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Welcome to the September issue of the newsletter!
We are delighted to welcome our readers and members to a new edition of the Future for Religious Heritage newsletter.
As an active start after the summer, we invite you to several FRH activities;
"Continuity in Community Connection and Dialogue", the second hybrid event of our FRH Biennial Conference "Europe's Living Religious Heritage" will take place on Friday, 24 September from 15:00 - 17:00 CET. This event will be live-streamed from Bologna, Italy and will feature a high-level panel of speakers, the output of our pre-conference working group B, presentations by scholars and practitioners in the field and much more. It is free of charge and open to everyone. Register now!
Have you ever wanted to develop a collaborative European project or searched for public funding? Then you are still in time to attend today's workshop! The FRH Workshop on EU Funding will take place today, Monday, 20 September from 13:00 - 14:30 CET online. The workshop will be led by two expert consultants with experience in European cooperation and project management and will cover the current EU programmes including Creative Europe, Horizon Europe, Erasmus + and more.
This month's featured article takes a look at the rich religious heritage of our featured country of the month, North Macedonia. This article comes to us from Pance Velkov, director of the Makedonida foundation, an FRH member, and examines the challenges of working to protect these sites.
In honour of our 10th year anniversary, we've interviewed FRH founding member and President of the FRH Advisory Board Lilian Grootswagers who gives her insight into the importance of preserving religious heritage, why FRH's mission is important, and how FRH will continue working towards its goals over the next 10 years.
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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MACEDONIAN MEDIEVAL CHURCHES IN PERIL - CAN THEY BE PRESERVED?
This month's featured article comes to us from FRH member Pance Velkov, director of the Makedonia foundation in North Macedonia. In this article, he examines the county's rich religious heritage sites dating back to the Byzantine era and the valuable works of art they contain. Unfortunately, this heritage faces many challenges such as poor management, a lack of resources, and environmental issues. Examining in detail a few selected sites, Dr Velkov emphasises the importance that they have to Europe's religious heritage as well as the urgency of the need to protect them. READ MORE >>>
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10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEW
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FRH 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY: AN INTERVIEW WITH FRH FOUNDING MEMBER, LILIAN GROOTSWAGERS
In honour of FRH's 10th year anniversary, we've interviewed FRH founding member and President of the FRH Advisory Board, Lilian Grootswagers. Lilian was a council member from 2011-2020 and represents FRH in the European Commission Expert Group on Cultural Heritage. Currently, she is the owner of erfgoed.nu who advises governmental institutions, corporations and private owners on heritage-related issues. She is also the author and co-author of multiple publications in the field of heritage as well as a member of the European Heritage Alliance. In this interview, Lilian discusses her motivation for helping to found FRH, the importance of religious heritage in Europe, and how FRH will continue its mission over the next 10 years. READ MORE>>>
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REGISTER FOR THE FRH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE EVENT "CONTINUITY IN COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND DIALOGUE"
Register now for the second event of the FRH Biennial Conference "Europe's Living Religious Heritage". "Continuity in Community Connection and Dialogue" will be a hybrid event that will take place in Bologna, Italy and will be live-streamed online, making it available to everyone. This event will explore topics related to the theme of ownership and religious use of heritage spaces and places. The event will take place on Friday, 24 September from 15:00 - 17:00 CET. REGISTER NOW>>>
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RUN FOR HERITAGE TAKING PLACE THIS OCTOBER
FRH is excited to announce the launch of the Run for Heritage campaign this October! This initiative unites sports and heritage to encourage young people to explore the rich religious heritage around them. Following the legacy of the Torch of Heritage and Culture as part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage in 2018 and the 2020 Jump for Heritage campaign, young people will be getting up and active while running and biking between various sites in their local regions and towns. This year's run will take place in multiple regions in Spain. More information will follow soon.
