Strategy 21 - Good practices
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2030 Vision for cultural heritage management in Sweden
Location of the initiative: SWEDEN Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S1 - Encourage the involvement of citizens and local authorities in capitalising on their everyday heritage Brief description of the initiative: In 2014 the Swedish government tasked the Swedish National Heritage Board...
A sustainable tourism strategy for Suomenlinna
Location of the initiative: FINLAND - Helsinki Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D7 - give consideration to heritage in sustainable tourism development policies Time span of the initiative: The strategy development took a year (2014-2015). The Strategy and was published in June 2015. The...
Academy of Heritage - post-graduate studies
Location of the initiative: POLAND - International Cultural Centre in Kraków Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K5 - diversify training systems for heritage professionals Time span of the initiative: Established in 2001, the 1-year long post-graduate studies programme is organized every...
Activities of NGOs and local governments in the field of cultural heritage
Location of the initiative: POLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S6 - Create a suitable framework to enable local authorities and communities to take action for the benefit of their heritage and its management Brief description of the initiative: The report "Activities of NGOs and...
Adopt a Monument
Location of the initiative: FINLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K2 - Implement measures to encourage young people to practise heritage Brief description of the initiative: This grassroots project, facilitated by the Pirkanmaa Provincial Museum, encourages citizens to ‘adopt’...
Ancient cultural and communication complex "Serdica"
Location of the initiative: BULGARIA - 1000 Sofia Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D9 - Use innovative techniques to present cultural heritage to the public, while preserving its integrity Time span of the initiative: 2011 Brief description of the initiative: The following main...
Austria's LERNORT DENKMAL
Location of the initiative: AUSTRIA - 1010, Vienna Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K2 - Implement measures to encourage young people to practise heritage Time span of the initiative: 2010 Brief description of the initiative: The Federal Monuments Authority Austria launched its Education...
Back to School
Location of the initiative: ESTONIA Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K2 - Implement measures to encourage young people to practise heritage Brief description of the initiative: There is a NGO initiative supported by the Ministry of Education called Back to School that urges young and...
Breadtime - an intergenerational dialogue about Lesachtal bread
Location of the initiative: AUSTRIA - A-9654, St. Lorenzen and region Lesachtal Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K7 - Ensure that the knowledge and skills involved in heritage trades are passed on Time span of the initiative: 2015 Brief description of the initiative: “Brotzeit" focuses...
Conservation study of the village Gostuša in Pirot district
Location of the initiative: SERBIA Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D4 - Produce heritage impact studies for rehabilitation, construction, planning and infrastructure projects Brief description of the initiative: The conservation study of endangered vernacular architecture in this small...
Conservation, restoration and exhibition of Eski Mosque and creating a museum of religion, Stara Zagora
Location of the initiative: BULGARIA - P.C. 6000, Stara Zagora Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D8 - Protect, restore and enhance heritage, making greater use of new technologies Time span of the initiative: 2009 Brief description of the initiative: 4,000 characters max: The...
Conversion of De Hoorn brewery into a creative hub
Location of the initiative: BELGIUM Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D11 - Develop new management models to ensure that heritage benefits from the economic spinoffs that it generates Brief description of the initiative: Located in Leuven - the long-established centre of the Belgian...
Cultural Heritage Education Programme: “Apprendisti Ciceroni”
Location of the initiative: ITALY Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K7 - Ensure that the knowledge and skills involved in heritage trades are passed on Brief description of the initiative: The Cultural Heritage Education Programme “Apprendisti Ciceroni®” is a well-established programme...
Cultural Heritage Week (Teden kulturne dediščine)
Location of the initiative: SLOVENIA Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K1 - Incorporate heritage education more effectively in school curricula Time span of the initiative: 2013 Brief description of the initiative: This is a long-term initiative – a national interdisciplinary project. The...
Culture Vouchers
Location of the initiative: SLOVAK REPUBLIC Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K2 - Implement measures to encourage young people to practise heritage Time span of the initiative: since 2006, permanent Brief description of the initiative: CULTURE VOUCHERS are a targeted contribution that...
Digital cultural and historical heritage of Plovdiv Municipality
Location of the initiative: BULGARIA - 4000 Plovdiv Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D9 - Use innovative techniques to present cultural heritage to the public, while preserving its integrity Time span of the initiative: 2015 Brief description of the initiative: In the framework of the...
Digitisation of the content of repository institutions
Location of the initiative: SLOVAK REPUBLIC – key cultural institutions on national level Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D9 - Use innovative techniques to present cultural heritage to the public, while preserving its integrity Time span of the initiative: 2012 Brief description of the...
