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ISSN 1814-6066
Meeting 2005 in
Jakobstad / Pietarsaari - Finland
June 14 - 17, 2005
Dear colleagues,
dear members and friends of
ICOM-NATHIST,
for some years there has been no annual conference of our
committee. One of the most important tasks of the newly elected board in Seoul
is to revive our annual meetings. Eirik Granqvist made in Seoul an invitation
to come to Finland and S.K. Saraswat promised one meeting for 2006 im Mysore,
India.
To be able to announce this year's annual conference to you, is a great pleasure for me. And I hope that many of you will find time and money to come to Jakobstad / Pietarsaari im June.
My best wishes on behalf of the board of ICOM-NATHIST
Gerhard Winter (chairperson)
Introduction
We continue on our main theme from Seoul "Intangible natural heritage" and in 2005 we focus on the life in the cooler regions in the northern parts of our earth. We will discuss how man and nature survive under these conditions and especially "How to present" this theme in exhibitions of natural history museums.
One excursion will take us to the islands and islets with wooded meadows and splendid flowers within the archipelago. During the second one we visit the ecosystemes within the boreal woodlands: peatlands and forests with small water bodies. We will experience a very unique nature in Finland just before midsummer.
About the uniqueness of Finnish Nature you find more on the internet page http://www.metsa.fi/natural/nature/index.htm presented by Metsähallitus, the Natural Heritage Sevices of Finland.
Our themes
Man & Nature in the Arctic
For a long time
man managed to survive in the arctic region, and developed methods to cope with
the "harsh" conditions. What are the conditions to live in an extreme cold
environment? How can we present in our exhibitions "Ice age" and nowadays
living and exploring the nature in this region.
Intangibe Natural Heritage
During the triennial
2004-2007 we will reflect on" Intangible Natural Heritage" as one of our key
topics and find as many different cases as possible to represent the complex
way of nature. If possible - we will present this in a final publication.
Conservation of Natural History Objects
Despite
all advanced databases and "modern" electronical possibilities of
communication, the most valuable items for us are the type specimes housed in
our collections. Therefore we should not neclect the ongoing development of
safekeeping and preservation of natural history objects in collections and
especially in our exhibitions.
Arctic Museum "Nanoq"
There is no better
place to meet and talk about about these themes, than the famous Arctic Museum,
called "Nanoq", which is the word for polar bear in Greenland.
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A peat house in northern Greenland has served as a model for the main
building of Nanoq. This peat house is considered to be the northernmost
building in the world. In the same manner as peat houses fit in their
environment, Nanoq has been carefully integrated into the surrounding natural
environment. The main building is surrounded by cottages built of timber from
demolished buildings. The museum reflects an ecological way of
thinking.
It was built by polar
explorer Pentti Kronqvist with a large group of
enthusiasts and opened in 1991. He is our generous host for the annual meeting
and we are very happy to come to his museum.
Eirik Granqvist
is our senior advisor at the
board of NATHIST, elected in Seoul. He made all arrangements for this annual
conference and we have to thank him very much for this work.
He has planned
and established many museums and he is building a new "Ice age museum" at
present, and is deeply involved in the main theme of our meeting.
The skill and experience of Pentti Kronqvist and Eirik Granqvist are the best prerequisites for a successful meeting in 2005.
Pietarsaari or Jakobstad (Finland)
The place
were we meet is a small town, Pietarsaari with about 22.000 inhabitants. It is
situated in the middle of Finland on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. You find
it on the map at lat 63°40' North and 22°41' East.
The town is known under two names.
It was founded in 1652 by the
widow of military commander Jacob de la Gardie, and was granted city privileges
by Queen Christina of Sweden. The Swedish name, Jakobstad, literally
means Jacob's city or Jacob's town.
The name Pietarsaari lives on as
the Finnish name of the municipality, as the town was founded at the old
harbour of the parish Pedersöre.
City map with
street
finder (Gatuadresser)
Tourist
information (Very friendly and quickly service with "Turistbroschyrer")
Webcam square
- Webcam street -
Weather
How to get there?
Where to
stay?
For all persons attending the annual conference we
recommend to book accomodation at
Stadshotellet i Jakobstad
Pietarsaaren Kaupunginhotelli
Kanalesplanaden / Kanavapuistikko 13
FIN-68600 JAKOBSTAD / PIETARSAARI
homepage:
www.stadshotellet.multi.fi
Tel.
