The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards have been recognising the cultural wealth of our continent for over two decades. In the latest podcast from the “Holistic Heritage” series, John Beauchamp participates in the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2024 in Bucharest, where he inquires about the significance and impact of these prestigious awards on the activities of organisations and institutions in the field of heritage.

Are you involved in a heritage project, either as an individual or as part of an organisation, that deserves European-wide recognition? The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2025 are open for submissions! This is your chance to showcase your outstanding contributions to cultural heritage and compete for Europe’s most prestigious awards in this field.

On 23 October 2024, the ninth meeting of the Kraków Heritage Forum took place which focused on Kraków’s heritage in the context of the EU’s green transformation. Participants developed ideas regarding the challenges facing the city, taking into account the perspectives of various groups, including residents, organisations, and entrepreneurs.

During the second Hub Forum of the European Heritage Hub, a document was presented titled “Championing a Responsible Digital Transition for and with Cultural Heritage’” This document, developed by 20 partners of the European Heritage Hub, led by Europa Nostra and the Europeana Foundation, reflects a diverse range of perspectives from heritage experts, policymakers, and representatives of civil society across Europe. 

In the latest episode of our “Holistic Heritage” podcast series, Dr Katarzyna Jagodzińska and John Beauchamp meet Vaidas Petrulis, an architectural historian from the Kaunas University of Technology. He offers an insight into the specifics of the city’s modernist architecture in the context of its protection, and discusses the significance of Kaunas’s architecture for the Lithuanian nation during the inter-war period.

To prepare the third and final episode of our special podcast dedicated to Ukrainian cultural heritage in Poland, we ventured to the picturesque region of Podlasie. With a microphone in hand, we delve into the history and traditions of the Ukrainian community hidden in the Polish-Belarusian borderland.

To record the latest episode of the “Holistic Heritage” podcast, a microphone alone wasn’t enough – we had to lace up our walking boots and carry a few kilograms of gear on our backs. After all, the longest hiking trail in Romania deserves to be approached with proper respect.

On 6–8 October 2024, the European Cultural Heritage Summit is taking place in Bucharest, at which the prestigious ceremony for this year’s European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards was held. We are delighted to announce that the Grand Prix in the Conservation and Adaptation category has been awarded to the Historic “Ignacy” Mine in Rybnik.

We are travelling through the picturesque landscapes of the Beskid Niski mountains, home to the Lemko people for generations. Eager to explore the cultural richness of this ethnic group, we listen to their stories of heritage, culture, and language, building bridges between the past and the future.