Digitisation of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center’s collection in Leiden
Location of the initiative: The NETHERLANDS Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K6 - Develop knowledge banks on local and traditional materials, techniques and know-how Brief description of the initiative: Naturalis Biodiversity Center has a collection of over 37 million zoological,...
Electronic encyclopaedia of traditional folk culture
Location of the initiative: SLOVAK REPUBLIC Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K6 - Develop knowledge banks on local and traditional materials, techniques and know-how Time span of the initiative: 2008- ongoing Brief description of the initiative: The encyclopaedia entitled Traditional...
Employees and activists of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of the initiative: BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA, Sarajevo Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S1 - Encourage the involvement of citizens and local authorities in capitalising on their everyday heritage Brief description of the initiative: The Museum is home to over 4 million artefacts...
Establishment of restoration and knowledge centre in Riga
Location of the initiative: LATVIA - Riga Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D5 - Encourage the reuse of heritage and use of traditional knowledge and practice Time span of the initiative: 2016 Brief description of the initiative: The initiative is in planning and preparatory phase. The...
Everyone’s cultural heritage
Location of the initiative: FINLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S7 - Develop and promote participatory heritage identification programmes Time span of the initiative: The project was executed in 2014. The project report was published in the spring of 2015. Brief description of the...
Faith in Nessebar
Location of the initiative: BULGARIA - 8230, Nessebar Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D7 - Give consideration to heritage in sustainable tourism development policies Time span of the initiative: 2010 Brief description of the initiative: The project includes three sites in the Ancient...
Finna Search Service
Location of the initiative: FINLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K6 - develop knowledge banks on local and traditional materials, techniques and know-how Time span of the initiative: 2008 - Continuous Brief description of the initiative: Finna is a search service entity containing...
Free admission for young people under 19 to Federal Museums
Location of the initiative: AUSTRIA - A-1010, Vienna Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S2 - Make heritage more accessible Time span of the initiative: 2010- onwards Brief description of the initiative: As of January 2010 the Ministry responsible for culture has granted free admission to...
Granaries of Memory
Location of the initiative: ITALY Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S7 - Develop and promote participatory heritage identification programmes Brief description of the initiative: ‘Granaries of Memory’ draws on the oral history of local communities, especially related to the intangible...
Heritage as a means of emancipation for mentally and multiple handicapped people
Location of the initiative: NETHERLANDS, Zwammerdam Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S2 - Make heritage more accessible Time span of the initiative: Permanent Brief description of the initiative: The formerly inwardly focused institute Ipsen de Bruggen, has built a new 'Grand Cafe' to...
Heritage Community Parnas
Location of the initiative: SLOVENIA - P. C. 1315, Velike Lašče Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S9 - Support intergenerational and intercultural projects to promote heritage Time span of the initiative: 2000 Brief description of the initiative: The Heritage Community Rob (HC) was...
Heritage of My Environment - heritage management manual for municipalities
Location of the initiative: POLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S6 - Create a suitable framework to enable local authorities and communities to take action for the benefit of their heritage and its management Time span of the initiative: 2016 first edition Brief description of the...
Heritage Schools
Location of the initiative: UNITED KINGDOM Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K1 - Incorporate heritage education more effectively in school curricula Brief description of the initiative: This educational initiative brings heritage into the classroom, reaching 120,000 students in 250...
HERITO Journal
Location of the initiative: POLAND - International Cultural Centre in Kraków Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K9 - develop study and research programmes that reflect the needs of the heritage sector and share the findings Time span of the initiative: Established in 2010, published...
HERMES: Hermoupolis Digital Heritage Management
Location of the initiative: GREECE Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D7 - Give consideration to heritage in sustainable tourism development policies Brief description of the initiative: This digitisation project is about creating a free, open-source web publishing platform for displaying...
Historic Towns Initiative
Location of the initiative: IRELAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D10 - Use the cultural heritage as a means of giving the region a distinctive character and making it more attractive and better known Time span of the initiative: 2013 Brief description of the initiative: The Historic...
Home for Cooperation: Educational Centre in the Buffer Zone of Nicosia
Location of the initiative: CYPRUS Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S4 - Promote heritage as a meeting place and vehicle for intercultural dialogue, peace and tolerance Brief description of the initiative: This building was erected in the early 1950s and attached to the Nicosia...
Integrated platform for the heritage data publication and dissemination
Location of the initiative: POLAND (all over the country) Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D8 - Protect, restore and enhance heritage, making greater use of new technologies Time span of the initiative: 2013-2016 Brief description of the initiative: Integrated platform for the heritage...
Interactive research and conservation project of the Retable of the High Altar of Tallinn’s St. Nicholas’ Church
Location of the initiative: ESTONIA Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D8 - Protect, restore and enhance heritage, making greater use of new technologies Brief description of the initiative: It is a perfect example of investigating and conserving a masterpiece using the newest techniques,...
