Up-to-date:  Europa Nostras 2012 European Heritage Congress

 

 

 

The Europa Nostra ‘2012 European Heritage Congress’ will take place in Lisbon from 30 May through 2 June. This event, jointly organised by Europa Nostra and its Portuguese member organisation Centro Nacional de Cultura, will bring together many of our members and other European heritage professionals and volunteers, as well as the proud laureates of the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards.

The public highlight of the Congress - the European Heritage Awards Ceremony - will be held on 1 June at the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Jerónimos Monastery, in the presence of H.E. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Republic of Portugal. Europa Nostra’s President, Maestro Plácido Domingo and the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sport, Media and Youth, Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, will jointly present the 2012 Awards to the laureates, who will come to Lisbon from all over Europe. The day before (31 May), you will have the opportunity to learn more about these award-winning achievements and interact with the laureates at the Museu do Oriente.

On the morning of 1 June an important Forum on “Saving Europe’s Endangered Heritage” will be organised at the premises of the prestigious Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a main partner of our Congress. As usual, the forum will be open to the interested public.

The congress is open to anybody who is a member of Europa Nostra, or is willing to become one.

 

The General Assembly will take place on 2 June in the historic setting of the Mafra Palace and Monastery, located north of Lisbon, under the presidency of Maestro Plácido Domingo. The Board and the Council will also hold their meetings on 29-30 May.

Finally, the programme includes a heritage visit in Lisbon (30 May), an excursion for those delegates who are particularly interested in industrial heritage sites (2 June) and a day trip to visit World Heritage Monasteries outside Lisbon (3 June). A very attractive four days post-congress tour to northern Portugal concludes the Congress.

 

Join the Voice of Cultural Heritage in Europe by becoming a member today. For further details you can get in touch with our Membership Coordinator, Barbara Zander, by e-mailing bz[at]europanostra.org or by phoning +31 70 302 40 54

Cordially yours,

Denis de Kergorlay
Europa Nostra Executive President

Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins
Chairman Centro Nacional de Cultura

 

www.europanostra.org/lisbon