»Clock- and Watch-making and Enamel Work«
Host:
Ariana Museum, 10 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva
Programme
Saturday, 18 May 1996
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| 13.00 - 15.00 | Registration |
| 15.00 | Welcome and General Introduction Catherine Arminjon, President |
| 15.25 | Words of Welcome Caroline Junier-Clerc, Vice-President of ICOM SUISSE |
| 15.30 | Teaching Design - a fine Geneva Tradition Danielle Buyssens |
| 15.45 | Geneva Craftsmanship, the Organisation and Development of the Clock- and Watch-making-industry Fabienne Xavière Sturm |
| 16.00 | Tour at the Ariana Museum |
| 18.30 | Debate on the proposed museology |
| 20.00 | Dinner |
Sunday, 19 May 1996
| 09.30 - 12.30 | Working Meeting, Ariana Museum: |
| Introducing an 18th Century Clock, with a waterfall, moving figures, organ etc. Mogens Bencard |
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| The Clock and Watch Collection at the Ajuda National Exhibition Centre Isabel Silveira Godinho |
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| The Clocks and watches in the Collections of the state Historical Museum Olga Melkinova |
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| Clocks and watches in helsinki’s foreign Art Collection Kai Kartio |
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| Swiss and French enamelled Boxes in a Collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague | |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 14.00 - 17.00 | Optional Excursions: |
| - Maison Tavel - Musée historique de la ville | |
| - Les collections d'art appliqué du Musée d'art et d'Histoire | |
| - Institut Voltaire, Maison des Délices | |
| 19.00 | Dinner |
Monday, 20 May 1996
| 09.30 - 13.00 | Members' Meeting, Ariana Museum |
| 13.00 | Lunch, Musée de l'Horlogerie |
| 15.00 - 18.00 | Departure by bus to Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne |
| Workshop at the Château de Prangins | |
| 18.00 | Departure by bus to Lyon |
Tuesday, 21 May 1996
| 08.30 - 10.30 | Working Session on Textiles and Lyonnese Silk, Musée historique des Tissues |
| 10.30 - 13.00 | Visit of the studio of Textile Restoration, Musée historique de Tissues |
| Visit of the Centre international de documentation et de recherches des textiles | |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 - 17.00 | Visit of ancient and modern collection, Musée historique des Tissues |
| Visit of the collection of the Musée Lyonnais des Arts Décoratifs including furniture, ceramics, objects etc. | |
| 17.00 | Visit of the Church and the Treasure of Fourvière (19th Century). By Bernard Berthod, Art-curator of the Museum |
| Dinner at the Lyonese Chamber of Commerce |
Wednesday, 22 May 1996
| 08.30 | Prelles textile workshops, La Croix-Rousse. Visit of Workshops |
| 10.30 | Musée des Beaux-Arts. Visit of the collections of the fine arts department, by Philippe Durey, Director |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Musée des Beaux-Arts. Visit of the Decorative Arts Department, by Christian Briend, art-curator |
| 16.00 | Visit of the Musée Gadagne (Museum of the history of Lyon), by Simone Blazy, chief-curator |
| 18.00 | Visit of the old city of Lyon |
| 20.00 | Dinner. Hosted by the ICOM French Committee |
Thursday, 23 May 1996
| 08.30 | Hermès textile printing works at Pierre-Bénite |
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| 11.00 - 13.00 | Villa Lumière. Visit of the place of the Inventors of the Cinema |
| End of the Conference |