General Assembly, Mafra, Portugal
© José Paulo Ruas 2013
The ARRE General Assembly will take place in the Mafra National Palace on 22th and 23th May, 2014.
You are invited to tour the finest royal stately homes in Europe. Many European sovereigns were outstanding builders. Palaces and royal residences have now opened their doors to savour their history.
Technical meeting “Improving Access at the Palace-Museums”
©Phot.: DGPC/Luís Pavão
This technical meeting will be held at the National Palace of Sintra (Portugal). Its aims will be to present the measures and strategies implemented by ARRE members to improve access for all, to discuss specific projects carried out by ARRE members and to promote good practices which could be adapted in other places.
Technical Meeting "Using GIS to improve maintenance of a historic residence"
© Zbigniew Reszka
This technical meeting studied and discussed the value of using GIS (Geographic Information System) to improve risk assessment and risk management in historic residences. This meeting was held in the Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanów, Poland. It was dedicated to experts from ARRE member institutions in all disciplines, curators, conservators and managers in charge of historic collections, from paintings to architecture and gardens...
Joint Conference ARRE/DEMHIST
Please find attached the call for papers of the conference on the “Authenticity in the Conservation of Historic House Museums and Palace-Museums”. This joint conference will be held at the Palais de Compiègne, Compiègne/France from 7 to 10 October 2014. Abstracts and biographies can be sent in English or in French by 31 December, 2013.
Technical Meeting "Improving our Knowledge of Visitors to the European Royal Residences"
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© Didier-Saulnier
This technical meeting was held at the Palace of Versailles (France) on 7 & 8 November 2013 and permitted to improve the knowledge of the visitors of European royal residences. The aim was to compare different methods used within the network to better understand the public, compare results of surveys and identify actions that could be carried out jointly by the members.