2018, Nimes, France

CIVVIH ANNUALMEETING

International Committee on Historic Towns ans Villages

HISTORY/ ARCHEOLOGY/ ANTIQUES AND SUSTAINABLE CITY

NÎMES – 2018 September 19/20/21/22

Post tour on 2018 September 23/24

ORGANIZATION PROGRAM

Pre-tour

For the attendees that come from distant places, it is possible to anticipate and come early to Nîmes to enjoy the Feria (from September 13 to 16th 2018) or more simply to attend the Heritage Days (Journées du patrimoine) on September 15th and 16th 2018.

Beware to book your hotel without delay.

Tuesday September 18th 2018

Possibility to organize a dinner for those arriving on that day (registration required, dinner cost not included in registration fees).

Scientific symposium

Wednesday September 19th 2018

9h00 Visit of the city of Nîmes with tour guides of the tourist office from 9am to 12am. Tour Magne, jardin de la Fontaine, quai de la fontaine, Maison-Carrée 12h00 Lunch at the restaurant « Ciel de Nîmes » 13h30 Reception at the Carré d’art auditorium 14h00 Opening session Presentation of the symposium program

15h00 coffee break

15h30 Theme 1, integrated development

- 15’ theoretical introduction

- 3 x 15’ three case studies presentation

- 30’ round table debate

17h30 Museum of Roman ages (1h/1h30) museography presentation

19h30 Reception by the Mayor M. Jean Paul Fournier

Cocktail dinner on the terrace of the museum –organised by the city of Nîmes

Free evening

Thursday September 20th 2018

09h00 Theme 2, city project, urbanism,

architecture, urban project and site project

- 15’ theoretical introduction

- 3 x 15’ three case studies presentation

10h00 coffee break

11h00 Visit of the Carré d’art médiathèque,

Contemporary art museum designed by Norman Foster (presentation of building or competition), presentation of the permanent collection along with its temporary aisle:

«A desire for Archeology, perspectives on the future » as well as Syrian artists’ contemporary works, in two groups of 25 to 30 people (a translator has to be found –via tourist office?)

12h30 Lunch at the restaurant « Ciel de Nîmes »

14h00 Theme 3, innovations, new technologies, tools and practices

- 15’ theoretical introduction

- 3 x 15’ three case studies presentation

10h30 coffee break

15h30 Round table

16h30 Visit of the amphitheatre work site (1h)

17h30 Presentation of public space planning project

Amphiteatre, Esplanade Feuchères (45’)

Free evening

Friday September 21st 2018

09h00 Presentation of the workshop synthesis by the students and debate 10h00 pause café 10h30 Conclusion of the symposium 12h00 Lunch at the restaurant « Ciel de Nîmes »

14h Visit of the old town center, registration required, several themes can be submitted:

hôtels particuliers (private mansions), neoclassical architecture, projects of urban recomposition (îlot Littré, Esclafidous...)

20h00 Symposium closing dinner

CIVVIH General Assembly

Saturday September 22nd 2018

Post-tour reservation required, 50 seats only

09h00 CIVVIH ANNUAL MEETING and ELECTIONS, auditorium of the Carré d’art

10h30 coffee break

13h00 Closing

Free lunch and afternoon

Post-tour, compulsory registration

Sunday September 23th 2018

8h00 Departure for Arles

09h00 Visit of the Alyscamps

10h30 Luma Foundation

12h00 Lunch at the refectory

13h30-14h00 Departure for the Pont du Gard

15h00 Le pont du Gard (bridge), visit and museum Meeting with the management structure 18h00 Return to Nîmes, arrival at 6pm.

20h00 Dinner

Monday September 24th 2018

08h00 Bus departure

08h30-11h00 Nîmes 20th century architecture St Dominique, Némausus, Coliseum

11h00 Departure for Saint Jean du Gard

12h30 Lunch at Saint Jean du Gard 15h00 « Maison Rouge » visit of the Cevennes valley museum (musée des vallées cévenoles) Industrial and vernacular heritage

18h00 Return to Nîmes