The symposium, which has been organised by Helen Walasek, marks the 30^th anniversary of the destruction of the Old Bridge (Stari Most) in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, which occurred on 9 November 1993. This was an emblematic event in the history of deliberate attacks on cultural heritage during conflict.

AA HTS tutor and DRL Programme Co-ordinator, Nerma Cridge will speak on The Partisan Memorial Cemetery, Mostar. Not far from the reconstructed Stari Most, a masterpiece of 20^th century architecture lies neglected and repeatedly vandalised: Bogdan Bogdanović’s vast Partisan Memorial Cemetery of 1965. The cemetery was named one of Europa Nostra’s Seven Most Endangered Heritage Sites for 2023. Nerma will focus on this important, yet little-known monumental ensemble, one of the scores of the huge abstract war memorials erected in the former Yugoslavia.

The symposium will take place on 9 November, 10am–3pm GMT.
Tickets for attendance in person and online (free) can be purchased here.