Iubilantes Association
Location of the initiative: ITALY Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S9 - Support intergenerational and intercultural projects to promote heritage Brief description of the initiative: Iubilantes, an Italian voluntary organisation established in Como in 1996, have, amongst other projects,...
John Nurminen Foundation
Location of the initiative: FINLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S2 - Make heritage more accessible Brief description of the initiative: The John Nurminen Foundation’s new cultural Project, implemented in cooperation with the Maritime Museum of Finland, the Forum Marinum Maritime...
Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest
Location of the initiative: HUNGARY Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S3 - Use heritage to assert and transmit the fundamental values of Europe and European society Brief description of the initiative: Replacing the old Music Academy in 1907, the Liszt Academy moved into its present...
Local heritage list of a municipality
Location of the initiative: SLOVAK REPUBLIC Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S1 - Encourage the involvement of citizens and local authorities in capitalising on their everyday heritage Brief description of the initiative: The principal document for the built heritage protection in...
Monument Mania (translation of: Zabytkomania)
Location of the initiative: POLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K2 - Implement measures to encourage young people to practise heritage Time span of the initiative: 2015 Brief description of the initiative: Movie makers contest Monument Mania is for young amateurs (high school) and...
Moratorium on construction in protected (buffer) zone of the UNESCO World Heritage objects
Location of the initiative: UKRAINE - Kyiv, Chernivtsi, Lviv and also villages in Zakarpatska dstr, Ivano-Frankivsk dstr and Lviv dstr Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D4 - Produce heritage impact studies for rehabilitation, construction, planning and infrastructure projects Time span of...
Network of Austrian World Heritage Sites
Location of the initiative: AUSTRIA - Austrian World Heritage Sites, rotating Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S6 - Create a suitable framework to enable local authorities and communities to take action for the benefit of their heritage and its management Time span of the initiative:...
Nuragic Sculptures of Monte Prama in Sardinia
Location of the initiative: ITALY Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D9 - Use innovative techniques to present cultural heritage to the public, while preserving its integrity Brief description of the initiative: The Nuragic civilization dominated Sardinia for centuries, from the Bronze Age...
Paraschiva Kovacs, Satu Mare
Location of the initiative: ROMANIA Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D10 - Use the cultural heritage as a means of giving the region a distinctive character and making it more attractive and better known Brief description of the initiative: Description: As a schoolteacher in a small...
Preservation of the cultural heritage and diversification of the tourism offer in the region of the Belogradchik fortress
Location of the initiative: BULGARIA - 3900, Belogradchik Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D7 - Give consideration to heritage in sustainable tourism development policies Time span of the initiative: under the programme 2007-2013 Brief description of the initiative: The implemented...
Preservation of underwater archaeological sites, European project coordinated in Copenhagen
Location of the initiative: DENMARK Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K9 - Develop study and research programmes that reflect the needs of the heritage sector and share the findings Brief description of the initiative: Europe’s sea floor is a treasure trove of cultural heritage....
Pro Monumenta
Location of the initiative: SLOVAK REPUBLIC Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K7 - Ensure that the knowledge and skills involved in heritage trades are passed on Time span of the initiative: 2014-2021 Brief description of the initiative: Project Pro Monumenta is a project focused on...
REMPART: Volunteers for Saving Heritage
Location of the initiative: FRANCE - Paris Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D3 - promote heritage skills and professionals Time span of the initiative: still running Brief description of the initiative: This award recognises a project that has been of great benefit to many people over...
Renewal of cultural heritage with the help of unemployed people
Location of the initiative: SLOVAK REPUBLIC Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D5 - Encourage the reuse of heritage and use of traditional knowledge and practice Brief description of the initiative: Participation is the key aspect of safeguarding of cultural heritage – the support of...
Restoration of Lasithi Plateau’s Windmills with Perforated Sails
Location of the initiative: GREECE Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D5 - Encourage the reuse of heritage and use of traditional knowledge and practice Brief description of the initiative: Lasithi Plateau is a large endorheic (inwardly-draining, not by river to the sea) plateau in eastern...
Revealing the economic and social impacts of cultural heritage
Location of the initiative: HUNGARY, Balatoncsicsó Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S1- Encourage the involvement of citizens and local authorities in capitalising on their everyday heritage Time span of the initiative: 2014 Brief description of the initiative: The project “Revealing the...
Salt Valley of Añana, Basque Country
Location of the initiative: SPAIN Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D10 - Use the cultural heritage as a means of giving the region a distinctive character and making it more attractive and better known Brief description of the initiative: Salt Valley (Valle Salado) is located in the town...
