LTAP ASSOCIATION OF LONG-TERM ART PROJECTS
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What Can Art Do for the Future?
A Symposium with the Association of Long-Term Art Projects
Monday, 29 June 2026
Nordic Black Theatre, Oslo, Norway
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration fee: 250 NOK, which includes morning snack, coffee, catered lunch and afternoon snack from Wilder Kitchen, and event supplies such as nametags.
Note: 250 NOK is equivalent to approximately €23 / £20 / $26.
Space is limited to 50 attendees, so please register using “Finn billetter” button above to reserve your seat!
Art has reflected and shaped our societies for millennia, but can it help ensure a fair, livable future for distant generations of people?
The policies and governance needed for intergenerational fairness require deep emotional support. That’s where Long-Term Art Projects (LTAPs), like Oslo’s Future Library, come in. They make the future tangible, build empathy for generations that don't yet exist, and prompt us towards concrete actions for the world we want to leave behind.
In conjunction with the 2026 Future Library manuscript handover ceremony, the Association of Long-Term Art Projects (LTAP) is hosting a special symposium to dive deep into these ideas. Join creatives, policymakers, and custodians of long-term art projects to discuss how art can contribute to the emotional foundation needed for effective long-term policies.
Our work has already resonated with the UN and the European Commission through the Good Ancestors exhibition. Now we want to explore these ideas with you. Come help us imagine what’s possible to build a livable future!
Custodians and representatives from several LTAPs will participate, including Future Library, Clock of the Long Now, Ekokathedraal, Letters of Utrecht, the Uffington White Horse, and Zeitpyramide.
The program will include:
9:30 – 10:00 Coffee and Registration
10:00 Welcome and Introductions
▪ Anne Beate Hovind, Chairperson of Future Library Trust
▪ Michael Münker, co-founder of the Letters of Utrecht (LTAP) and
founder of milliongenerations foundation
10:15 Opportunities of Civic Art for Society
Anne Beate Hovind in conversation with Marianne Borgen, former Mayor of Oslo
10:45 The Good Ancestors Exhibit and European Union Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness
Lydia Caldana
Foresight Policy Analyst, EU Policy Lab
11:00 Perspectives on a Long Future: Panel Discussion
▪ Cornelius Holtorf
UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures, Linnaeus University
Professor and Chair of Heritage Evidence, Foresight and Policy
University College London
▪ Martin Kunze
Artist and founder of Memory of Mankind(LTAP)
▪ Barbara Laber
Custodian of Zeitpyramide (LTAP)
▪ Peter Wouda
Custodian of Ecokathedraal (LTAP)
11:50 Overview of Afternoon Workshops and Short Walk to Lunch
12:30 Lunch and Conversation
A plant-based lunch of minestrone with wild greens and fresh bread will be catered by Wilder Kitchen, an Oslo-based creative food studio that aims to connect people with one another and the nature that surrounds them. For that reason, seasonal ingredients are sourced locally.
13:45 Participatory Sessions
▪ What Can Art Do for the Future, Right Now?
Led by Bette A. (writer and visual artist; co-author with Brian Eno of What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory) and Vidya Giridharan(creative strategist and human rights practitioner)
▪ Long-term Design: Cultural Transmission and Continuity as a Design Practice for Long-term Futures
Led by Lukas Pfaller (long-term designer and custodian of Zeitpyramide LTAP) and Johann Schmitt (UX designer) of Digital Long View
▪ How Can Long-term Art Projects Help Us Become Better Ancestors?
Led by Michael Münker, co-founder of the Letters of Utrecht (LTAP) and milliongenerations foundation
15:30 Afternoon Cake and Sharebacks from Afternoon Sessions
16:15 Before the First Note: Music as a Model for Understanding Time
Talk and performance by Ekaterina Porizko, conductor, organist, pianist, carillonneur, and musicologist
16:45 Closing Remarks
Accessibility
The symposium will be held in English. There will not be a sign language interpreter. The venues are not wheelchair accessible.
Questions?
Contact us at symposium2026@milliongenerations.org. Please note that we are a volunteer team and will answer your message as soon as we are able.
This symposium is supported by the Future Library Trust, the Nordic Black Theatre, the European Commission, the Association of Long-Term Art Projects, and the milliongenerations foundation.
