IBG Prague Programme PDF

International Bridges Group in Prague (July 8-10, 2016)
PROGRAMME
Friday July 8th:
8:30 Cathedral and Triforium Tour with Klára Benešovská and Petr Chotěbor
10:45 Tea in the Malá Strana
11:15 Judith Bridge Tower Tour
12:30 Lunch
14:00 House at the Stone Bell with Klára Benešovská
15:30 Charles Bridge tour with Jana Gajdošová
16:30 Free Time (2 hours)
18:30 Key Note Lecture at the Institute of Art History (Ústav Dějin Umění)
Christopher Wilson (London): Henry Yevele and the Chapel of St Thomas of
Canterbury on London Bridge
19:30 Drinks Reception
Saturday July 9th (Vila Lanna):
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Introduction
Lost, Destroyed and Reused Bridges: Zoë Opačić, London (Chair)
9:10 - 9:20
9:20 - 9:40
9:40 - 10:00
10:00-10:20
Period
10:20-10:40
David Harrison (London): The Georgian Destruction of the Medieval Bridge
Klára Benešovská (Prague): Builder of Palaces, Bridges and Monasteries: Jan
of Dražice, the last bishop of Prague
Michal Panáček/ Michal Cihla (Prague): Building Technologies of the
Medieval Bridge in Roudnice nad Labem and the Charles Bridge in Prague
Alexandra Gajewski (London): The Pont-du-Gard in the Post Classical
Discussion
10:40 – 11:10 Tea and Coffee Break
Bridges in Art, Sources and Myths: Gerrit Jasper Schenk, Darmstadt (Chair)
11:10-11:30
11:30-11:50
11:50-12:10
12:10-12:30
Gerrit Deutschländer (Hamburg): Controlling the Bridge. Observations on
Premodern Bridge Gates in Central Europe
Sarah Harrison (London): Three Good Reasons for the Bridge in Art
Susan Irvine (London): Perilous Bridges in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Discussion
12:30-14:00
Lunch
Digital Technology and Bridges: Tim Tatton-Brown, London (Chair)
14:00-14:20
14:20-14:40
14:40-15:00
Simone Balossino (Avignon): Pont Saint- Benezet and the Recently
Completed Project on its Reconstruction
Bill Harvey (Exeter): Aspects of New Bridge, Kingston Bagpuize, Revealed
in an Engineering Assessment
Amy Jeffs (Cambridge): The Digital Pilgrim Project
Final Remarks
15:00-15:20 Jana Gajdošová (Cambridge): Final Remarks and an Introduction to The
Bridge Project
Free Time (3.5 hours)
16:00 – 19:30 K*700 Exhibition
We suggest seeing one of the many exhibitions celebrating the 700th anniversary of
the birth of Charles IV. For the K*700 exhibition in the Waldstein Riding School, we
advise taking a taxi from Vila Lanna (c. 10 minute journey/ £5). You can find more
information about the exhibition here: http://k700.eu/en/
Dinner (19:30 – 22:00) at Vila Lanna
Sunday July 10th:
9:00 Coach to Písek
10:45 Arrival in Pisek
16:00 Departure to Prague
17:45 Arrival in Prague (approximate)
On account of the generous grant from the GEO Sea and Currents Fund, the event fee has
been lowered to £35 and includes the cathedral fees, lunch, coffee/ tea and dinner on
Saturday in Villa Lanna, as well as the coach to Písek. We are able to waive the fee for
students and early career scholars. Please contact Jana at [email protected] if you fall into
this category.
We look forward to seeing you in Prague!
Jana Gajdošová, David Harrison and Klára Benešovská