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Europa Nostra Heritage Hub for Central and Eastern Europe in Kraków is a regional centre of Europa Nostra, a pan-European federation of organisations involved in the protection, management, and promotion of cultural and natural heritage in 40 European countries.
As a platform, we strengthen the voice of NGOs from Central and Eastern Europe in shaping European heritage policy.
We facilitate cooperation between civic organisations and heritage institutions in the region.
We increase the visibility of activities supporting heritage in the region.
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.
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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.
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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.
read moreShape the future of digital heritage with us! We invite you to participate in the Second European Heritage Hub Forum, titled “Championing a responsible digital transition for and with cultural heritage,” taking place on 7th October 2024 in Bucharest. The event will focus on the role of the cultural heritage sector in driving a socially and environmentally responsible digital transition.
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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.
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On 6th September in Cieszyn, Professor Jacek Purchla, Vice-President of Europa Nostra, took part in the ceremony honouring the Serfenta Association with the prestigious European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award. As part of the event, a Medal was also unveiled and embedded in the wall of Serfenta’s headquarters, located in Cieszyn’s old town.
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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.
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The project, jointly undertaken by the Jagiellonian University and Europa Nostra Heritage Hub, aims to draw attention to the need to save Ukrainian cultural heritage in the post-migration area of south-eastern Poland (Polish-Ukrainian, Polish-Slovak, Polish-Belarusian borderlands) and to take actions that would contribute to the integration and opening of this hermetic minority environment, experienced by historical traumas, rootlessness and exclusion.
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How are comics supporting Ukraine’s war effort against the Russian invader? In the new episode of the podcast “Ukraine Heritage Spotlight”, we talk with Bohdan Kordoba, founder and CEO of “UA Comix”.
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In the 12th episode of the podcast “Ukraine Heritage Spotlight”, we travel to Lviv, where we speak with Bozhena Pelenska, the Executive Director of Jam Factory Art Center. This venue, a popular hub for artists from Ukraine and abroad, aspires to become the leading exhibition space in the country.
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On 19 June, the Kraków Heritage Forum met for the last time before the summer break. Over 40 representatives from Kraków’s NGOs, informal groups, institutions, and the City Council gathered at the Guild of Food Crafts to continue their work on protecting and promoting Kraków’s culinary heritage by developing a set of recommendations for the city authorities and the Provincial Marshal’s Office.
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The Selection Committee, including Katarzyna Jagodzińska PhD, Head of Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Krakow, along with other experts who are partners of the European Heritage Hub project, selected a greater number of initiatives due to their outstanding nature! Which projects received funding and what criteria did they have to meet to secure support? You can find more information in our article.
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