International General Assembly – 20th Anniversary of the Phoenicians’ Route, Sardinia (19-21 October)

h. 6.00 PM

CONFERENCE
“Phoenician-Punic Sardinia: between archaeology and enhancement”

Landscape Room, Giovanni Marongiu Civic Museum – Cabras

First session: historical-archaeological

Keynote speaker
Antonio Barone, Director The Phoenicians’ Route – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe

Tharros and Sinis in the Punic Age
Carla Del Vais, University of Cagliari

Carthage and Sardinia, a historical and archaeological excursus
Anna Chiara Fariselli, University of Bolonia

The main Phoenician cities in Lebanon and their expansion into the western Mediterranean
Rachid Chamoun, LAU – Lebanese American University

The Phoenicians in Cadiz and relations between southern Spain and the western Mediterranean
Ana Maria Niveau de Villedary y Mariñas, University of Cadiz (Spain)

Second session: round table on the enhancement of cultural heritage

Moderator: Elisabetta Todisco, Full Professor of Roman History, University of Bari 

Anthony Muroni, President of Mont’e Prama Foundation
Alberto Samonà, Member of the Board of Directors of the Colosseum Archaeological Park
Felice Crescente, Director of the Archaeological Park of Selinunte, Cave di Cusa and Pantelleria
Cristiano Tiussi, Director of Aquileia Foundation
Karsten Xuereb, International Projects Coordinator, Inizjamed, Malta

h. 4.30 pm

EXPERIENCES
Landscape Room, Giovanni Marongiu Civic Museum – Cabras
Inauguration of Exhibition “Phoenicians’ Route Must-See Heritage places”

h. 5.00 pm
MEET
Mediterranean Cultural Routes Event: Masterclass on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe

Moderator: Anthony Muroni, President of the Mont’e Prama Foundation

Antonio Barone Director, The Phoenicians’ Route – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Elisabetta Giudrinetti Vice Director, Iter Vitis – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Benedetta Diamanti Director, European Route of Ceramics – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Claudia Castellucci Director, ATRIUM – Architecture of Totalitarian Regimes of the 20th Century In Europe’s Urban Memory – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Francesca Maimone National Representative, Routes of the Olive Tree – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Stefano Dominioni Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, Council of Europe and Director, European Institute of Cultural Routes

h. 7.30 pm

2023 Phoenicians’ Route – Iter Vitis Awards
Award Ceremony for the Phoenicians’ Route – Iter Vitis Awards, Third Edition

Landscape Room, Giovanni Marongiu Civic Museum – Cabras

h 9.00 am (for members only)
MEET – International General Assembly of the Phoenicians’ Route – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe

h. 10.30 – 12.00 (open to the public)
MEET – XVI Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue on the Phoenicians’ Route

Event celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the recognition of the Phoenicians’ Route as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe (2003-2023) in the presence of international delegations and representatives of the 15 countries involved as well as other Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Routes.

Chairman Giorgio Murru, Director Menhir Museum of Laconi

Opening Remarks and Institutional Greetings
Andrea Abis
Mayor of the Municipality of Cabras and Vice-President of the Mont’e Prama Foundation

Anita Pili
Councillor Responsible for Industry, Autonomous Region of Sardinia

Elena Tanou
President, The Phoenicians’ Route – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe

Stefano Dominioni
Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, Council of Europe
Director, European Institute of Cultural Routes

Antonio Barone
Director, The Phoenicians’ Route – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe

Speeches
Maria Giusi Luprano
Service III International Relations, General Secretariat Ministry of Culture, Italy
Representative of Italy in the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, EPA

Rachid Chamoun
Director of the LAU Louis Cardahi Foundation, Honorary President of the Phoenicians’ Route
Representative of Lebanon in the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, EPA

Tatjana Horvatić
Head of Movable, Ethnographic and Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, Ministry of Culture and Media (Croatia)
Representative of Croatia in the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, EPA

Sharon Sultana
Senior Manager Archaeology and Natural History at Heritage Malta
Representative of Malta in the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, EPA

Massimo Mulas 
Mayor of the Municipality of Porto Torres

h. 12.00 Visit to the Museum C. Marongiu, Cabras

(reserved for a technical delegation of the Phoenicians’ Route))

FRIDAY 20 OCTOBER
EXPERIENCES
Guided tour of the museum and archaeological area of ancient Turris Libisonis

SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER
EXPERIENCES
Guided tour of the historical centre of Porto Torres