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10 links on Cultural Heritage: toolkits, reports and opportunities

The fact that 2018 has been designated the European Year of Cultural Heritage inspired us to make a selection of 10 publications on our website, in which you will find a lot of information on the cultural heritage: from cases and reports to interviews with international experts and educational opportunities.

5 DIGITAL EXPERIMENTS THAT EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE SECTOR

Fundamentally, the cultural heritage sector’s role is to tell stories. Up to now, these stories have been somewhat passive. Digital, however, offers new, exciting possibilities which place visitors front and centre and positioning them as participants

LEARNING KITS ON FUNDRAISING, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FOR HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS

Europa Nostra issued Learning Kits for heritage civil society organisations on three crucial topics: Fundraising, Awareness-Raising & Advocacy, and Citizen Engagement & Education.

THIRD BRIEF OF THE EAP CULTURAL OBSERVATORY: CULTURAL HERITAGE

Eastern Partnership Cultural Observatory presented its next brief dedicated to the European Year of Cultural Heritage.

MAIN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTIVITIES AT EU LEVEL IN 2018

The year sees thousands of events and celebrations taking place across Europe.

SIOBHAN WARRINGTON: ORAL TESTIMONIES ARE NOT JUST STORIES; THEY ARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SPECIFIC ISSUES

Siobhan Warrington is a British expert on oral history and oral testimony, and the director of Oral Testimony Works, a community interest company. Siobhan Warrington gave a lecture in Kyiv, at the invitation of the EU-EaP Culture and Creativity Programme, in which she talked about what oral testimony is and how these personal accounts can be applied in the cultural sector.

HOW TO TRANSFORM THE OLD BUILDINGS INTO CULTURAL SPACES: THE HANDBOOK IN YOUR LANGUAGE

The Design Handbook for Cultural Centres explores 30 cases of urban renovation initiatives and cultural activism that transformed old buildings into cultural spaces. The author of the handbook, Peter Lényi, collected 123 stories about the difficulties faced when launching those projects and the social benefits that creative centres bring to communities.

CASE STUDY: EDUCATION IS THE STRONGEST TOOL FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION

Social Impact Hub “Effendi Villa” is a Georgian NGO based in the town of Kobuleti. Their goal is to preserve and revitalize historic buildings, communities and places in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Georgia. From this case study, you will learn how to use education and arts as the tools for changing attitudes and making local people aware about protecting cultural heritage.

INCREASING THE POTENTIAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN UKRAINE: EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS

Linda Norris, an American expert in cultural heritage and museums, and Vaiva Lankeliene, head of the department dealing with museums, libraries, and archives at the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania analysed the problems and challenges, Ukrainian museums are facing, and gave recommendations based on European experience.

INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE SECTOR IN ARMENIA: RECOMMENDATIONS

The EU and Eastern Partnership “Culture and Creativity” Programme studied the cultural landscape of Armenia and identified the opportunities and challenges existing in the country.

COURSE: FIRST AID TO CULTURAL HERITAGE IN TIMES OF CRISIS 2018

Organised by ICCROM – International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, the Prince Claus Fund, the Smithsonian Institution and the Netherlands Commission for UNESCO, a course on “First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis” will be held in Tilburg, the Netherlands, between 31 July and 24 August 2018.