European Heritage Days: Denmark

2012

	Theme
	Date
	Website
	Contact
	EHD banner in national language

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2011

	Theme
	Date	... September 2011
	Website	www.kulturarv.dk
	Contact
	EHD banner in national language

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2010

Kronborg-castle Photo: P.Wessel	Theme	In the Wake of War
	Date	11-12 September 2010
	Website	www.kulturarvsdage.dk www.kulturarv.dk www.1001stories.dk
	Contact

Description

The Cultural Heritage Days-campaign in Denmark has a broad and popular approach to cultural heritage. The theme for 2010 is In the Wake of War, giving acces to the many buildings designed to defend the territory – from antiquity to the Cold War. There will be: - activities throughout the country, attractive to various kinds of guests and often in places normally closed to the public. - a booklet on the theme, widely distributed free of charge - digital, grammarschool-level learning resources, emphasising international perspectives. This will involve interactive and project-oriented use of the material, also after September 2009. The campaign is communicated to the public through: - the website www.kulturarvsdage.dk, from mid-August including an activity calendar - a booklet on the theme - press and public relations - possible cooperation with the National Danish Broadcasting Compagny, DR The many activities are carried out by local cultural institutions, owners and Danish Defence. Heritage Agency of Denmark is responsible for the campaign and the coordination of the activities.

Awareness-raising project:

May 5th: The Heritage Agency in Denmark launches an extensive website about Danish cultural heritage “1001 stories about Denmark”. The website is user driven so everyone can contribute with comments, photos and stories and recommendations. (more...)

2009

Roskilde	Theme	World Heritage
	Date	12-13 September 2009
	Website	www.bygningskulturensdag.dk www.kulturarv.dk
	Contact

Description

This year, Denmark is launching a new campaign, Cultural Heritage Days,with a broad and popular approach to cultural heritage. The theme in 2009 is World Heritage, focusing on the Danish listed sites together with the sites in Greenland and those on the tentative list, the international context and the convention itself.

There will be:

- activities in listed and tentative sites in Denmark and Greenland;

- a booklet on the theme, widely distributed free of charge;

- digital, grammarschool-level learning resources emphasising international perspectives.

This will involve interactive and project-oriented use of the material, also after September 2009, The campaign is desseminated to the public through:

- The website www.kulturarvsdage.dk;

- A booklet, also in English;

- Press and public relations.

- Cooperation with the National Danish Broadcasting compagny, DR, resulting in five tv-programmes/a website related to the programes/ introductory films to show at the three listed sites/an education-site for grammars chools/after September more prospective television on a new digital culture-channel.

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