Seminar « How to put the beauty of FARO principles into practice? »

19-20 September 2024 Suomenlinna, Finland

Organised jointly by Finnish Heritage Agency and the Council of Europe. a Baltic Sea Region seminar dedicated to the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, better known as the Faro Convention, will take place in the historical...

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The Netherlands signs the Faro Convention

12 January 2024 STRASBOURG

This latest signature brings the total number of signatures to 5, in addition to the 24 member States that have ratified the Convention. The Netherlands’ signature should further encourage citizen engagement in cultural heritage governance and the development of new bottom-up initiatives in this...

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Sixth annual gathering of the Faro Convention Network (FCN)

20-22 June 2023 Kaunas, Lithuania

In the framework of the Faro Convention Action Plan, the Council of Europe celebrated the sixth Faro Convention Network (FCN) annual gathering, that took place from 20 to 22 June 2023 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Organised jointly with the Community of Žemieji Šančiai, a member of the Faro Convention...

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Preparatory Meeting for the Faro Convention Network in France

10 May 2023 Paris, France

In the framework of the Faro Convention Action Plan, the Council of Europe organised a Preparatory Meeting for the Faro Convention Network in France, that took place on 10 May 2023 in Council of Europe Office in Paris. The meeting gathered 10 representatives of different cultural heritage...

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The brochure about the Faro Convention is now available in Spanish

21 March 2023 Strasbourg, France

The brochure “The Faro Convention: the way forward with heritage” is now available in Spanish, thanks to the support and collaboration of the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sports. Spain has ratified the Faro Convention in April 2022, which has further strengthened its collaboration with the...

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Poland ratifies the Faro Convention

29 November 2022 Strasbourg, France

In the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ambassador Jerzy Baurski, Permanent Representative of Poland to the Council of Europe, deposited the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society....

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First gathering on the implementation of the Faro Convention in Spain

22 November 2022 Siguenza, Spain

The Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sports organised the first gathering on the implementation of Faro Convention that took place on 22 November in Siguenza, Spain. Spain has ratified the Faro Convention in April and the gathering served as a first step towards the elaboration of an...

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Faro Convention Regional Seminar in Tallinn

17-18 October 2022 Tallinn, Estonia

The Estonian Ministry of Culture, the Finnish Heritage Agency and the Council of Europe jointly organised the Faro Convention Regional Seminar that took place on 17 and 18 October in Tallinn, Estonia. The event gathered 70 participants both from governmental sector and civil society from Finland...

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The Faro Convention Action Research Days "Faro Convention: defining heritage together”

27-28 September 2022 Bordeaux, France

The Faro Convention Action Research Days "FARO CONVENTION: DEFINING HERITAGE TOGETHER", organised jointly with the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region and the city of Bordeaux as part of the Faro Convention Action Plan, took place in Bordeaux (France) on 27 and 28 September 2022. These action-research days...

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an event organised by Almasani Association, a member of the Faro Convention Network

International conference “Cultural Heritage: Participatory Approach”

21 September 2022 Novi Sad, Serbia

The Almasani Association, a member of the Faro Convention Network, organised the International Conference “Cultural Heritage: Participatory Approach” on 21 September, in Novi Sad, Serbia. The Faro Convention Secretariat took part in the event, acknowledging the great work of the Almasani...

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