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HOW PROTECTING JEWISH HERITAGE HELPS COMBAT ANTISEMITISM
FRH Council member and Chief Executive of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage, an FRH member organisation, has written an article that was published in eJewish Philanthropy on the importance of preserving Jewish heritage. The article, titled "Combating Antisemitism and Jewish Heritage" looks at how the protection of Jewish heritage can be used as a tool against antisemitism, an issue that is on the rise in recent years. The article examines how Jewish religious heritage sites are places of learning and tolerance that should be used to educate people about their local region's Jewish heritage and through methods such as adaptive reuse, these sites can become more active parts of their communities. READ MORE>>>
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TAKING PLACE TODAY - STILL IN TIME TO JOIN! WORKSHOP ON EU FUNDING
The FRH workshop on EU funding will take place today, Monday, 20 September at 13:00 - 14:30 CET; there is still time to join! This workshop will cover several of the funding opportunities available from the EU and how to create a successful application. EU funding opportunities that will be covered include, but are not limited to Erasmus +, Horizon Europe, and Creative Europe. This 1,5 hour event will be conducted by two expert consultants specialising in European cooperation and project management who will guide us on how to create a successful application. Register now! REGISTER NOW>>>
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LET'S RING THE BELLS FOR PEACE AND HERITAGE ON 21 SEPTEMBER
FRH is calling on all owners of religious heritage sites to ring their bells in solidarity on Tuesday, 21 September at 12:00-12:15 CET. The aim of this initiative is to signify the UN International Day of World Peace as well as ring the alarm bell for endangered cultural heritage throughout the world. The International Day of Peace was established 40 years ago by the General Assembly of the United Nations to encourage non-violence and ceasefire across the world. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of 21 September as being the official date for this celebration the theme is “Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world”. Therefore, this year is important for sending a message of solidarity in celebrating peace and the role that heritage plays in enforcing it. Ring your bells and share it on social media with the hashtag #RingingtheBells! READ MORE>>>
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NEW PLATFORM FOR MAPPING CYPRUS' RELIGIOUS HERITAGE
FRH member Thorsten Kruse presents a new website that provides a new platform for mapping the religious heritage of Cyprus. This website is the result of extensive fieldwork into the religious heritage of Cyprus and provides detailed information on a large number of these sites. The goal of the website is to bridge the gap in presenting the religious heritage of both Christians and Muslims of the country. In addition to its interactive map and detailed information, the site will also provide updated information on future developments of the project. READ MORE>>>
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FRH MEMBER ON THE SUBLIME BEAUTY, SUBLIME SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION
Patty Wageman, director of FRH member organisation, Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken, participated on the jury of the contest "Sublime Beauty, Sublime Sustainability" in the Netherlands. The competition involved teams of designers competing to make iconic city churches more sustainable. In this article (in Dutch), Patty gives her insight into what qualities she looks for in a winning project and the importance of making these religious heritage sites more sustainable. READ MORE>>>
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THIS SECTION IS FOR MEMBERS ONLY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER, MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.
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BUILDING EUROPE. TOWARDS A CULTURE OF HIGH-QUALITY ARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE
The "Building Europe. Towards a Culture of High-Quality Architecture and Built Environment for Everyone" event is a joint event between organisations from both Austria and Slovenia to examine the current state and future of Architectural Policies and Baukultur in the European Union. The event is supported by the Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council and will take place over three days in both Graz, Austria and Maribor, Slovenia from 6 - 8 October. This event is free of charge and open to everyone, registration is open until 1 October. More information can be found on the event's website. READ MORE >>>
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NEW EUROPEAN BAUHAUS PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
As a proud partner of the New European Bauhaus, FRH is pleased to announce the winners of the first edition of the New European Bauhaus Prizes. The first New European Bauhaus prizes recognize and celebrate examples and concepts that illustrate how beautiful, sustainable, inclusive places already exist in Europe, our communities and in our practices, paving the way to a better future. The 20 winners were chosen among 60 shortlisted projects and were announced by Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, and Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, followed by a commencement message from President Ursula Von der Leyen. READ MORE >>>
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PLACES OF WORSHIP THAT HAVE REVOLUTIONISED ARCHITECTURE
Throughout European history, the best architects of their time were commissioned to build the best construction projects of their time, which usually ended up being places of worship. Most of the architectural styles throughout history began on religious heritage buildings. For our featured religiana list, we've put together some of the top religious heritage sites that revolutionised architecture by inspiring similar buildings or even new forms of architecture. READ MORE >>>
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FRH MEMBER OF THE MONTH: MAKEDONIA FOUNDATION
Our featured member of the month is the Makedonida Foundation from North Macedonia. Founded in 1998, the main goal of this organisation was to introduce cultural heritage into the education of the younger generations in North Macedonia. The program became a huge success and Makedonida foundation was seen as a key organisation in protecting the cultural heritage of North Macedonia. For more than 20 years now, the foundation has been working with the public and private sector to not only protect North Macedonia's cultural heritage, but also that of the wider Balkan area. READ MORE >>>
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LAUNCH OF THE EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS
The European Heritage Days, the most widely celebrated participatory cultural event shared by the people of Europe has launched this month. Organised by the Council of Europe since 1985, and held in September each year, EHD events – often called Heritage Open Days - take place in the 50 countries party to the European Cultural Convention. During this time, doors are opened to numerous monuments and sites, allowing Europe’s citizens to enjoy free visits and learn about their shared cultural heritage and encouraging them to become actively involved in the safeguard and enhancement of this heritage for present and future generations. You can discover which events are happening near you by checking on the programme's website. READ MORE >>>
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