Opening:
13:00 - 13:15
Hirotake Tateishi (Prof. Dr., President of TUFS)
"Reflection on the cultural heritage: Historical monument or national monument?"

Seminar:
13:15-13:55
1) Taku Shinohara (Prof. Dr., TUFS)
"Authenticity and originality in historical contexts: experience in Europe and in Japan" (in English)

13:55-14:35
2) Fatma Ürekli (Prof. Dr., Mimar Sinan University)
"Osmanlıda Tarihi Mirasın Korunması ve Modern Müzecilik Anlayışı
/ Preservation of historical heritage in the Ottoman Empire and birth of the modern conception of museum" (in Turkish)

14:35-15:15
3) Alejandro Martínez de Arbulo (Dr., University of Tokyo)
"Preserving the Memory of Fragile Materials: The Conservation of Wooden Architectural Heritage" (in English)

break 15:15-15:30

15:30-16:10
4) Ömür Tufan (Curator, Topkapı Palace Museum)
"Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi'nden Depreme Karşı Alınan Önlemler
/ Precautions against earthquake at the Topkapı Palace Museum" (in Turkish)

16:10-16:50
5) Hatice Aynur (Prof. Dr., Istanbul Sehir University)
"Ottoman inscriptions in danger: Preserving, recording and repairing" (in English)

16:50-17:30
Commentators:
Kayoko Hayashi (Prof. Dr., TUFS)
Sumiyo Okumura (Dr., Turkish Cultural Foundation)

Presentations in Japanese and in Turkish will be translated into Turkish and Japanese, respectively.