HOLISTIC HERITAGE

In the latest episode of our “Holistic Heritage” podcast series we take you to Kaunas! This second-largest city in Lithuania has charmed all of Europe, earning the title of European Capital of Culture 2022. Proof that good fortune often comes in pairs is Kaunas’s recent inscription onto the UNESCO World Heritage List under the title “Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939”!

Ukraine Heritage Spotlight: Podlasie! In this third and final podcast in a special series on Ukranian cultural heritage in Poland, we are in the north-eastern region of Podlasie.

“Via Transilvanica: Romanian Heritage step by step” is the title of the latest episode of the “Holistic Heritage” podcast! To record it, a microphone alone wasn’t enough – we had to lace up our walking boots and strap a few kilograms of gear onto our backs. The longest hiking trail in Romania deserves to be tackled with proper respect.

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.

We’re diving into the cultural heritage of Ukrainians in Poland! The first of three podcasts in this series, focused on this topic, is now available – titled “Nadsanie”. In the 13th episode of the “Ukraine Heritage Spotlight” podcast, we’re at the Ukrainian House in Przemyśl, run by the Association of Ukrainians in Poland. In the podcast, members of the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Kraków, John Beauchamp and Dr. Katarzyna Jagodzińska, speak with several Ukrainian activists.

We’re in the centre of Lviv to visit UA Comix – a comic book store, as you might have guessed from the name. But it’s so much more than that. In fact, you could say that comics are now helping the Ukranian war effort against Russia.