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Council of Europe on the lookout for best practices in European Heritage Strategy in 2020

April 1, 2020

The endangerment of 'Y' Block in Oslo and National Theatre of Albania have sparked people's protests.

Europe’s 7 Most Endangered heritage sites 2020 announced

March 30, 2020

Europeana collection curates articles of cultural heritage significance from over 3500 European museums, libraries and archives in Europeana.

The new Europeana Collections website is now online

March 29, 2020

Medina Azahara means the "City of Brilliance"

The lost gateway of fabled Medina Azahara unearthed in southern Spain

March 28, 2020

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The Hektor Container is the first hotel to open in Telliskivi which is home to many artists' studios, bars, restaurants and clubs.

Shipping containers in the night: this new hotel in the Estonian capital is a winner

March 27, 2020

The aim of the competition is to promote natural heritage in Europe.

Winners European Tree of the Year 2020 announced

March 26, 2020

Culture Action Europe aims to enable continuous dialogue and knowledge exchange between European cultural organisations and European lawmakers.

Letter by Culture Action Europe to DG for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture: Effect of COVID-19 on European cultural and creative sectors

March 25, 2020

Agios Ioannis is rich with historical heritage.

Historic buildings to be transformed into community spaces in Cyprus

March 24, 2020

Laodicea was an important centre for art, commerce and trade in ancient Anatolia and is in the heartland of modern Turkey, popular with tourists.

Fresco travertine blocks revive southwestern ancient Turkish city of Laodicea

March 24, 2020

Guests have exclusive access to the building. View of Bay of Skaill.

Scottish church lets visitors stay the night: win-win situation for tourists and conservationists

March 21, 2020

Musical live-streaming falls back on a tradition dating to the early 20th century, when concerts were broadcast on the radio, and subsequently TV.

American artist Jonathan Keats: ‘Shuttered by COVID-19, museums now have the chance to reinvent online exhibitions’

March 21, 2020

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This initiative hopes to bring storytelling traditions of European cultures into focus.

European Heritage Days Stories 2020

February 24, 2020

The endangerment of 'Y' Block in Oslo and National Theatre of Albania have sparked people's protests.

Europe’s 7 Most Endangered heritage sites 2020 announced

March 30, 2020

Unité d'Habitation, Le Corbusier I

UNESCO: Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse in Marseille could lose World Heritage Status

February 25, 2019

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Buildings & Landscapes

The Hektor Container is the first hotel to open in Telliskivi which is home to many artists' studios, bars, restaurants and clubs.

Shipping containers in the night: this new hotel in the Estonian capital is a winner

March 27, 2020

Agios Ioannis is rich with historical heritage.

Historic buildings to be transformed into community spaces in Cyprus

March 24, 2020

In 2015, restoration was started when a plaque attesting the patrimony value of the edifice was unveiled.

Genoese lighthouse in Romania lights up after 107 years

March 19, 2020

North Macedonia

Old Bazaar is another locality in the old city of Skopje that is going to be simulated in app.

App lets users explore a 3D model of Skopje’s Jewish Quarter

March 18, 2020

Europa Nostra contributes to Croatia’s EU Presidency Conference on Cultural Heritage at Risk

March 7, 2020

Portugal’s oldest public hydroelectric power plant to be turned into a museum

March 6, 2020

Young Architects Forum: A talk with Jaufret Barrot

March 6, 2020

Intangible Heritage

The IMP explores the interaction of museum work and intangible heritage practices in a comparative European context, with partner organizations from Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Italy and Switzerland.

The Intangible Cultural Heritage and Museums Project (IMP) presents their Joint Declaration

March 12, 2020

Belarusian straw work depicting a bird.

Straw weaving to be added to Belarus’ list of historical and cultural heritage

February 29, 2020

Georgian Polyphony Singers.

Georgian music tradition of Polyphony given status of ‘National Importance’

February 28, 2020

The institution is the central folklore archives.

