HEEMKUNDE VLAANDEREN vzw

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HEEMKUNDE VLAANDEREN vzw

• The Association for the Study of Local History in
  Flanders

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Organization

• 5 staff members
• Based in Mechelen
• Non-profit organization
• Funded by the ministry of Culture
• Acting as an umbrella organization for the
  regions of Flanders and Brussels
• Long tradition, but modern approach

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Objectives

• Platform of the heritage community of volunteers
  studying the local and regional history and
  heritage in Flanders
• gt Safeguarding the intangible and tangible
  heritage in Flanders, sustaining and transmitting
  this heritage to future generations

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Objectives (2)

• Support volunteers and voluntary organizations in
  the field of regional history and heritage, local
  museums, archives and documentation centers
• Exchange of ideas and information
• Culture as an element towards mutual
  understanding, respect and sustainable
  development
• In a European and international perspective

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Target group

• 450 voluntary associations
• 426 local museums
• 306 local archives and documentation centers

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Activities

• Support and training
• Projects archives, local heritage museums, IHOE
• Organization of courses and general meetings
• Publications
• Promotion of heritage at cultural events
• Cultural diversity
• Participation of youngsters / heritage education
• International evolutions in heritage policy

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Conclusion

• By stimulating and supporting the local
  commitment of thousands of volunteers, Heemkunde
  Vlaanderen plays an important role in
  safeguarding the Flemish heritage

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Contact

• Heemkunde Vlaanderen vzw
• Huis De Zalm
• Zoutwerf 5
• B-2800 Mechelen
• Belgium
• Info_at_heemkunde-vlaanderen.be
• http//www.heemkunde-vlaanderen.be/