Title: HERITAGE CARE THROUGH ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND VICE VERSA Presentation of the project
1HERITAGE CARE THROUGH ACTIVE CITIZENSHIPAND
VICE VERSAPresentation of the project
2OVERVIEW
3A bottom-up initiative
- 3 heritage NGOs in Flanders
- Heemkunde Vlaanderen vzw
- VCM-Contactforum voor Erfgoedverenigingen vzw
- FARO. Vlaams steunpunt voor cultureel erfgoed vzw
- Starting point CoE declaration on the role of
voluntary organizations in the field of cultural
heritage (Portoroz, 2001)
4First phase (2005-2006)
- From Portoroz via Strasbourg and Brussels,
towards the Heritage Organisations in Europe - Research project to consider the roles,
responsibilities, needs and opportunities of
(Flemish) heritage organizations in a European
context - Target group Flemish heritage sector
5Some conclusions
- Fragmented information on heritage NGOs in Europe
- Former attempts to map the sector, but
- Not carried out completely
- Exclusive focus on tangible heritage
- General lack of information about Europe,
European funding possibilities, institutions - Brochure Afraid of Europe
- Lack of clarity about the impact of EU
legislation on heritage care - Report on Flemish heritage policy in the European
context
6Second phase towards an inventory
- Inventory of Heritage Organisations in Europe
7Why?
- Handy overview
- Facilitate contacts
- Encourage the exchange of information and
experience - Enable organizations to link up with similar
organizations - Find project partners
- Stimulate to build (thematic) networks
8How?
- Four-lingual website (English, French, German,
Dutch) - www.heritage-organisations.eu
- Registration form contact information, scope and
core activities - First stage (2007) mapping
- Second stage (2008) mapping conversion into
online database - Search module released in July 2008
9www.heritage-organisations.eu
10Heritage, whats in a name?
- In the broad sense of the word
Archival heritage Documentary
heritage Digital heritage Audiovisual heritage
Re-enactment - living history Heritage
education History Local and regional
history Migration history Social
history Economic history Cultural
history Political history Oral
history Toponymy Genealogy Numismatics Heraldr
y Cartography Heritage volunteers Cyber
culture
Archaeological heritage Underwater heritage -
underwater archaeology Immovable heritage -
built heritage historical monuments
castles historical dwellings
fortifications mills ... Landscape
heritage landscapes, parks, gardens
Mobile heritage - transport heritage
maritime heritage rolling heritage
riding heritage flying heritage Industria
l and scientific heritage Religious
heritage Military heritage Musical
heritage Gastronomic heritage Funerary heritage
Museum heritage - movable heritage Museum
items and collections Museology
Artistic heritage Agricultural and rural
heritage Living agricultural heritage Local
genetic heritage Oral and intangible
heritage Folk culture Dialectology - historical
linguistics Traditional crafts Traditional
costumes Heritage performers - circus, popular
theatre, puppet theatre Heritage performers -
folk dance, folk music Festivals -
parades Ethnology Folklore Traditional sports
and games
11What kind of organizations?
- Non-governmental heritage organizations of every
description - Umbrella organizations, volunteer organizations,
professional organizations, network
organizations, foundations, etc. - Supra-local scope of activity
12Third phase
- network building, reflection and concrete
participation within a Flemish-European
cooperation project on heritage - IHOE collecting best practices
- Think tank meeting on the role of heritage
organizations in Europe (October 2007)
13Think tank meeting
- Target group heritage experts representatives
of some important heritage organizations - Goals
- To check whether there was a need for a European
meeting about heritage and civil society in
Europe - To develop a guideline for future actions
14Think tank meeting conclusions
- There is a need for the organisation of a
European conference on the role of voluntary
organisations in the field of heritage. This
conference should give innovative tools and
inspiring examples to heritage NGOs throughout
Europe to help them to increase the recognition
and the quality of their work.
15Think tank meeting conclusions
- Starting point the recognition of the richness
of the diversity of heritage NGOs in Europe - The list of participants should reflect this
diversity and the variety of the European
heritage
16Think tank meeting conclusions
- Goals of the conference
- Support voluntary activities in Europe
- Share information on ways to improve the quality
of work done - Claim a more visible position on a European level
- Exchange information, knowledge and create
networks and theme-based joint-ventures - Promote intercultural dialogue
- Spread the content of the CoE Framework
Convention on the value of cultural heritage for
society (Faro, 2005)
17Fourth phase a real European project
- Formation of an international steering group
- Three original Flemish core partners
- ANCT, ACRD, CEO, CIOFF, Ecovast, Europa Nostra,
Lamot - Heritage experts
18Funding
- EC Europe for Citizens Program
- 47,5 kE flat-rate sum for the organization of an
event - Flemish minister of Culture
- 23 kE
- Flemish minister for Immovable Heritage
- 23 kE
- Total 93,5 kE
19Summary of the project
- August 1, 2008 gt July 31, 2009
- 1 project coordinator
- Two events
- Preparatory meeting October 2008
- Main event March 23-24, 2009
- Location Congress and Heritage Center Lamot
(Mechelen)
20European Conference on Civil Society
Organisations active in the Field of Heritage
- 135 international participants and 45 local
participants will represent the diversity of the
European civil society for heritage - NGOs from at least 25 European countries
- Stimulate smaller NGOs to be present
- Focus on bringing people together and on
exchanging ideas and experiences
21Expected results
- A strenghtened network of civil society
organizations active in the field of heritage - A long term strategy on exchanging people and
information in this European network - A new impulse for civil society action in the
broad field of heritage in Europe - Concrete recommendations towards policy makers
- Stimulating reflection by publishing the results
on several fora - Conference gt regularly returning event
22August-November 2008
- Start communication campaign
- Conference website www.heritageorganisations.eu
- Call for papers
- Contacting potential keynote speakers
- Event 1 preparatory meeting
23November 2008 March 2009
- Communication campaign
- Newsletters
- Focused target group communication
- Opening registration
- Practical arrangements (registrations, hotel
bookings)
24Implementation phase follow-up (March July
2009)
- Conference March 23-24, 2009
- International press conference
- Follow-up
- Writing and publishing report
- Communication of the results of the conference
- Immediate measures to be taken as agreed upon
during the conference
25Preparatory meeting
- Streamlining content, sharpening the focus and
finetuning the organization of the conference
with keynote speakers and partner organizations
selecting call for papers
26Contact
- Tijl.Vereenooghe_at_heemkunde-vlaanderen.be
- Conference_at_heritageorganisations.eu
- Inventory_at_heritage-organisations.eu
- 32 15 20 51 74
- www.heritageorganisations.eu
27Questions?