation between the National Heritage Board, the Estonian Heritage Society and the Tallinn City Government.
A joint press release will be issued drawing the attention of the municipalities and the public at large to the state of cemeteries and graveyards in Estonia and stressing their importance in the cultural history of Estonia.
Info: info@muinsuskaitse.ee, info@muinas.ee
www.muinas.ee www.muinsuskaitse.ee
genova
Friday 2nd June at 11 am
Cemetery of Staglieno, Pantheon
Spiritual, gospel and African songs by Gruppo Gospel
Sunday 4th June at 11 am
Theatre play with Teatro dell’Ateneo
“Tra religione e democrazia” (“Between Religion and Democracy”)
based on the lyric by Ugo Foscolo “Dei Sepolcri”
with the participation of the vocal ensemble
Il Concerto Armonico
info: servcivici@comune.genova.it
GENT
Monday 29th May to Sunday 4th June
Former City Hall next to the Campo Sancto of Sint-Amandsberg: exhibition open to the public each afternoon from 2 pm until 4 pm
The theme of the exhibition is “Veiled women on the cemetery or Der Tod und das Mädchen”
Sunday 28th May at 6.00 p.m.
Former City Hall next to the Campo Sancto of Sint-Amandsberg: opening of the European Week 2006 with some speeches, a reception and an art exhibition.
Concert of a harp-player
Saturday 3rd June at 10.00 a.m. .
Guided tour on the Campo Sancto of Sint-Amandsberg, followed by a visit of the art exhibition and a small reception.
Sunday 4th June at 10.00 a.m.
Guided tour on the Western Cemetery.
There will be an information evening organised for the funeral branch followed by a reception.
Publication of an article on the subject in the city magazine that is spread amongst the 230.000 inhabitants of Gent and an article in the magazine “Gent International” that is published both in Dutch and in English. The article emphasizes the importance of taking care of our funeral heritage, what the specific purpose of this working together on a European scale is and the evolution we notice on our cemeteries.
Info: rudy.dhooghe@gent.be
IRELAND
Saturday 27th May
11.00 a.m. Guided tour of Clifton Street Cemetery, Belfast
11.30 a.m. Guided tour of Bully's Acre Graveyards, Kilmainham, Dublin
3.00 p.m. Guided tour of Grangegorman Military Cemetery
Sunday 28th May
11.30 a.m. Guided tour of Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin - National Graves Association
11.30 a.m. Guided tour of Bully's Acre, Kilmainham, Dublin
3.00 p.m. Guided tour of Friar's Bush, Belfast - Gerry Ward
Guided tour of St Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton, Dublin - Howth Peninsula
Historical Group
Tuesday 30th May
7.00 p.m. Lecture: Blanchardstown Library. Stones, Bones and Groans - famous graves,
art and architecture, symbolism and other grave matters - Ray Bateson
Wednesday 31st May
Guided tour of City Cemetery, Belfast - Cllr Tom Hartley
2.30 p.m. Guided tour of Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin 2.30 p.m.
7.30 p.m. Lecture: Pearse Street Library. Stones, Bones and Groans - famous graves, art
and architecture, symbolism and other grave matters - Ray Bateson
Friday 2nd June
2.30 p.m. Guided tour of Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
Saturday 3rd June
Guided tour of Donnybrook Cemetery, Dublin - David Neary
Sunday 4th June
11.30 a.m. Guided tour of Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin - National Graves Association
2.15 p.m. Guided tour of Deansgrange Cemetery, Dublin - Ray Bateson
22nd May - 4th June: Book Displays
Dublin City Libraries
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Libraries
Fingal County Libraries
Info: irishgraves@eircom.net
LITHUANIA
Wednesday 31st June, 4 p.m.
Guided visit to Tuskulenai Columbarium, where the remains of 724 victims of the Soviet Terror have found eternal rest.
Info: indre@heritage.lt
LJUBLJANA
1st June – June 4th 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
žale Cemetery: guided tours
Thursday 1st June
Reopening of the Plečnik’s chapel with permanent picture exhibition “Architectural details of Plečnick Žale”
Žale, public enterprise d.o.o., is celebrating 100 years from the first funeral on the cemetery. Because of this anniversary žale, public enterprise d.o.o. in the days between 1st and 4th of June is organising several special activities.
One of them will take place on the 1st of June 2006. At 2 p.m. there will be the inauguration of the permanent exhibition of the pictures showing great architectural details from the objects made by the famous Slovene architect Mr. Joze Plečnik. The show will be opened in the renewed chapel made at Žale by Plečnik himself. From that day on the show will be opened every working day (Monday-Friday) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while during the festive days of the Week for Discovering European Cemeteries it will be opened from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
All employees at Žale are well aware of the importance of their cemetery and their aim is to make Žale known by the citizens too. Therefore the company is organising, for the third year, free guided visits through the cemetery, showing to the visitors the most important works of art. The visits will take place from 1st to 4th of June, twice a day - at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The guidance will be in Slovene language but it will be possible, under special agreement, to organise English guidance too.
