On September 14th, 2011, at4.30 pm , will be held the ceremony aimed to offically dedicate the Amphitheater of the Auditorium al Duomo to Andrzej Tomaszewski.
The Auditorium al Duomo is part of the Centro “Congressi al Duomo”, collaborates with the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco® and Life Beyond Tourism®, and it is a cultural complex in the hearth of Florence, Italy. The Andrzej Tomaszewski opening ceremony will represent a tangible expression of appreciation for the scientific work of Prof. Tomaszewski in the fields of conservation and cultural dialogue. The initiative is organized in the framework of “From Florence, 90 Days for Cultural Dialogue with Life Beyond Tourism” by Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco®, Life Beyond Tourism®, Auditorium al Duomo and in the collaboration of the Ambasciata della Repubblica di Polonia a Roma, the Istituto Polacco di Roma, ICCROM, the Technical Universities of  Krakow and Warsaw,  ICOMOS Poland, ICOMOS Italia, and the Associazione culturale italo-polacca di Toscana.

The event is also organized with the patronage of the below Institutions (the following list is updated to Sptember  14th, 2011):
. Ministry of Culture and Cultural Heritage, Poland
 . Comune di Firenze
 . Provincia di Firenze
. Regione Toscana

. Pontificia Commissione per i Beni Culturali della Chiesa
. Salone dell’Arte e del Restauro di Firenze
. Dipartimento Patrimonio Architettonico e Urbanistico, University of Reggio Calabria
. Associazione Città e Siti Italiani Patrimonio Mondiale UNESCO
. Università Internazionale dell’Arte
. Comitato Nazionale Italiano ICOMOS
. ICCROM
. Commissione Nazionale Italiana per l’UNESCO
. Kronenberg Foundation, Warsaw
. Accademia Polacca delle Scienze, Rome

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Below you can find additional information regarding the professional profile of Andrzej Tomaszewski and/or regarding the program of the above ceremony. However, we invite you since now to send us your personal tribute to Prof. Tomaszewski.
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If you would like to do so, please send your tribute/contribution in  memory of A.Tomaszewski to ceremony.tomaszewski@lifebeyondtourism.org and in Cc. to web@lifebeyondtourism.org, so that we can evaluate and eventually publish your text – according to the Privacy Policy and to the Code of  Good Conducts and Terms of Use of the Life Beyond Tourism® Community. Tributes must be included in the email text or send as .doc (Word) files only.
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Who is Andrzej Tomaszewski?
Andrzej Tomaszewski (1934-2010) was a Polish historian of art, architect, archaeologist and conservator, who received many awards and decorations. He had been one of the first  fellow of the Berlin Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Studies), and the first beneficiary of the Georg Dehio Award. In the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco, he was member of the Foundation Board of Experts.
Andrzej Tomaszewski was in many important positions regarding the preservation of cultural heritage: President of Polish ICOMOS, General Director of  ICCROM, Conservator-General of the Republic of Poland, President of the German-Polish Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural Monuments, President of Polish ICOM. He also had a relevant role in the field of intercultural dialogue, with a specific attention to the Polish-German dialogue.
More information about Andrzej Tomaszewski can be found on Wikipedia by clicking here.

Program of the ceremony:
The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium al Duomo in Via de’ Cerretani 54r, 50123, Florence, Italy:
4:30pm Welcome to the participants into the “Anfiteatro Andrzej Tomaszewski”
5:00pm Opening of the ceremony: commemoration. Audio and video material in memoriam:
- recording of the voice Andrzej Tomaszewski’s voice speaking on Cesare Brandi and Camillo Boito, Zakopane, May 2006
- film by the Kronenberg Foundation Memoria al di là delle frontiere 2010
5,30pm Celebration and personal memories of Andrzej Tomaszewski (pre-scheduled tributes)
6,00pm Concert: Andrzej Tomaszewski in Memoriam - Daniel Kotliński, basso baritone (Danzig); piano: Massimo Guidetti
F. Chopin (1810-1849):  Smutna rzeka op. 74 n. 3, Hulanka op. 74 n. 4, Precz z moich oczu op. 74 n. 6, Dwojaki koniec op. 74 n. 11, Wojak  op. 74 n. 10
P. Tschaikovsky (1840-1893):  Ni slova o drug moi op. 6 n. 2, Solovey op. 60 n. 4, Romance op. 6 n. 6, Serenata di Don Giovanni op. 38 n. 1
V. Bellini (1801-1835).  Cinta di fiori – “I Puritani” (Sir Giorgio Walton
M. I. Glinka (1804-1857): Chuyut pravdu – “Ivan Susanin” (Susanin)
G. Bizet (1838-1875):  Quand la flamme de l’amour – “La jolie Fille de Perth“ (Ralph)
G. Verdi (1813-1901):  Ella giammai m’amò – “Don Carlo” (Filippo II)
7,30pm Opening of the exhibit: The Main Market Square in Kraków.Underground Museum and the Cloth Hall.Restoration and Modernization Projects and Realisation 2002-2010 Project by Prof. Andrzej Kadłuczka, Krakow Polytechnic. Exhibit organized In the framework of the cooperation between the Polish Institute in Rome and the “Auditorium al Duomo” in Florence, and with the patronage of the Polish Embassy in Rome.
8:00pm Buffet dinner for participants

R.S.V.P.
To receive more information and to confirm particiaption write to
ceremony.tomaszewski@lifebeyondtourism.org (Dr. Sandra Cavallucci)
or call +39 055 216066 (dial +39 055 285342 for information in English)
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News updated to July 5th, 2011. Next update: September 2011.