image courtesy of Promoter Digital Gallery.
Hosted in the historical Villa Salviati (Florence, Italy), in the middle of the Tuscanian countryside, on the 28th-29th of May a rich joined event took place, organized in collaboration with EUreka3D-XR project, co-funded by the EU under the Digital Europe Programme, and prestigious Photoconsortium’s member Historical Archives of the European Union, the single, official repository for the historical documents of the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union, preserving and making available archival documents of EU institutions and private collections of European personalities, key politicians, movements and associations.
On the 28th all Photoconsortium members were invited to take part to Photoconsortium’s Annual Assembly (both on site and online), while on the 29th a public conference “Photography and archives: discovery, technology and innovation“ gathered over 30 participants in Florence and over 80 online to explore the evolving landscape of photographic archives through the presentations from top professionals from renowned photographic institutions, research centres, and private image banks.
PROGRAMME
MAY 28th
9.30 Arrivals in Villa Salviati, registrations, welcome coffee
9.45 Zoom room opens for online attendees
10.00 General Assembly of Members
Welcome, David Iglésias Franch, President of Photoconsortium
Presentation of activities and report 2024, forecast 2025, Antonella Fresa, Vice-President (PDF, 2 Mb)
Presentation of Museo della Carta di Pescia, Massimiliano Bini (PDF, 6 Mb)
12.30 Lunch Break
14.30 Presentations from Photoconsortium network
News from members:
- Presentation of Fondazione Musei Senesi, Carolina Taddei (PDF, 3 Mb)
- Presentation of Università della Svizzera Italiana, Adine Gavazzi (PDF, 8 Mb)
Artificial Intelligence as a Lens: Discovering Street Photography, Allison Kupietzky, The Israel Museum (PDF, 5 Mb, recording available soon)
News from members:
- Presentation of Time Machine Organization, Kevin Baumer (PDF, 5 Mb)
- Presentation of Jalón Angel Archive, Pilar Irala Hortal (PDF, 9 Mb)
- Presentation of meemoo, Axelle Vanmaele (PDF, 3 Mb)
Presentation by hosting partner Historical Archives of the European Union
17.00 End of online session
On site the programme continues:
- Tour of HAEU, visiting the archives
- Toast and cheers at Villa Salviati
19.30 Social dinner
MAY 29th – public conference in Florence and online
“Photography & Archives: Discovery, Technology and Innovation” – https://www.eui.eu/events?id=577412
9:45 – 10:00 Registration + Welcome coffee
10:00 Welcome Dieter Schlenker, Director of the Historical Archives of the European Union
10:15 – 11:15 Panel 1: Heritage
Chair: Antonella Fresa, Vice-President of Photoconsortium
– Erika Ghilardi, Director, Archivio Foto Locchi, Florence
– Scott Palmer, Lecturer and Senior Coordinator for Digital Learning & Innovation, New York University Florence
– Muriel Prandato, Multimedia & Audiovisual Archivist, Fondazione Alinari, Florence
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Panel 2: Technology
Chair: Matthias Götzelmann, Multimedia Team Leader, European University Institute
– Costanza Caraffa, Head of the Photothek and Rafael Brundo Uriarte, Digital Research Coordinator, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max Planck Institute
– John Balean, Operations Manager, TopFoto
– Juan Alonso, Audio-visual Archivist, Historical Archives of the European Union
12:30 – 13:30 Panel 3: Innovation & Conclusions
Chair: Louise Arizzoli, I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, Florence
– David Iglésias, Head of Photography and Audiovisual Records Department, Girona City Council
– Vincent Guichard, General Director, Bibracte E.P.C.C. Research
– Fred Truyen, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Cultural Studies Research Group, KU Leuven
– Sander Münster, Time Machine Organization
