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Let’s celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention in Venice on 20th April!
As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention, which recognises creativity as having intrinsic cultural, social and political value, it is a critical moment for us to pause and reflect on the state of artistic freedom in Europe today. To do this, the Council of Europe,...
Let’s celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention in Venice on 20th April!
As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention, which recognises creativity as having intrinsic cultural, social and political value, it is a critical moment for us to pause and reflect on the state of artistic freedom in Europe today. To do this, the Council of Europe,...
Access to archives in the digital age
The report on the implementation of the recommendation No. R (2000) 13 on a European policy on access to archives is now available in our online bookshop under the title: “access to archives in the digital age”. Two decades after the adoption of the Recommendation, this study explores and...
San Marino ratifies the Faro Convention
This Framework Convention (known as the “Faro Convention”), which will enter into force for San Marino on 1 June 2024, is based on the idea that heritage should be used for the benefit of society as a whole. It favours bottom-up actions and emphasises the leading role of heritage communities in...
Spanish version of the brochure “The Nicosia Convention in 10 questions and answers”
To help raise awareness of the Nicosia Convention in Hispanic-speaking countries, a Spanish version of the latest brochure has been prepared in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Squad of the National Police of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior. The brochure presents 10 key issues of the...
European Heritage Days Theme 2024
Heritage of Routes, Networks and Connections
The heritage of Routes, Networks and Connections brochure to accompany the theme has now been published with advice and inspiration as well as further reading and resources. More ideas about how to approach the theme such as building new partnerships and networks, finding historic and...
The Netherlands signs the Faro Convention
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...
12th plenary session of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)
The CDCPP will hold its 12th plenary session in Strasbourg on 15-17 November 2023. Members of the Committee will discuss, inter alia, the follow-ups to the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Culture (Strasbourg, 1 April 2022) and the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government...
Meeting of the CULTNET Network of experts in the protection of historical heritage
The Council of Europe participated in the meeting of the CULTNET Network of experts in the protection of historical heritage, organised by the Historical Heritage Brigade of the Spanish National Police, within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The...
Roundtable “Free to Create: Artistic Freedom in Slovenia, and in Europe, today”
A round table discussion will be co-organised by the Council of Europe and the Slovenian Ministry of Culture on the theme: “Free to Create: Artistic Freedom in Slovenia and in Europe today”. Slovenian State Secretary for Culture, Marko Rusjan, and Council of Europe Director of the Directorate for...
