The new publication “The Faro Convention at work in Europe: selected examples”

The Council of Europe’s Culture and Cultural Heritage Division has, in the framework of its Joint project with the European Union: “The Faro Way: enhanced participation in cultural heritage”, produced a new publication entitled “The Faro Convention at work in Europe: selected examples”. This...

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Belgium ratifies the Faro Convention

Belgium has transmitted to the Council of Europe the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society on 13 May 2022. This latest ratification brings the total number of ratifications to 23, in addition to the 5 member States...

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Discover “Your Faro Way” - the new Faro Convention role-playing game

The Faro Convention role-playing game “Your Faro Way” was developed as one of the outcomes in the framework of the Council of Europe-European Union Joint project “The Faro Way: enhanced participation in cultural heritage”. It seeks to promote the Faro Convention on the value of cultural heritage...

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the closing event of the Council of Europe - European Union Joint Project “The Faro Way: enhanced participation in cultural heritage”

“The Faro Convention: a democratic approach to cultural heritage”

The Council of Europe and the Portuguese Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage jointly organised a high-level conference “The Faro Convention: a democratic approach to cultural heritage”, that took place on 3 and 4 December 2021, in Lisbon, Portugal, in a hybrid format (with both physical and...

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The new Faro Convention role-playing game: “Your Faro Way”

With the aim of fostering a better understanding of the use of the Faro Convention and an increased role of civil society in cultural heritage management, it offers users an opportunity to take on the roles of different heritage stakeholders and develop heritage projects featured in the game,...

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People, places, stories – Faro Convention Inspired Experiences

The Faro Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society favours bottom-up actions and initiatives developed by civil society and heritage communities who value cultural heritage through the meanings it represents to them. As a result, a whole new horizon opens up, weaving connections...

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Third Regional Seminar "Faro Convention for concrete action on cultural heritage"

The Council of Europe, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth of Georgia and the Georgian National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation are jointly organising a high-level seminar “Faro Convention for concrete action on cultural heritage”, that will take place from 10 to 11 June 2021 in...

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Poland signs the Faro Convention

In the presence of Mr Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ambassador Jerzy Baurski, Permanent Representative of Poland to the Council of Europe, signed on 10 May 2021 the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (commonly...

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Estonia ratifies the Faro Convention

On 15 April 2021 Estonia ratified the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Faro Convention). The Faro Convention will enter into force concerning Estonia on 1 August 2021. This brings the number of ratifications of the Convention up to 21, in...

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Estonia signs the Faro Convention

In the presence of Mr Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ambassador Rasmus Lumi, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Council of Europe, signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society on 18 March 2021. This latest...

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