School of Crafts – Centre for Folk Art Production
Location of the initiative: SLOVAK REPUBLIC - Bratislava Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K7 - Ensure that the knowledge and skills involved in heritage trades are passed on Time span of the initiative: 1999-2004 Brief description of the initiative: ÚĽUV School of Crafts in Bratislava...
Schools is manors
Location of the initiative: ESTONIA Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K1 - Incorporate heritage education more effectively in school curricula Brief description of the initiative: There are over 60 schools is manors in Estonia (out of about 560 schools.) Special teaching materials...
Social and economic impact of cultural heritage. Opinion polls report
Location of the initiative: POLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S2 - Make heritage more accessible Brief description of the initiative: The social study (opinion polls) was conducted in 2011 by National Heritage Board of Poland as a part of their project "Legal and illicit trade with...
Star in School
Location of the initiative: CROATIA Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K3 - Encourage creativity to capture the attention of the heritage audience Brief description of the initiative: Operating within Karlovac, a city that wants to regenerate its potential, ‘Star in School’ involves an...
SUPERAR – bringing young people together to make music
Location of the initiative: AUSTRIA - 1010, Vienna Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K2 - Implement measures to encourage young people to practise heritage Time span of the initiative: 2009 Brief description of the initiative: Superar is a high quality musical program for young people....
Sustainable development of Mourela plateau
Location of the initiative: PORTUGAL, Peneda-Geres, National park Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D2 - Support and promote the heritage sector as a means of creating jobs and business opportunities Brief description of the initiative: This original and creative project was developed in...
Teaching materials for teachers about local cultural heritage
Location of the initiative: ESTONIA Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K1 - Incorporate heritage education more effectively in school curricula Brief description of the initiative: A few years ago teaching materials for teachers about local cultural heritage (all 15 counties + two biggest...
The Ancient stadium of Philippopolis – preservation, rehabilitation and urban revitalisation
Location of the initiative: BULGARIA - 4000, Plovdiv Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D8 - Protect, restore and enhance heritage, making greater use of new technologies Time span of the initiative: 2011 Brief description of the initiative: The Master plan of Plovdiv Municipality intends...
The Garden City of Stains
Location of the initiative: FRANCE Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S1 - Encourage the involvement of citizens and local authorities in capitalising on their everyday heritage Brief description of the initiative: In the aftermath of World War I there was a drive in many European...
The housing complex of Lignon
Location of the initiative: SWITZERLAND, Geneva Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D6 - Ensure that heritage is taken into account in development, spatial planning, environmental and energy policies Time span of the initiative: since 2009 Brief description of the initiative: The problem of...
The Island of Cres
Location of the initiative: CROATIA, Zagreb Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S6 - Create a suitable framework to enable local authorities and communities to take action for the benefit of their heritage and its management Time span of the initiative: 2008-ongoing Brief description of the...
The Letters Project
Location of the initiative: The NETHERLANDS Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K11 - Explore heritage as a source of knowledge, inspiration and creativity Brief description of the initiative: This fascinating project was carried out by the Van Gogh Museum on the Van Gogh letters and it was...
The Living Cabanyal Archive
Location of the initiative: SPAIN Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S6 - Create a suitable framework to enable local authorities and communities to take action for the benefit of their heritage and its management Brief description of the initiative: The Cabanyual area of Valencia finds...
The project “Moj kažun – La mia casita”
Location of the initiative: CROATIA - City of Vodnjan-Dignano Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D7 - give consideration to heritage in sustainable tourism development policies Time span of the initiative: The project “Moj kažun – La mia casita” started in May 2007 and it takes place...
The Rundling Association
Location of the initiative: GERMANY Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S8 - Encourage heritage rehabilitation initiatives by local communities and authorities Brief description of the initiative: Rundling” is the name of a distinctive type of historical circular village in the Germanic /...
The Westergasfabriek
Location of the initiative: The NETHERLANDS Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: D11 - Develop new management models to ensure that heritage benefits from the economic spinoffs that it generates Brief description of the initiative: The designers’ conception of a durable and simple renovation...
Volunteering for Heritage
Location of the initiative: POLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: K10 - Encourage and support the development of networks Brief description of the initiative: "Voulunteering for Heritage" grant programme, run by National Heritage Board of Poland, within the frames of "National...
Wiki-inventory for Living Heritage
Location of the initiative: FINLAND Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S6 - Create a suitable framework to enable local authorities and communities to take action for the benefit of their heritage and its management Time span of the initiative: Wiki-inventory for Living Heritage is part of...
Wonders of Venice: Virtual Online Treasures in St. Mark’s Area
Location of the initiative: ITALY Relation to Strategy 21 Recommendations: S2 - Make heritage more accessible Brief description of the initiative: The project uses multimedia tools that will allow viewers to see approximately 400 works of art. The online museum, translated into 10 languages,...
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