/ Puh. + 358 (0) 6 788 8111
Fax. + 358 (0) 6 788 8222
e-mail:
stadshotellet@multi.fi
We have a special arrangement with this hotel, that all
participants of the annual conference get group prices (single 60 € /
night and double 80 € / night), for bookings made 10 days before the
meeting starts.
To get this group prices you have to indicate keyword
"NATHIST" at the time of your booking.
Please give the date and time of arrival, and date of departure. If you arrive with the late evening flight please give a cellphone number in addition.
Prices include breakfast, sauna, coffee/tea from the buffet in the lobby bar and VAT.
The conference fee is 50 EUR.
Preliminary program
Monday - June 13
From 19:00 onward -
meeting for those already arrived
at Restaurant SESAM, Rådhusgatan 5,
(tel. +358 (0)6 723 7003)
Closed on Mondays, open for NATHIST participants
only
Tuesday - June 14
9:30 Meeting at
townhall place - infront of Restaurant SESAM
for transfer by bus to Artic
museum NANOQ
A registration desk will be open during the first day of
the conference.
The conference fee of 50 EUR will be collected
there.
10:00 Welcome by
representative
of the town of Jakobstad,
Pentti Kronqvist - Director of NANOQ
Eirik
Granqvist - Local organisator for annual meeting of ICOM-NATHIST and senior
adviser at NATHIST board
Gerhard Winter - chair of ICOM-NATHIST
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30- 13:00 Visit of
Arctic Museum NANOQ
guided by Pentti Kronqvist
13:00-15:00 LUNCH (typical local fish) at a Restaurant on the beach,
within 1 km walking distance
15:00-18:00 Theme
"Man & Nature in the Arctic"
18:30-20:30 Old fashion
traditional finnish steam bath at NANOQ (towels will be provided)
Transfer to town
Dinner at one's own expense
Wednesday - June 15
9:30 Meeting at
townhall place - infront of Restaurant SESAM
for transfer by bus to Artic
museum NANOQ
10:00-13:00 Theme "Intangible
Natural Heritage"
13:00-15:00 LUNCH (typical local fish) at a
Restaurant on the beach, within 1 km walking distance
15:00-17:00
Theme "Conservation of Natural History
Objects"
short break
17:30 -18:30 General Assembly of NATHIST
Transfer to town
Dinner at one's own expense
Thursday - June 16
Full day excursion to "Archipelago in the Gulf of Bothnia"
by boat
9:30 Meeting at townhall place in front of
Restaurant SESAM
"Tracking the ice age, bird life and seals and mans
activity
Lunch and dinner in the traditional way of ice age man"
Please bring with you: binoculars, walking boots and rain coat (in case
of bad weather)
At this time of the year there is no night in the
arctic, and we will return to Jakobstad very very late this evening.
Friday - June 17
9:30 Meeting at townhall
place in front of Restaurant SESAM
Transfer to the town of Nykarleby
(about 20 km)
10:00 Welcome at Nykarleby
(by town authorities)
Visit to "St. Birgitta"
church in Nykarleby - one of the oldest, wooden and very decorated
churches of Finland
12:00-13:30 snack in one of the small restaurants
(at one's own expense )
13:30 Leaving for excursion to "deep taiga woods"
(Boreal coniferous forest
and peat bogs)
Walking with Eirik Granqvist on a special guided tour
Please bring with you: binoculars, walking boots and rain coat (in case of
bad weather)
18:00 Visit to a "Elk hunters cottage" with presentation
of traditional hunting of elk as well as modern hunting
Farewell party with traditional elk-meat stew
(dinner offered by the hunting society)
in the middle of the forest
besides a very beautiful lake
surrounded by the sounds of arctic nature in
summer time.
(Mosquito repellant will be provided, if necessary)
Returning to Jakobstad late in the evening.
Registration and call for papers
NATHIST invites all members and friends to register as soon as possible.
Please send your proposals for papers, posters and short communications by
June 1, 2005 (use the form available as word95-file or as
pdf-file)
Information and contact:
Eirik Granqvist
Senior advisor at
NATHIST board
Director, Istidsmuseet, Vainuddsvägen 72-28, Gumbostrand,
FIN-01150 Söderkulla, Finland
Tel: +358 (0) 408 466681
Fax: +358
(0)9 278 62680
Email istid@gumbostrand.fi
Gerhard
Winter
chairperson NATHIST
Senckenbergmuseum, Senckenberganlage 25,
DE-60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)69 7542 356
Fax: +49
(0)69 7542 331
Email gerhard.winter@senckenberg.de
March 2005
ICOM -
NATHIST Gerhard Winter
[Ed.]