The law on museums and preventive and awareness measures on the protection of cultural heritage at the conference "Museums, sustainability and well-being"

The scientific conference "Museums, sustainability and well-being" drew attention to the problems faced by cultural heritage. Scientific researchers, museum professionals and specialists and individuals active in the preservation of museum cultural heritage brought to attention not only the role of museums in society, but also the problems encountered today. The conference at the Museum of Archeology was an initiative of the International Council of Museums - ICOM Albania and the Institute of Archeology (Academy of Albanian Studies). According to ASA, in front of an audience of mostly students, archaeologists, anthropologists, etc. "The topics discussed at the conference are related to the legal framework for museums in Albania, the role of museums in modern society, the cultivation of heritage at the heart of the community, risks, trafficking, preventive and awareness measures on the protection of cultural heritage, up to the "women's museum" as an alternative in contemporary society. In front of an audience of mainly students of the Faculty of History and Philology, archaeologists, anthropologists and collectors lectured", says the Academy of Albanian Studies about the conference. Edlira Andoni, Sabina Veseli, Belisa Muka, Melsi Labi, Ermela Broci, Dorian Koçi, Aurora Kamberi, Dorina Xheraj-Subashi and Elsa Ballauri lectured at this conference, where a special place was devoted to the promotion in the Albanian language of the document "The Red List of cultural objects of Southeast Europe at risk". archaeologists, anthropologists and collectors lectured", says the Academy of Albanian Studies about the conference. Edlira Andoni, Sabina Veseli, Belisa Muka, Melsi Labi, Ermela Broci, Dorian Koçi, Aurora Kamberi, Dorina Xheraj-Subashi and Elsa Ballauri lectured at this conference, where a special place was devoted to the promotion in the Albanian language of the document "The Red List of cultural objects of Southeast Europe at risk". archaeologists, anthropologists and collectors lectured", says the Academy of Albanian Studies about the conference. Edlira Andoni, Sabina Veseli, Belisa Muka, Melsi Labi, Ermela Broci, Dorian Koçi, Aurora Kamberi, Dorina Xheraj-Subashi and Elsa Ballauri lectured at this conference, where a special place was devoted to the promotion in the Albanian language of the document "The Red List of cultural objects of Southeast Europe at risk".

Categories of cultural objects

This document was originally presented by ICOM in English and all ICOM national committees in the Balkans, as well as Albania, are translating this document into their languages. Albania is the third country in the Balkans that is promoting the document in its native language, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the National Institute of Cultural Heritage. The Academy of Albanian Studies states that these practical manuals present the categories of cultural objects that can potentially be subject to theft and trafficking. "They are designed by ICOM's museums and cultural heritage experts to help cultural heritage institutions, organizations, law enforcement, especially police and customs officials, identify objects that are at risk of theft and prevent their illegal sale and trafficking. The objects selected in the "Red List" are not stolen objects, but inventoried within the collections of museum institutions and serve to illustrate the categories of cultural heritage most vulnerable to illegal traffic", says ASA. A total of 20 "Red Lists" representing material heritage at risk from 20 countries around the world have been put into circulation by ICOM. The conference at the Museum of Archeology in Tirana took place on the International Day of Museums, May 18. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) created the International Museum Day in 1977.