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May 12, 2025
Holistic Heritage Podcast Project

Participation and the Post-Museum

What exactly is a post-museum? How can museums – as custodians of knowledge – open up their collections and involve the public in their interaction? Or should they not do so at all? In the latest podcast in the Holistic Heritage series, John Beauchamp talks to Dr Katarzyna Jagodzinska about her latest book which explores the theme of participation and the concept of the ‘post-museum’. The setting for the discussion is the picturesque historic garden of the Royal Łazienki Museum in the heart of Warsaw.

May 11, 2025
Europa Nostra Europa Nostra Awards European Heritage Awards

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE EUROPEAN HERITAGE AWARDS / EUROPA NOSTRA AWARDS 2026!

Applications for the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards are open until 9 September 2025! Often referred to as the “Oscars of Cultural Heritage”, these prestigious awards are presented to organisations, institutions, and individuals who implement projects in the field of cultural and natural heritage, as well as those working to preserve, educate about, promote, and improve solutions within the heritage sector.

April 29, 2025
Holistic Heritage Podcast Project

Weave your happiness with Serfenta

“When the hands work, the mind rests,” highlights Łucja Cieślar, a team member of Serfenta Association. In the latest episode of the “Holistic Heritage” podcast, John Beauchamp and Dr Katarzyna Jagodzińska discuss traditional basket weaving and the tranquillity it offers, as well as the relaxing “speech” of reeds and straw, with members of the Serfenta team: Paulina Adamska, Łucja Cieślar, and Urszula Szwed.

April 28, 2025
Heritage Kraków

“Participation and the Post-Museum” – the new book by the Hub’s Head Dr. Katarzyna Jagodzińska

The team at Kraków’s Europa Nostra Heritage Hub is not only engaged in heritage practice, but also in scholarly work. The Hub’s Head, Dr. Katarzyna Jagodzińska, has just published her new book in the prestigious British Routledge publishing house: ‘Participation and the Post-Museum’.

April 18, 2025
Heritage

HAPPY EASTER HOLIDAYS!

For Easter, we wish you much joy in practising intangible cultural heritage and enjoying the distinctive rituals, traditions, and customs of this period. More than 57 different practices and skills celebrated during this time in Poland have been added to the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

April 10, 2025
Europa Nostra Europa Nostra Awards European Heritage Awards

Heritage Champion Piotr Gerber

On 10 April 2025, in the representative hall of the Silesian Parliament in Katowice, Dr. Piotr Gerber received the medal of the European Heritage Award | Europa Nostra Award from Prof. Jacek Purchla, Vice-President of Europa Nostra, in the category of Heritage Champions. This is the highest European distinction for activities undertaken to preserve and promote cultural heritage.

April 08, 2025
Award Award|Ceremony Costa Carras European Citizens Awards Europa Nostra

Costa Carras European Citizens Awards 2025

On 9 April 2025 the awards ceremony for the Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Heritage 2025 will be held as part of the X Delphi Economic Forum! The Gold Award has been awarded to AKTI Project and Research Centre, the Cypriot environmental organisation, recognised for their work in raising awareness about the protection of endangered natural heritage. The Silver Award has been granted to the Italian organisation Future Food Institute (FFI) for their effective promotion and protection of cultural and natural heritage.

April 01, 2025
Conference Europa Nostra Awards European Heritage Awards Heritage

European Steel and Coal Heritage

We look forward to seeing you in Katowice on 10-11 April! We warmly encourage participation in the international conference “European Steel and Coal Heritage” during which we will reflect on industrial heritage—its significance and use, as well as its protection alongside support for the natural environment. We highly encourage you to join us; registration is open until 4 April 2025!