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Seminar « How to put the beauty of FARO principles into practice? »

Organised jointly by Finnish Heritage Agency and the Council of Europe. a Baltic Sea Region seminar dedicated to the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, better known as the Faro Convention, will take place in the historical island of Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Helsinki city centre.   

The seminar aims to discuss the implementation of the Faro Convention, drawing notably on the experience in the Baltic Sea Region. How has the Convention been implemented? How to make the community perspective more visible? What are the challenges different countries are facing, what kind of solutions have been found?

Site visits will take place on September 20 in the Helsinki region highlighting two examples of community projects in the heritage field.

Full programme of the seminar

Photo: Michal Pise Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

Suomenlinna, Finland 19-20 September 2024
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The Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity (“DGII”) supports the Council of Europe in fields which are vital for the sustainability of democracy:

  • ensuring respect for human dignity without discrimination on the basis of human rights standards;
  • improving the functioning of democratic institutions;
  • and strengthening the democratic competencies of Europe’s citizens and their willingness to engage in the democratic process and promoting respect for diversity in Europe’s societies, in a spirit of solidarity and tolerance, based on the human rights and legal standards of the Council of Europe.
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