European Heritage Days

Once a year, citizens in 50 countries celebrate Europe’s cultural heritage. This initiative of the European Heritage Days, launched by the Council of Europe in 1991, has been since 1999 a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, putting new cultural assets on view and opening up historical buildings normally closed to the public. (more...)

Events

Events by country (click on the map)

Previous events: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006

2011 Leaflet

2011 Poster

European Heritage Days, 25 years: Open doors - Open minds

"Open doors and open minds": report by François Matarasso

Report on the Future of the European Heritage Days by Susan Williamson

Information concerning National Coordinators
   Last circular letter: Letter n°5 (16 April 2012)
 Handbook on the European heritage days - a practical guide by Michel Kneubühler
2011 EHD Evaluations

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2012 Edition

Meeting on the "Heritage Education and Youth Exchange", Strasbourg, 10 February 2012

2011 Edition

Meeting on the "European Dimension", Strasbourg, 11-12 December 2011

EHD 2011 events, Wroclaw (Poland), 10-12 October 2011

Brainstorming Session on the Future of the EHDs, Paris (France), 21 February 2011

2011 Themes

EHD Visibility

Press release [09/09/2011]

EHD Promotion materials package

EHD are on Facebook

Contacts

Madelena Grossmann
+33 388 41 22 03

Colette Heitz
+33 390 21 59 48

National Coordinators