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Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends: Open Call for Experts for Montenegro
In order to prepare a first cultural policy profile for Montenegro, the Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends is looking for cultural policy experts for Montenegro. The deadline for applications for this Open Call for Experts is the 26th May 2022. Detailed information on the position, role...
Digital exhibition of the Council of Europe
“Free to Create - Create to be Free”
Georgia has joined the digital #exhibition of the Council of Europe “Free to Create - Create to be Free” with a collaborative work by Tea Burki and Tamar Giorgadze. After contributions on the platform from Germany, Poland, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Serbia and Austria, now Georgia features the...
Spain ratifies the Faro Convention
In the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ambassador Manuel Montobbio, Permanent Representative of Spain 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....
“Creating our future: creativity and cultural heritage as strategic resources for a diverse and democratic Europe”
The Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) and the Italian Ministry of Culture are organising a Conference of Ministers of Culture in the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The event will take place in hybrid format...
Entry into force on 1 April 2022 of the Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property
Opened for signature since 2017, The Council of Europe’s Nicosia Convention puts cultural heritage at the heart of its mission and provides for a criminal justice response to the criminal offences relating to cultural property. It is the only international legal instrument aiming at preventing...
Discover “Your Faro Way” - the new Faro Convention role-playing game
The Faro Convention role-playing game “Your Faro Way” was developed as one of the outcomes in the framework of the Council of Europe-European Union Joint project “The Faro Way: enhanced participation in cultural heritage”. It seeks to promote the Faro Convention on the value of cultural heritage...
Sustainable Heritage will be explored during this year's European Heritage Days events
In 2022 European Heritage Days will be celebrating Sustainable Heritage. The shared theme in the context of environmental change, Europe’s diverse cultural heritage and the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, will be looking at both people and places; continuity and learnings from...
New publication
“The Faro Convention’s role in a changing society: building on a decade of advancement”
The year 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, also known as the Faro Convention. The present publication shows that what emerged back in 2005 as a truly innovative approach is still relevant today and...
Fifth annual gathering of the Faro Convention Network (FCN)
In the framework of the Faro Convention Action Plan, the Council of Europe celebrated the fifth Faro Convention Network (FCN) annual gathering, that took place on 7 and 8 December 2021 in Venice, Italy. Organised with the support of the Venice Office of the Council of Europe, it gathered 13...
Grant for cultural heritage communities
New Call for European Heritage Days Stories
The Call for European Heritage Days Stories is a chance to share your heritage treasures with other communities in Europe. All you have to do is fill in our online application form. Your story will be published on our website, and eligible organisations will also have the opportunity to apply...
