{"id":30242,"date":"2021-06-08T16:19:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30242"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:19:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:19:28","slug":"europes-top-heritage-awards-honour-24-exemplary-achievements-from-18-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30242","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s top heritage awards honour 24 exemplary achievements from 18 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The 2021 winners of the European Heritage Awards \/ Europa Nostra Awards have been announced, with Europe\u2019s top honour going to 24 exemplary achievements from 18 European countries.<\/p>\n

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\u20262021 winners of the European Heritage Awards\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 discover the winners and vote online\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Europa Nostra writes:<\/p>\n

The European Commission and Europa Nostra have just announced the 2021 winners of the European Heritage Awards \/ Europa Nostra Awards, the EU prize for cultural heritage funded by the Creative Europe programme. This year, Europe\u2019s top honour in the heritage field goes to 24 exemplary achievements from 18 European countries [listed alphabetically]:<\/p>\n

Category: Conservation Projects
\nGare Maritime, Brussels, BELGIUM<\/a>
\nFredensborg Palace Garden, DENMARK<\/a>
\nVardzia Rock-Cut Complex, GEORGIA<\/a>
\nHaus Am Horn, Weimar, GERMANY<\/a>
\nPlaka Bridge, Epirus, GREECE<\/a>
\n18 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin, IRELAND<\/a>
\nWooden Church of Ur?i Village, V\u00e2lcea County, ROMANIA<\/a>
\nBes\u00f2s Water Tower, Barcelona, SPAIN<\/a>
\nMas de Burot, Els Ports Natural Park, SPAIN<\/a><\/p>\n

Category: Research Projects
\nFIBRANET \u2013 FIBRes in ANcient European Textiles, DENMARK \/ GREECE<\/a>
\nControl Shift \u2013 European Industrial Heritage Reuse in Review, GREECE \/ THE NETHERLANDS<\/a>
\nART-RISK \u2013 Artificial Intelligence Applied to Preventive Conservation, SPAIN<\/a><\/p>\n

Category: Dedicated Service to Heritage by Organisations & Individuals
\nGjirokastra Foundation, ALBANIA<\/a>
\nTechnical Committee on Cultural Heritage, CYPRUS<\/a>
\nRita Bargna, ITALY<\/a>
\nGEFAC \u2013 Group of Ethnography and Folklore of the Academy of Coimbra, PORTUGAL<\/a><\/p>\n

Category: Education, Training and Awareness-raising Projects
\nFollowing in the Steps of Bulgarian Folklore, BULGARIA<\/a>
\nHeritage Hubs, FINLAND \/ ITALY \/ SERBIA \/ SPAIN<\/a>
\nThe Invention of a Guilty Party, Trento, ITALY<\/a>
\nHolidays! In the East and West \u2013 The School Church, Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS<\/a>
\nEuropean Solidarity Centre \u2013 Permanent Exhibition, Gda?sk, POLAND<\/a>
\nMor\u00f3n Artisan Lime, Mor\u00f3n de la Frontera, SPAIN<\/a>
\nArchaeology at Home, UNITED KINGDOM<\/a>
\nMorus Londinium: London\u2019s Heritage through Trees, UNITED KINGDOM<\/a><\/p>\n

The Award winners were selected by independent\u00a0juries<\/a>\u00a0composed of heritage experts from across Europe, upon evaluation of candidatures submitted by organisations and individuals from 30 European countries.<\/p>\n

The announcement of the Award winners 2021 has just been made at a live online event co-hosted by\u00a0Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and\u00a0Hermann Parzinger, Executive President of Europa Nostra.<\/p>\n

The online event was opened with a forceful and engaging video message by the President of the European Parliament.\u00a0David Sassoli\u00a0paid tribute to the Award winners: \u201cThrough your professionalism, your dedication, your artistic sensitivity, you have helped revitalise the Europe of today and to project it into the future\u201d. Referring to the\u00a0Conference on the Future of Europe<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0New European Bauhaus<\/a>, two major initiatives recently launched by the European Institutions, the President of the European Parliament emphasised: \u201cCulture and artistic heritage are not secondary elements, but they represent fundamental tools to foster cohesion, to strengthen our humanity, to give meaning to our belonging. (\u2026) Culture and heritage are essential elements from which to start again and from which to relaunch our European policies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking at the online event, European Commissioner\u00a0Mariya Gabriel\u00a0said: \u201cThe winners of the European Heritage Awards \/ Europa Nostra Awards 2021 are ambassadors of the beauty of heritage in Europe, whether it be traditions and know-how, breath-taking architecture or the way that heritage can unite communities and generations. I truly believe that the successful preservation of our tangible and intangible heritage depends on the commitment of the people behind it. With these awards, we therefore honour all those exceptional men and women, heritage professionals, architects, scientists and volunteers who bring our common heritage closer to our hearts. Their vision should be applauded.\u201d<\/p>\n

Europa Nostra\u2019s Executive President\u00a0Hermann Parzinger\u00a0stated: \u201cEach year, the winners of the European Heritage Awards \/ Europa Nostra Awards exemplify the incomparable creativity and commitment of those who work to protect, valorise and pass on Europe\u2019s precious inheritance to the next generation. This year\u2019s laureates powerfully demonstrate how heritage offers solutions and paths to recovery in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges, as we take action for the climate, mobilise for sustainable urban and rural development and tackle the many threats to our core European values. We applaud their outstanding achievements: may they serve as inspiration and encouragement for future action for so many heritage professionals and enthusiasts across Europe and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Portuguese Minister of Culture and Acting Chair of the EU Council of Ministers responsible for Culture\u00a0Gra\u00e7a Fonseca\u00a0also shared her\u00a0video message<\/a>\u00a0of congratulations: \u201cCultural heritage does not recognise borders. Languages, science and art sail beyond the limits that geography and history establish. (\u2026) My congratulations to all who participated and to the winners, because it is your work, dedication and talent that best represent these ideals. My thanks to the European Commission and Europa Nostra for this annual initiative, one that is so important for our shared European project.\u201d<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT: Heritage supporters and enthusiasts from across the world are now encouraged to discover the winners and\u00a0vote online<\/a>\u00a0to decide who will win this year\u2019s\u00a0Public Choice Award. The Public Choice Award winner will be announced during the European Heritage Awards Ceremony, which will take place on 23 September in Venice, the epidemiological situation permitting. The\u00a0Grand Prix\u00a0laureates, each of whom will receive a monetary award of \u20ac10,000, will also be made public on this occasion.<\/p>\n

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