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Croatia makes its mark in the digital exhibition “Free to Create - Create to be Free”
The “Free to Create - Create to be Free” digital #exhibition, a unique initiative by the Council of Europe, accompanies the Manifesto on Artistic Freedom in the Digital Era and Reports on Artistic Freedom in Europe. This project under the framework of “Free to Create - Create to be Free” launched...
Special Session held in Bucharest to mark 70 years of the European Cultural Convention
On Thursday, 30 May 2024, the Meeting of the Bureau of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) of the Council of Europe was held in Bucharest at the invitation of the Romanian National Institute for Cultural Research and Training. The meeting provided a platform for...
International Conference: Trafficking in Cultural Property. A criminological perspective
The Council of Europe participated in the meeting of the RITHMS Consortium (Research, Intelligence and Technology for Heritage and Market Security) aimed at providing with an in-depth understanding of the criminal phenomenon, assessing the state of the art, but also the gaps in the common...
Let’s celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention in Venice on 20th April!
As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention, which recognises creativity as having intrinsic cultural, social and political value, it is a critical moment for us to pause and reflect on the state of artistic freedom in Europe today. To do this, the Council of Europe,...
Let’s celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention in Venice on 20th April!
As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention, which recognises creativity as having intrinsic cultural, social and political value, it is a critical moment for us to pause and reflect on the state of artistic freedom in Europe today. To do this, the Council of Europe,...
Access to archives in the digital age
The report on the implementation of the recommendation No. R (2000) 13 on a European policy on access to archives is now available in our online bookshop under the title: “access to archives in the digital age”. Two decades after the adoption of the Recommendation, this study explores and...
San Marino ratifies the Faro Convention
This Framework Convention (known as the “Faro Convention”), which will enter into force for San Marino on 1 June 2024, is based on the idea that heritage should be used for the benefit of society as a whole. It favours bottom-up actions and emphasises the leading role of heritage communities in...
Spanish version of the brochure “The Nicosia Convention in 10 questions and answers”
To help raise awareness of the Nicosia Convention in Hispanic-speaking countries, a Spanish version of the latest brochure has been prepared in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Squad of the National Police of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior. The brochure presents 10 key issues of the...
European Heritage Days Theme 2024
Heritage of Routes, Networks and Connections
The heritage of Routes, Networks and Connections brochure to accompany the theme has now been published with advice and inspiration as well as further reading and resources. More ideas about how to approach the theme such as building new partnerships and networks, finding historic and...
The Netherlands signs the Faro Convention
This latest signature brings the total number of signatures to 5, in addition to the 24 member States that have ratified the Convention. The Netherlands’ signature should further encourage citizen engagement in cultural heritage governance and the development of new bottom-up initiatives in this...
