Europa Nostra's European Cultural Heritage Summit 2024, will take place from October 6-8 in Bucharest, Romania, and the full schedule is
here. This annual event brings together cultural heritage stakeholders from across Europe to discuss the vital role of heritage in political, environmental, and societal contexts.
Held under the High Patronage of the President of Romania, H.E. Klaus Iohannis, the Summit will feature a series of engaging sessions, guided tours, and networking opportunities.
Brief Summit Schedule:
Pre-Summit Events (October 5):
- Cultural Heritage NGO Roundtable
- Youth Forum
Main Summit Programme:
October 6: Guided tours, European Heritage Excellence Day, Welcome Reception
October 7: European Heritage Hub Forum on digital transition, European Heritage Awards Ceremony
October 8: Armenian heritage tour, European Heritage Policy Agora, Closing Party
The
European Heritage Awards Ceremony will be hosted at the renowned Romanian Athenaeum on
October 7, celebrating achievements in heritage conservation across Europe.
Participants can also enjoy
post-summit cultural tours running from
October 9-18.
Programme Highlights:
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Cultural Visit: “Meet the Armenian community of Bucharest and visit their museum and church”
Tuesday, 8 October – | 10.00 – 13.00
The tour will offer the unique occasion to get acquainted with the Armenian community of Bucharest. Armenians have been present in what are now the states of Romania and Moldova for over a millennium, the tradition connects their migration to Romania with the fall of the ancient capital Ani (actually in Turkey). From the 14th century the presence of Armenian traders was significant, a number of Armenian churches were built and a city was founded with the name of Armenoplois (actually Gherla). Actually, the Armenian Diaspora in Romania is evaluated in about 10.000 people living mostly in Bucharest and in the regions of Transylvania and Wallachia. Attendees will visit their church which is Apostolic and depends on the Mother See of Etchmiadzin and a museum where they will enjoy a rich collection of religious furnishings, precious tissues, tapestry, manuscripts and ancient books. After the tour the Armenian women of the community will offer a traditional Armenian lunch that will include some specialties brought from Armenia, some dishes cooked at home and the famous bread lavash, listed in the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Cultural Visit: “A tour in Floreasca, the first ‘communist’ district of Bucharest”
Wednesday, 9 October – | 09.30 – 11.15 | - | 11.30 – 13.15 | - | 13.30 – 15.15 |
The tour will guide participants throughout the district of Floreasca, the first mass-housing project designed by the communist regime between 1954 and 1962 in Bucharest. It will show the transition from the socialist-realist style to socialist modernism, a change that occurred after Khrushchev’s speech of 1954, as well as the transition from the capitalist social housing to the state socialist one. Furthermore, it will explain the characteristics of the ‘micro-district’, the unit that lies at the basis of state socialist urban planning, the importance of vegetation and social-cultural amenities, as well as the distribution of dwellings towards the trustworthy class of bureaucrats.
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For the full programme and to register, please visit the Europa Nostra
website.
Read the detailed registration guidelines
here.
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Main Image: District of Floreasca, Bucharest
