Organizational Instructions


Venue of conference:
Pantheon of the National Museum
, main building of the National Museum, Václavské nám. 68, 115 79  Prague 1, 1st floor. For more information see http://www.nm.cz.

Way how to get:
From the Central Railway Station to the National Museum
– by the underground (metro) from the “Hlavní nádraží“ station to the “Muzeum“ station, one stop by the underground route C (red);  you will need the ticket in value of CZK 18 (validity - 20 min., non-transfer ticket). Direction of the underground terminal station called “Háje”.
From the Florenc bus station to the National Museum – by the underground from the “Florenc” station to the “Muzeum“ station, two stops by the underground route C (red);  you will need the ticket in value of CZK 18 (validity - 20 min., non-transfer ticket). Direction of the underground terminal station called “Háje”.
From the Ruzyně airport to the National Museum – by bus No. 119 to the “Dejvická” station (terminal station); change to the underground – route A (green) from the “Dejvická” station 5 stops to the “Muzeum“ station;  you will need the ticket in value of CZK 26 (validity - 75 min., transfer ticket). Direction of the underground terminal station called “Depo Hostivař”.
From the National Museum to the Czech Museum of Music – by the underground from the “Muzeum” station on route A (green) three stops to the “Malostranská” station; change to tram No. 12 (direction of “Sídliště Barrandov”), No. 20 (direction of “Smíchovské nádraží”) or No. 22 (direction of “Nádraží Hostivař”) two stops to the “Hellichova” station. Or ca 10 min. on foot down the Václavské náměstí to the Vodičkova street – then by tram No. 9 (direction of Sídliště Řepy) four stops to the “Újezd” station and change to tram No. 22 (direction of Bílá Hora) one stop to the “Hellichova” station. The building of the Czech Museum of Music is located directly near the “Hellichova” station.
For more information see http://www.dpp.cz.

Accommodation:
Accommodation for the conference participants has been secured by JSC Travel, s.r.o.  agency in various price variants
(http://www.jsc.cz). JSC Travel, s.r.o., Přístavní 2, 170 00 Prague 7, tel./fax: +420 220 805 684/+420 220 806 912, e-mail: jsc@jsc.cz.

Participation fee:
Applications sent
                                                        Basic amount                                                                       Basic amount
                                                         (for members, employees and students of the                                  (for the other conference participants)
                                                      organizers and members of the Union of Museums 
                                                       in  Slovakia and the Slovak ICOM Committee) 

after 8th February 2008                                               CZK 720                                                                                 EUR 160
until 8th February 2009 20% discount                         CZK 580                                                                                 EUR 130
until 30th September 2008  30% discount                  CZK 500                                                                                 EUR 110

The participation fees shall be sent to the account of the Czech Association of Museums and Galleries, GE Money Bank, account No. 2233905504/0600, SWIFT code: AGBACZPP, IBAN account format: CZ6206000000002233905504 (please state the institution identification No. as the variable symbol and your name in the commentary) or they may be paid in cash at the roll call. The participation fee includes the conference organizational costs, conference materials, interpreting and refreshment during the meeting (coffee, tea, mineral water, small snack) and concert and bash in the soirée. Travel costs and accommodation shall be paid by the conference participants.

Conference interpreting:
The conference official languages are the Czech and Slovak/English; contributions will be interpreted simultaneously to the other official language. In the vestibule of the Pantheon of the National Museum the conference participants will be given the interpretation receivers with earphones against their signatures, and the receivers must be handed over back to the authorized organizers every time when leaving the hall.

 

Excursion for conference participants:
On the occasion of the conference meeting the exhibition called “Republic” will be open for the participants on 18th February 2009 – from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the main building of the National Museum, 1st floor, opposite the Pantheon; and from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the permanent exhibition of the National Museum – Czech Museum of Music  called “Man, Instrument, Music” and the exhibition called “Painted Music by Karel Franta” will be open (Czech Museum of Music, Karmelitská 2, Prague 1; for more information see www.nm.cz).


Formal meeting of conference participants:
The formal meeting for the conference participants will be held in the National Museum – Czech Museum of Music (Karmelitská 2, Prague 1) on 18th February 2009 from 20.00 p.m.. The soirée will be opened by the concert of the Chamber Orchestra of the Dvorak Region, which will be followed by the bash.

Contact:
Czech Association of Museums and Galleries, Jindřišská 901/5, 2nd staircase, 110 00 Prague 1 – Nové Město
Tel.: +420 224 210 037-39, cell phone: +420 736 438 611, Fax: +420 224 210 047, e-mail: amg@cz-museums.cz


From 16th February 2009 please call regarding all the other information, changes etc. only the AMG cell phone: +420 736 438 611!

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