On 23-24 October, Nicosia will host the 5th Anniversary Conference of the "7 Most Endangered programme", established by Europa Nostra, the leading European heritage network, and the European Investment Bank Institute to mobilise efforts to save Europe’s most threatened monuments and heritage sites. Some 100 heritage players from 20 European countries, including decision-makers, professionals and volunteers, will participate in the conference, which is organised in the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.
The aim of this conference is threefold:

1. sharing the lessons learned since the launch of the 7 Most Endangered programme in 2013 and discussing the way forward, while presenting EU policies and actions taken for heritage at risk and various already existing funding schemes;
2. sharing some best practice examples of saving endangered sites by the winners of the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s highest honour in the field;
3. drawing particular attention to the case of the Buffer Zone in the Historic Centre of Nicosia, which was listed among the 7 Most Endangered heritage sites in Europe in 2013, thus giving a specia

   

   » Place: Nicosia

   » Source: European Year of Cultural Heritage

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