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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.
read moreOn 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.
read moreWe 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!
read moreThe commissioning of the oldest operating steam engine in Europe, the concert of the Post-Industrial Entertainment Orchestra - Radio Hoym, which played well-known electronic, rock and pop songs in Silesian, and the ceremonial hanging of the bronze plaque of the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award within the walls of the Historic Ignacy Mine.... this year's European Barbórka will go down in history!
read moreThe 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.
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