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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.
The Organising Committee of the International Congress of Belarusian Studies is pleased to announce the Call for papers for the 11th Congress, which in 2023 will take place in Gdańsk, on September 22–24. The Congress will address 14 research areas, including all major social and humanistic disciplines. One of the thematic panels will be devoted to historical and cultural heritage.
read morePreserving Jewish Cemeteries Project organise a photography competition for university students studying at university or college in Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. Winners will receive up to €1.000 in camera/video equipment and have their work shown in prestigious venues and online.
read moreThe International Visegrad Fund (IVF) and the European University Institute (EUI) offer grants to post-graduate scholars from Central and Eastern Europe interested in European integration to conduct research at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU). Successful applicants will receive a research grant of 5.000 € to cover all research expenses. The grant programme application deadline is 30 April 2023. Candidates may apply through the HAEU’s online application form.
read moreEuropa Nostra and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute announced this year’s list of the 7 Most Endangered monuments and heritage sites in Europe. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of this innovative programme. The Memento Park in Budapest is among The 7 Most Endangered sites for 2023.
read moreOn January 31, 2024, we held the second meeting of Krakow heritage NGO’s. This space for dialogue initiated and led by the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Krakow was named the Kraków Heritage Forum. The meeting attended by representatives from nearly thirty civil organisations focused on the intangible heritage of Krakow. .
read moreThe Forum is organised by the Romanian Order of Architects, Europa Nostra and Asociația Prin Banat in cooperation with the Timișoara Municipality, the Timiș County Council. The sessions will be dedicated to a Masterclass on Diversity and Inclusion in the cultural heritage field and to contemporary issues facing built heritage in historic town centres. The Forum is part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture Timișoara 2023.
read moreCharter for Mega-events in Heritage-rich Cities is a set of recommendations for cities planning to organize large events in historic cities. It was created as part of the international research project HOMEE – Heritage Opportunities/threats within Mega-Events in Europe 2018-2021 and it is the result of extensive desk research, Living Lab workshops and a number of case studies. Its provisions were verified during validation workshops by experts and practitioners.
read moreWhat can civil society do for heritage? Basically there is no limit. Listen to the next episode of our ‘Holistic Heritage’ series. We speak to Natalia Gnoińska, president of Fundacja 8Marca, who has initiated a concept of the Innovation Manor in Rokietnica, south-east Poland.
read moreA new initiative of the City of Krakow on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of inscribing historic centre of Krakow on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This year’s jubilee was an opportunity to inaugurate a Kraków Heritage Lab – a series of interdisciplinary conversations for the exchange of knowledge and experience in the broadly understood issues of cultural heritage, its care and protection, as well as a creative approach to the issue of sustainable development.
read moreCharter for Mega-events in Heritage-rich Cities to zbiór rekomendacji dla miast planujących organizację dużych wydarzeń w miastach historycznych. Powstał on w ramach międzynarodowego projektu badawczego HOMEE – Heritage Opportunities/threats within Mega-Events in Europe 2018-2021 i jest wynikiem szeroko zakrojonych badań źródeł wtórnych, warsztatów Living Lab oraz szeregu studiów przypadków. Jej zapisy zostały zweryfikowane podczas warsztatów walidacyjnych przez ekspertów i praktyków.
read moreCharter for Mega-events in Heritage-rich Cities is a set of recommendations for cities planning to organize large events in historic cities. It was created as part of the international research project HOMEE – Heritage Opportunities/threats within Mega-Events in Europe 2018-2021 and it is the result of extensive desk research, Living Lab workshops and a number of case studies. Its provisions were verified during validation workshops by experts and practitioners.
read moreDr Katarzyna Jagodzińska, head of the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub for Central and Eastern Europe in Kraków, represented the Society of Friends of Kraków History and Heritage (Towarzystwo Miłośników Historii i Zabytków Krakowa) at the meeting of the European Commission-led expert group on the safeguarding of cultural heritage in Ukraine taking place in Brussels on January 22-23, 2024.
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