Applications are open for the twin European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra awards 2023, regarded as Europe’s most prestigious awards in the heritage field.
Celebrating 20 years in 2022, the Awards annually honor up to 30 outstanding heritage achievements, among which up to five receive a Grand Prix, based on additional categories. Each winner of a Grand Prix receives a monetary award of €10.000. In addition, the Public Choice Award is presented to one of the selected award winners, following an online vote conducted by Europa Nostra.
The Awards identify and promote best practices in the conservation and enhancement of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, stimulate the trans-frontier exchange of knowledge throughout Europe, increase public awareness and appreciation of Europe’s cultural heritage and encourage further excellent initiatives through the power of example.
The deadline for applications is November 25, 2022. All applications must be submitted via the online application procedure.
Many Jewish heritage preservation, restoration, education, and community action projects, as well as committed activists, qualify for the Awards — so we encourage you to apply!
To date, out of hundreds of awards presented, only a few Jewish heritage sites and projects have received the prize.
They include the TISH Jewish Food Festival of the POLIN Museum in Warsaw (2022); the Portuguese Synagogue complex in Amsterdam (2012) and the synagogue in Mád, Hungary (2004) the Jewish Cultural Heritage Education Program of the POLIN Museum in Warsaw (2017), activist Szymon Modrzejewski, cemetery restoration including Jewish cemeteries, in southeast Poland, (2011), and an exhibition, The Invention of a Guilty Party, in Trento, Italy about how an alleged ritual murder case in the 15th century stoked antisemitism for centuries (2021).
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Entries can be related to tangible, intangible or digital heritage. The scope of the entries can range from small to large, from local to European and international.
The awards will be presented in five categories:
Conservation and Adaptive Reuse
Outstanding projects aiming at conservation, regeneration and adaptation to new uses of cultural heritage, including cultural landscapes.
Research
Innovative research projects which lead to tangible effects for the safeguard and enhancement of cultural heritage or/and to improve the access, enjoyment and understanding of heritage assets by communities.
Education, Training & Skills
Exemplary projects or related to cultural heritage with the aim of fostering knowledge transfer, capacity-building and/or enhancing traditional or new skills and crafts related to heritage.
Outstanding heritage-led projects which foster social cohesion, inclusion, multicultural dialogue and understanding, nurture a sense of place and belonging, celebrate diversity and multiple identities as well as stimulate citizens’ engagement, ownership and civic responsibility.
Heritage Champions
Influential and inspiring individuals or organisations whose exemplary action demonstrates an exceptional level of dedication, impact and civic engagement for the safeguard and enhancement of cultural heritage.
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