Curiculum Vitae
Dr Robert L. Philippart
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
2017 to current: Ministry of Culture, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg: UNESCO Site Manager.
2018 to current: Council of Europe: national contact responsible for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention.
2018 to current: European Institute of Cultural Routes: Board member.
CITY OF LUXEMBOURG
2017 to 2023 Commission consultative « Développement urbain », board member.
2017 to 2023 Commission consultative « Action sociale, santé 3e âge », board member.
Tourism
2015 to 2017: Directeur –ambassadeur touristique “Luxembourg for Tourism” www.visitluxembourg.com
Luxembourg for Tourism is an economic interest group promoting the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg as a tourist destination for leisure and business.
2012 to 2015: Directeur- ambassadeur touristique at « Office National du Tourisme »
1993-2011 Directeur at « Office National du Tourisme »
1988-1993 Attaché de Direction at « Office National du Tourisme »
History
2018 to current: Collaborateur scientifique Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art
2015 to current : member of the scientific board of the research project “Material Culture and Spaces of Remembrance (R.I.P.)” at IPSE Historical Institute, Université du Luxembourg
2014 – 2017 member of the board of experts at “Luxembourg Centre for Architecture” (LUCA)
2012 to current: official expert on funeral art for the city of Luxembourg
2008 to 2018: Contrat d’expert au Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art (MNHA/Musée 3 Eechelen)
2008 – current : board member of “ Commission nationale pour la coopération avec l’UNESCO”
2008 to current: member of the editorial boards of the cultural review: “Nos Cahiers” and the engineering review “Revue Technique luxembourgeoise”.
2007-2018 : scientific collaborator at “Institute of analyses of change in contemporary and historical societies”, Université Catholique de Louvain
2004-2012: board member of Luxembourg and Greater Region, European Capital of Culture 2007
1996 – current : board member /Vice Chairman of « Assocation pour l’Education Permanente » (senior lectures)
1986-1988 : teacher at « Institut de Formation Administrative »
MEMBER OF THE JURY
2010: Luxembourg Commerce Design (Union Commerciale de la ville de Luxembourg)
2012: Luxembourg Commerce Design (Union Commerciale de la ville de Luxembourg)
2012: Bauhärepräis – Prix du maître d’ouvrage (Ordre des Architectes et des Ingénieurs Conseils)
2016 /2017 : National Expert of the panel of independent experts to carry on the selection and monitoring for the 2022 European Capital of Culture Competition in Luxembourg
PUBLISHING
180 scientific articles / monographs on architecture / architects / engineers /
Bibliography: www.histoireurbaine.eu / www.bnl.lu
EDUCATION
2006: Ph. D. History, Université Catholique de Louvain
Dissertation : Luxembourg, de l’historicisme au modernisme, de la ville forteresse à la capitale nationale, Louvain-la-Neuve –Luxembourg, 2006, 2 t., 1330.p.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
French, German, Luxembourgish, English, Dutch, Spanish (notions), Latin.
- Membre du Conseil d’Administration de la Fondation du Mérite Européen
- Vice-Président de l’Union Royale Belge (1993-2011)