Europa Nostra’s Post

🌟 Exciting updates from the ALDA Governing Board meeting held on March 15, 2024, in Labin, Croatia! 🇭🇷 Some main points: 🎯 Discussions focused on advancing ALDA’s strategic framework for 2024-2028, emphasising member engagement and partnerships in Eastern and Southern European regions for socio-economic development and regional integration. 🌍 Updates on upcoming programmes and the ALDA General Assembly agenda highlighted key milestones, including a follow up on the Memorandum of Understanding with the European Committee of the Regions, demonstrating ALDA’s commitment to inter-institutional cooperation. 💼 Welcoming new members enriches ALDA's capacity and fosters inclusivity. 🌟 Among them are: Mouvement Européen-France (Vaucluse and surrounding areas), France Brescia Municipality, Italy Durres Municipality, Albania Mediterranean Economic Foresight Institute IPEMED, Croatia Association of Cities of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia 🚀 As ALDA evolves, new partnerships strengthen its dedication to democracy, solidarity, and collaboration. Together, ALDA and its new members are poised to create a brighter, more inclusive future for communities across Europe and its neighbouring regions! 🌍 Read the whole article here: https://shorturl.at/wxIM6

Presentation of regional good practices and information exchange play an essential role in the projects of the Interreg Europe funding program. The Regional Council of Kainuu is involved in the CHERRY project, which develops the role of culture in regional development. In January-February, the project has gathered regional practices from culture and creative fields related to three themes: 1) local development, 2) valorization of cultural and natural heritage, and 3) urban development. The practices of different regions have been discussed at meetings of transnational working groups. From Kainuu, Minna Komulainen and Elina Keränen presented practices related to cultural and natural heritage: Kainuu’s built heritage and cultural environment program, the Singing Heritage Route, and war museums (Raatteen portti and Kuhmo winter war museum). The 9 CHERRY partner areas are different, and they are mainly united by a rich and unique cultural heritage. From Kainuu’s point of view, it is interesting to follow the development activities of the other areas. For example, the support for Italy’s creative industries or the maintenance of UNESCO sites, as well as Belgium’s artistic environmental interventions as part of the regional political discussion, are of interest. We will hear more about other areas when good practices will be compared in more detail. Next up at the end of February is a peer learning trip to Leiedal, Belgium, where the theme is urbanization, digitalization and the green transition in terms of culture and creative industries. #CHERRY #Interreg #InterregEUROPE

The 'Transcultura' 🧩 concept, coined in 1940, gives the Programme its name. Proud of sharing this journey 🏃♂️since the first idea💡was written on the Project Document 📃 in 2019. The largest intersectoral UNESCO Programme in #Latin_America and the #Caribbean 🌎, funded by the European Union, aiming at #social_transformations, #youth_empowerment and #intercultural_dialogue 💯 between people and nations from 17 Caribbean #SIDS and 27 European Union Member States 👏

🌍 This year, the celebration of European Heritage Days is diving deep into the heart of what makes Europe so enchanting.. our LIVING HERITAGE! Intangible cultural heritage is a treasure that thrives through time, and its preservation is an art in itself. 🎭🎶 To safeguard this precious heritage, we must understand that it's not about freezing it in time but ensuring its relevance and continuity. Here's what we need to keep in mind: 1️⃣ Continual Evolution: Intangible cultural heritage lives and breathes, evolving across generations. 🔄 It's not about preserving specific dances, songs, or crafts, but about passing on knowledge, skills, and meaning. 2️⃣ Transmitting the Essence: The heart of safeguarding is passing on the essence of heritage from one generation to the next. 👥📜 3️⃣ Diverse Circumstances: Safeguarding involves reinforcing the conditions, both tangible and intangible, needed for the heritage's evolution and interpretation. 🌟 🤝 Different from tangible heritage, intangible heritage is closely intertwined with the community's identity and recognition. Only what the community considers its own is safeguarded. 🤲 Safeguarding measures must always respect the community's wishes and customary practices. Public intervention may not always be the answer, as it can alter the heritage's intrinsic value. 🔍 Explore more about the fascinating world of intangible cultural heritage It's a living testament to our creativity, resilience, and the beauty of our cultural diversity. 👉 Check the European Heritage Days 2023 Living Heritage Brochure https://lnkd.in/geAgQvrg 👉 Check the Agenda in your country https://lnkd.in/eBtUqxeU #CulturalHeritage #EuropeanHeritageDays2023

Delighted to see this. Living Heritage (Intangible Cultural Heritage) is an important focus for the UKs Cultural Protection Fund. It is about nurturing, respecting and honouring what over time has shaped contemporary values and societies and learning from that journey to inform possible futures. There is no better starting point for cultural relations than ‘let us understand & work to protect what we both value’. https://lnkd.in/eKN9z_Mx

On this day in 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, was established. Did you know that the parent organization of ASIFA-South: ASIFA-International is affiliated with UNESCO (the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization), which encourages international peace and universal respect by promoting collaboration among nations. #asifainternational #unesco #asifasouth

When culture meets personal journeys through time and space, it becomes instrumental to reinforcing cultural heritage and a shared sense of identity. This is what the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe do, by engaging local heritage all over Europe to bring countries and cultures together. ➡ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eaF8M6At #culturecounts #localheritage

Bridging Heritage: Exploring the Cultural and Historical Synergies between Yichun, Jiangxi and Sri Lanka. https://lnkd.in/ePagAR4e

🌍 YouInHerit project 🌍 Funded by the European Regional Development Fund under Interreg Central Europe. Running from June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2019, this initiative included 12 partners from 5 countries. Key Slovenian partners were Razvojna agencija Sinergija, Občina Beltinci, Občina Piran, and the Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum, with Budafok, Hungary, as the lead partner. Project Highlights: ◦ Revitalizing traditional crafts to preserve cultural heritage and boost local economies. ◦ Engaging youth in recognizing the potential of traditional crafts through innovative approaches. ◦ Strengthening local authorities' capacities to manage cultural heritage. Key Achievements: ◦ Development of 6 action plans for cultural heritage with youth involvement, adopted regionally and locally. ◦ Creation of a tool with best practices for youth engagement in cultural heritage. ◦ Implementation of pilot measures to enhance heritage management, revive old crafts, and develop youth skills. ◦ Restoration of an olive peeling building in Vodnjan, Croatia. Installation of innovative exhibits at the Maritime Museum in Piran. Thanks to our partners in Slovenia, Hungary, Poland, Italy, and Croatia, we're preserving cultural heritage and creating new economic opportunities for future generations. 🌱🎨 #CulturalHeritage #YouthEngagement #YouInHerit #SustainableDevelopment #TraditionalCrafts