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Welcome to the October issue of the newsletter!
This month's feature article celebrates the 30th anniversary of Het Orgel in Vlaanderen, an FRH member since 2015 that is dedicated to preserving the culture of the Organ for future generations.
We will be hosting a series of web activities on October 22nd, which will include the webinar The Challenges and Opportunities of COVID-19 For Cultural Heritage, which will be important for understanding how the sector has overcome the difficulties that were brought on by the COVID crisis, and also the launch of four Preconference Working Groups, which will explore topics related to the conference sub-themes and present their output at our Biennial Conference in May 2021.
The Network Religious Heritage, a network of universities and heritage organisations that aims at promoting religious heritage's societal value, has launched a new series of workshops. FRH participated in the launch of this network on 17 September in Groningen, the Netherlands.
For FRH members, our Annual General Meeting will take place on October 22nd at 13:00 CET, if you have not done so already, please register your attendance with info@frh-europe.org.
In EU news, the deadline has been extended to October 29th for the Erasmus + Key Action 2 Strategic Partnerships, which focuses on "innovative practices in a digital era in the fields of both youth and adult education.
Also, Italy has recently become the 20th country to ratify the Faro convention, which emphasises the importance of cultural heritage as it related to human rights and democracy.
Finally, this month's Religiana list takes a look at the oldest pipe organs of Europe.
As always, we are happy to feature members in our newsletter, so feel free to submit articles, event notifications, or anything else you would like to share with the network.
Jordi Mallarach Parés
FRH Executive Officer
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HET ORGEL IN VLAANDEREN: 30 YEARS OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE KING (OR QUEEN?) OF THE INSTRUMENTS
Het Orgel in Vlaanderen, an FRH member since 2015, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Back in 1990, when the organisation was founded, the goal was simple: to ensure that the culture of organs would be around for future generations. Since then, Het Orgel in Vlaanderen has greatly expanded its list of activities to include hosting festivals, having its own CD label, and inspiring children to learn about this instrument. The organisation also partners with similar organisations internationally and is a member of Interpret Europe. READ MORE >>>
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OCTOBER 22 WEB ACTIVITIES
On October 22nd, we will be launching two web activities. These activities will include our webinar The Challenges and Opportunities of COVID-19 For Cultural Heritage from 10:00 - 11:30 CET, and the launching of our pre-conference working groups from 15:00-16:30 CET. Our webinar will feature two high-level speakers from the European Commission and from the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). More information on these events can be found on our website. READ MORE >>>
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY EDUCATION AND JEWISH HERITAGE
EuroClio interviewed FRH Council Member Michael Mail, who is the founder and Chief Executive of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage. They touched upon Jewish history in Europe and how Jewish heritage can contribute to education, as well as its representation in history books. Furthermore, this interview highlighted the excellent work that the foundation has done on the subject. READ MORE >>>
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NETWORK OF RELIGIOUS HERITAGE LAUNCHED ON 17 SEPTEMBER
The Network for Religious Heritage, a Netherlands based organisation whose partners include FRH, Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken, the Reinwardt Academy from the Amsterdam University of the Arts and many more, are hosting an exciting series of workshops aimed at allowing students and members of the public from across the Netherlands to learn more about heritage. In these workshops, academics and heritage professionals team up to offer hands-on investigations of key topics in the field of religious heritage. The launch of this network, in which FRH took part, occurred on September 17th. FRH is a proud partner of the network and looks forward to actively contributing to its success. READ MORE >>>
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DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR ERASMUS+ KEY ACTION 2 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
The European Commission has published a second corrigendum to the 2020 programme guide which relates to the introduction of new decentralised calls for Strategic Partnerships in response to COVID-19, with a deadline of 29 October 2020, 12:00 CET. The new calls focus on ‘Innovative practices in a digital era’ in the fields of school education, vocational education and training and higher education, and ‘Skills development and inclusion through creativity and the arts’ for youth, school education and adult education. READ MORE >>>
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ITALY RATIFIES THE FARO CONVENTION
Italy has become the 20th country to ratify the Faro Convention. The Faro Convention emphasises the important aspects of heritage as they relate to human rights and democracy. It promotes a wider understanding of heritage and its relationship to communities and society. The Convention was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 13 October 2005. It opened for signature to member States in Faro (Portugal) on 27 October of the same year. It entered into force on 1 June 2011. READ MORE >>>
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EUROPE'S OLDEST PIPE ORGANS
Organs contribute to the magical atmosphere of the churches. These massive instruments, perched as if by a miracle, are works of art made for centuries by a true artisanal elite. Some of these instruments in the cathedrals of Europe are centuries old. Take a look at our Religiana List of Europe's Oldest Pipe Organs. READ MORE >>>
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FRH MEMBER OF THE MONTH: PARCUM
This month's member of the week is PARCUM. PARCUM is the museum and expertise Centre for religious art and culture in Flanders (Belgium). The museum features religious heritage collection and temporary theme exhibitions at the intersection of religion, art and culture, often based around never before seen heritage from churches, abbeys and monasteries. READ MORE >>>
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13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR CULTURAL TOURISM IN EUROPE
The 13th ECTN conference will take place from October 22-24 in Krk/Rijeka, Croatia. The main theme 'Special Interest Tourism development and promotion based on Cultural Heritage' will discuss the latest tre nds in the field of culture, heritage and responsible and sustainable tourism, including innovation, digitalisation, creativity and cultural tourism product development. The conference aims to explore major challenges, risks and opportunities for sustainable and responsible tourism development related to culture and heritage assets, as well as suggest practical steps for the development and promotion of cultural tourism products. READ MORE >>>
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