2020 EFFORTS EUROPEAN FORTRESS DAY: SEPTEMBER 2020!

Due to the COVID19 measures in force in Europe, the 3nd EUROPEAN FORTRESS DAY will be again organised in SEPTEMBER 2020 (the Open Monument Days month) and, exceptionally this year, along the lines of a special concept. All sites and organisations are invited to show, to present their summer actions coping with the Covid-19 crisis, … Continue reading 2020 EFFORTS EUROPEAN FORTRESS DAY: SEPTEMBER 2020!

FORTITUDE Interreg and EFFORTS

EFFORTS Member Fortress of Culture Šibenik (Croatia), partnering with EFFORTS member Herceg Novi (Montenegro), the City of Banja Luka (Bosnia-Herzegovina), the City of Karlovac (Croatia) and the Municipality of Bar (Montenegro) presents the EU project FORTITUDE (Historical Fortresses Intensifying cross-border Tourism Development - Interreg IPA Cross border cooperation) This 1.618.438,72 EUR project runs from March … Continue reading FORTITUDE Interreg and EFFORTS

ILUCIDARE award for EFFORTS Member ‘s Hertogenbosch bulwark

On 28 May, the European Commission and the ILUCIDARE Consortium, including Europa Nostra announced the shortlisted projects for the first ILUCIDARE Special Prizes, selected within the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2020. The European projects that are selected are outstanding examples of heritage-led innovation and international relations. One of the shortlisted projects is … Continue reading ILUCIDARE award for EFFORTS Member ‘s Hertogenbosch bulwark

Efforts 2020 Workshop

In October, in the framework of the EU Week of Cities and Regions, together with EFFORTS member ‘s Hertogenbosch and the EU digital research project Time Machine, EFFORTS presents its annual European Funding Professionals Network workshop. See the flyer hereby:

Survey on online accessibility of cultural heritage

In line with the EFFORTS workshop, the EU Heritage News announces that the European Commission is evaluating the Recommendation of 27 October 2011 on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation to make sure it still fits the needs of the cultural heritage sector. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the … Continue reading Survey on online accessibility of cultural heritage

Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture

As the EU has started discussing the proposed recovery plan, 99 organisations from across Europe’s cultural and creative sectors are uniting their voices to alert EU leaders. EFFORTS co-signed the open letter to the European Council, Commission and Parliament. The European cultural sector needs strong and systemic sup¬port measures to recover from this crisis. Hereby … Continue reading Investing in Europe’s next generation by investing in culture