Academy of Cultural Heritage

Theme of the Convention: Culture, Cultivation and Civilisation Chairs: Profs. Eero Tarasti, Altti Kuusamo (Helsinki) Assistants: Paul Forsell, Mikko Metsälampi, Aleksi Haukka Venues: Finnish and Danish Institutes at Athens, October 1–5, 2025 Location & admission information • Finnish Institute at Athens: Zitrou 16, Athens, office@finninstitute.gr • Danish Institute at Athens: Herefondos 14, Athens, info@diathens.gr • […]

Syros Academy, Oct. 5-8, 2023, Ermoupolis, Cultural Centre, Ritsos Hall (in front of the Apollo Theatre) Chairs Eero Tarasti, Hannu Riikonen, Altti Kuusamo Assistants Paul Forsell (paul.forsell@gmail.com) & Aleksi Haukka (aleksi.haukka@helsinki.fi) Wednesday Oct 4, arrival Thursday Oct 5 14–19 Opening Music: Chopin – Polonaise in B flat major (Eila Tarasti, piano) Speeches ♦Hannu Riikonen: Tuntemani […]

    Symposium Ermoupoliksessa, Syroksen saarella (Kykladit, Kreikka) 5.-8. lokakuuta 2023 Eero Tarasti ja Hannu Riikonen syntyivät molemmat Helsingissä 1948 virkamiesperheisiin. He oppivat tuntemaan toisensa Helsingin Normaalilyseossa, Norssissa, vuodesta 1959 vuoteen 1967. He opiskelivat koulun klassillisella linjalla pitkän latinan ja lisäksi kolme vuotta kreikkaa. Heistä tuli kummastakin wagneriaaneja nähtyään Parsifalin pitkänäperjantaina 1961. Jo 12-vuotiaana he […]

  May 10-13, 2023 Syros, Ermoupolis, Cultural Center, Ritsos hall. chair Prof. Eero Tarasti eero.tarasti@helsinki.fi assistants: Aleksi Haukka aleksi.haukka@helsinki.fi; Lazaros Papoutsis sfinas3@gmail.com; Paul Forsell paul.forsell@gmail.com   May 10, Wednesday 10-12 a.m. Sibelius, Romance, Elias Nyman, violin Opening: Eero Tarasti Philosophy and general aspects Jukka Meurman (Helsinki): Can Medicine Help artists – Myths and Realities Altti […]

in Ermoupolis on the island of Syros (Cyclades) , Greece on 10–13 May, 2023; chair Prof. Eero Tarasti; assistants Lazaros Papoutsis (Florina, Greece) Aleksi Haukka and Paul Forsell (Helsinki) Theme of the event: Myth, Music and Arts After four years’ pause, due to Covid-19, we reopen our traditional symposia and seminars on Syros. The seminar […]

The 3rd International Encounter of the Academy of Cultural Heritages (ACU) at Ermoupolis, Syros (Cyclades), Greece,  Oct. 1–8, 2019 Director of the congress and Academy: Eero Tarasti; assistants Paul Forsell, Helsinki; Lazaros Papoutzis, Florina, Greece The convention consists of: ■ 15th International doctoral and postdoctoral seminar of musical semiotics (Oct. 2– 5) ■ Symposium on […]

at Hermoupolis, Syros island (Cyclades) , Greece on 1–8 October, 2019; chair Prof. Eero Tarasti; assistants Lazaros Papoutsis (Florina, Greece) and Paul Forsell (Helsinki) Symposium on “Animation of Cultural Heritages – Renewing, Performing, Preserving”, on 5–7 October; co-directors: profs. Karin Boklund-Lagopoulos, Alexandros Lagopoulos (Athens), Hannu Riikonen, Altti Kuusamo (Helsinki). Papers by participants (30 minutes); participation […]

Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya organized its first symposium in Barcelona on Nov. 15-17, 2018 entitled Jornades ab sentits dedicated to musical signification. The initiative came from Dr. Joan Grimalt, who is teaching at the Music School and active member of the international research project Musical Signification. This meeting was intended in the first […]

Report on the 2nd Seminar of the Academy of Cultural Heritages at Syros, Greece, on Oct. 2-6, 2018 at Ermoupolis, Municipality, Cultural Center, Ritsos Hall and Apollo Theater; Director: Eero Tarasti; Co-directors Alexandros Lagopoulos, Karin Boklund-Lagopoulos, Demetre Yannou, Hannu Riikonen, Altti Kuusamo, and Jukka Meurman; Assistants: Lazaros Papoutsis and Paul Forsell   Tuesday morning Oct […]