ABNEY PARK, LONDON
Children’s workshops (accompanied by adults)
These are held in the environmental classroom and its garden
Tuesday 30th May at 2 p.m.
Nature trail and craft workshop based on ‘Insect Hideaways’
Thursday 1st June at 2 p.m.
‘Make and Take’ workshop using organically grown produce for ’Vegetable Pets’
Friday 2nd June at 2 p.m.
Storytelling, trail and craft workshop for children 2-5yrs with parents, ‘Owl Babies’
Walks and Talks
These start at the visitors centre, all are free but donations are gratefully accepted.
Sunday 4th June at 2 p.m.
Join in this, ‘Guided History Tour’ of this Victorian garden cemetery known for its Egyptian Revival Entrance Building style and unique, partially gothic chapel; it was once one of the largest arboretums in Europe, now a 13ha nature reserve and historical paradise.
Info: abney-park@geo2.poptel.org.uk
WEST NORWOOD, LONDON
Sunday 2nd June at 2.30 p.m.
Guided Tour
Sunday 11th June
Cemetery Open Day
MARIBOR
Friday 2nd June and Saturday 3rd June
Concert of chamber music in the chapel at the Pobrežje cemetery 6 p.m.
Guided walk through the cemetery (cemetery monuments, tombstones of famous people) 5 p.m.
exhibition of funeral floristic 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
guided walk through crematorium (only on Saturday)
presentation of grave decoration and vegetation with samples in the Gardening Dobrava
Info: ppm.pobrezje@amis.net
MILAN
Sunday 4th June
European Day of the open-air museums
Info:servizifunebri@comune.milano.it
www.monumentale.net
NAPOLI
Martedì 30 maggio
Cimitero di Poggioreale
Guided tour to the "Recinto degli Uomini Illustri" (the area of the cemetery dedicated to the most famous people)
PARMA
Thursday 1st June, 10.30 a.m.
Press conference: the 2nd number of ADE-News and the activities of the second year of the “City of Memory” project will be presented
Friday 2nd June
ADE news/2 will be distributed free of charge to all the visitors of the cemeteries
Saturday 3rd June, 7.00 p.m.
Opening of the new north-south path in the Cimitero Monumentale La Villetta
Sunday 4th June, 10.30 a.m.
The weekly magazine “Anniversari di oggi” writing about the “Week for discovering European cemeteries” will be distributed free of charge to all the visitors of the cemeteries
Info: ade@comune.parma.it
PLYMOUTH
27th May – 4th June, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Victorian chapel: exhibition “Aspects of Leisure from about 1850 and other historical and contemporary themes”
Saturday 27th May at 2 p.m.
Walk/talk for children and parents: Victorian Symbolism for Children by Sharon Endacotte
Sunday 28th May at, 2 p.m.
Walk/talk for General Public: Butterflies and Moths
Tuesday 30th May at 2 p.m.
Talk/Walk: Gentle guided walk for less able and disabled by Pat Luxford
Wednesday 31st May at 7.30 p.m.
Victorian Chapel: St. Martin’s Singers/Mozart’s Vespers Victorian Part Songs harp soloist Emma Graham
Thursday 1st June at 12-1 p.m.
Victorian chapel: lecture: Ford Park Past, Present and Future by Henry Will
Saturday 3rd June at 2 p.m.
New chapel: History of funeral directorship by Richard Parson
Sunday 4th June at 2 p.m.
Cemeter: Maritime Connection – new walk by Pat Luxford
info: trustees@ford-park-cemetery.org
www.ford-park-cemetery.org
ROME
Tuesday 30th May, 3 p.m.
Cimitero del Verano: guided tour
Saturday 3rd June, 10.30
Cimitero del Verano: guided tour
Info: monica.meneguali@comune.roma.it
STOCKHOLM
Wednesday 31st May, 5.00 and 8.30 p.m.
Woodland Cemetery
Guided cemetery and chapel tours
Visitors Center: exhibition Skogskyrkogarden – a World Heritage Site
Info: borje.olsson@kyf.stockholm.se
www.kyf.stockholm.se
VERONA
Thursday 1st June
Opening for the general public of the ancient crypt of the cemtery church
Friday 2nd June
Opening of the Military Ossuary
Info:luigi.peloni@agec.it
WIEN
Friday 9th June, 5 p.m.
Church Vienna Central Cemetery: concert
Info: cha@m43-magwien.gv.at
www.friedhoefe.wien.at
WIESBADEN
Friday, 2nd June at 3 p.m.
Guided tour on the North Cemetery: "Forgotten treasures of historicism on the North Cemetery"
Meeting point: Main entrance, Platter Straße 93 (Bus [Nr.6] stop: Nordfriedhof)
Info: behrendt@mpip-mainz.npg.de
ZAGREB
Thursday 1st June, 6.00 p.m.
Chapel of the Mirogoj Cemetery
Concert of the Zagreb quartet
Info: marija.tomas@gradskagroblja.hr
