International workshop ”PREVENT - mitigating flood risk for heritage” in Trogir

From September 22 to October 1, 2024, an international workshop entitled PREVENT – mitigating flood risk for heritage was held, organized by ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) and the Conservation Department in Trogir in cooperation with the city of Trogir.

The aim of the workshop was to exchange knowledge and experiences on dealing with floods that threaten cultural heritage. The workshop participants were experts from various heritage institutions from Croatia, Poland, Canada, Malta, India, Romania, Sudan and Syria.

The workshop was attended by Tihana Kušenić, curator of the "Old Village" Museum Kumrovec, and Anja Radelić from the Conservation Department of the Ministry of Culture and Media in Krapina, as representatives of the Croatian team.

As part of the workshop, a round table was also organized with a focus on historic cities like Trogir that are threatened by flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change. Representatives of local and regional authorities and experts from the field of cultural heritage and related disciplines attended with the aim of exchanging experiences, good practices and proposals for potential solutions.

The sessions were attended by the Minister's Envoy and Director of the Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Tomislav Petrinec, Director of the Directorate for Archives, Libraries and Museums Anuška Deranja Crnokić, Head of the Conservation Department in Trogir Jasna Popović and Senior Advisor in the Directorate for International Cultural Cooperation and European Affairs Pia Sopta as representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Media.