Estonian Folklore Archives faces uncertain future without new funding

February 20, 2020

Street sign of Lüderitzstrasse, Berlin Lüderitzstrasse will be renamed Cornelius-Fredericks-Strasse

Berlin confronts Germany’s colonial past with new initiative

February 6, 2020

The Netherlands

Van Gogh Museum bustling with visitors

Wooing Dutch visitors and an upcoming anniversary: challenges in store for the new director of Van Gogh Museum

February 4, 2020

Stella Artois

KU Leuven launches postgraduate programme to invest in Belgian beer culture

January 29, 2020

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Archaeology

Medina Azahara means the "City of Brilliance"

The lost gateway of fabled Medina Azahara unearthed in southern Spain

March 28, 2020

Laodicea was an important centre for art, commerce and trade in ancient Anatolia and is in the heartland of modern Turkey, popular with tourists.

Fresco travertine blocks revive southwestern ancient Turkish city of Laodicea

March 24, 2020

Přerov plans to restore the wall to full working order, and install a replica gazebo above ground, providing a shady oasis for visitors to the Comenius Museum.

Massive walls of Moravian castle unearthed in the city of Prerov in the Czech Republic

March 20, 2020

Newport Ship was found in the riverbed of River Usk.

Newport Ship could be Wales’ answer to the Mary Rose

February 12, 2020

The river Vistule in Poland

Underwater archaeologists discover centuries-old shipwreck and destroyed WWII bridge in Polish river

January 30, 2020

Germany returns antiquities to Mexico

January 25, 2020

Wreck of Titanic to be protected in treaty signed by UK and US

January 23, 2020

Expert Categories

Digital

Europeana collection curates articles of cultural heritage significance from over 3500 European museums, libraries and archives in Europeana.

The new Europeana Collections website is now online

March 29, 2020

The new online platform aims to provide better access to users by updating its search page among other features. Some of the significant improvements... Continue reading

Musical live-streaming falls back on a tradition dating to the early 20th century, when concerts were broadcast on the radio, and subsequently TV.

American artist Jonathan Keats: ‘Shuttered by COVID-19, museums now have the chance to reinvent online exhibitions’

March 21, 2020

Time Machine Project, in collaboration with Europeana, aims to create Big Data of the Past, an interface which helps mapping social, cultural and geographical evolution of Europe.

Europeana and Time Machine take next steps towards new applications for digital cultural heritage

March 18, 2020

The 30-month-long project started on 2 March 2020 and is receiving funding of EUR 1.5 million.

New digital library project spans six countries in the Adriatic-Ionian region

March 17, 2020

Policy

Culture Action Europe aims to enable continuous dialogue and knowledge exchange between European cultural organisations and European lawmakers.

Letter by Culture Action Europe to DG for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture: Effect of COVID-19 on European cultural and creative sectors

March 25, 2020

Culture Action Europe wrote a joint letter on the 20th of March, 2020 to Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) presenting... Continue reading

Carolina Norbury, Chief ExecutIve of Creative Industries Federation and Creative England describes it as “an integral part of the success of the UK’s £111.7 billion creative industries”.

UK to end Creative Europe participation post-Brexit

March 11, 2020

Cultural Route of the Council of Europe is a certification awarded by the Council of Europe to networks promoting the European shared culture, history and memory.

Georgia signs Memorandum of Understanding on Promotion of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe

March 6, 2020

European Commission

EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel: “We must preserve our cultural heritage as a pillar in a world full of challenges”

February 16, 2020

TOURISM

Guests have exclusive access to the building. View of Bay of Skaill.

Scottish church lets visitors stay the night: win-win situation for tourists and conservationists

March 21, 2020

“Champing” allows tourists to camp in the church. The experience is special, tranquil and opportunity to see the rugged beauty of Orkney at St... Continue reading

Italy has been the worst affected country outside of China.

European tourism sector demands supportive measures to reduce impact of COVID-19

March 20, 2020

The Netherlands

The Red Light District (De Wallen) has been in existence since the medieval times.

Amsterdam forbids group tours in the Red light District

March 3, 2020

France considers entry fees for national parks

February 23, 2020

Partner News

4-5 June, Pisa, Italy: Sign up for the REACH Final Conference

March 27, 2020