Nemal vienu graudu, nesit vēju ar dūri. (LFK 941, 1884)
Conference on Tradition Archives in Riga
The international conference “Archives of Traditional Culture: 100 + 10” took place on October 29–31 in Riga, Latvia. The conference was organized by the Archives of Latvian Folklore, ILFA UL, in cooperation with the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore—SIEF Working Group on Archives and the SIEF Working Group on Cultural Heritage. Celebrating 100 years since the establishment of the Archives of Latvian Folklore, the conference offered a discussion forum about the past and future of tradition archives. The conference brought together archivists and folklore researchers as well as scholars from other branches of humanities and social sciences. The following countries were represented: Canada, China, Colombia, Czecz Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, United, Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The Conference was supported by the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore, the Nordic Culture Point (Project No. 31989 "Heritage and Future Network"), the State Culture Capital Foundation (Project. No. 2024-1-STP-M06023 "Archives of Latvian Folklore – 100"), the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Latvia (budget sub-programme No. 05.04.00 “The Cabinet of Folksongs of Krišjānis Barons”), Riga City Council, and NGO "Cultus".
Author: Guntis PakalnsSIEF Working Group on Archives board meeting: Rita Grīnvalde, Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch, Ave Goršič, Clíona O’Carroll, Maryna Chernyavska
Author: Guntis PakalnsOpening of the conference: Rita Grīnvalde, Head of the Archives of Latvian Folklore
Author: Guntis PakalnsEva Eglāja-Kristsone, Director of the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, University of Latvia
Author: Guntis PakalnsBaiba Moļņika, Secretary General of the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO, and Rita Grīnvalde, Head of the Archives of Latvian Folklore
Author: Guntis PakalnsAfter the opening remarks of Dāvis Stalts, Head of the Culture Commission of the Riga City Council
The international conference “Archives of Traditional Culture: 100 + 10” took place on October 29–31 in Riga, Latvia. The conference was organized by the Archives of Latvian Folklore, ILFA UL, in cooperation with the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore—SIEF Working Group on Archives and the SIEF Working Group on Cultural Heritage. Celebrating 100 years since the establishment of the Archives of Latvian Folklore, the conference offered a discussion forum about the past and future of tradition archives. The conference brought together archivists and folklore researchers as well as scholars from other branches of humanities and social sciences. The following countries were represented: Canada, China, Colombia, Czecz Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, United, Kingdom, and the United States of America.
