About
Europa Nostra represents some 250 non-governmental organisations, 150 associate organisations and 1500 individual members from more than 50 countries who are fully committed to safeguarding Europe’s cultural heritage and landscapes. Together, we provide a powerful network for dialogue and debate, we celebrate the best heritage achievements; we campaign against threats to vulnerable heritage buildings, sites and landscapes, and we lobby for sustainable policies and high quality standards with regard to heritage.
Georgia joined Europa Nostra networok in 2016 and Georgian Arts and Culture Center became the official representative of Europa Nostra in Georgia.
Mission of Europa Nostra Georgia: To assist Georgian institutions and individuals working in the field of cultural and natural heritage to join Europa Nostra Network; * To assist presentation of Georgian Natural and Cultural Heritage in the European context; * Introduction of European standards of the safeguarding of natural and cultural heritage in Georgia; * To reveal the endangered Georgian heritage and support its nomination to the programme of 7 Most Endengered Programme; *To provide assistance to the Georgian organizations in submition of their projects to the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Prize.
What we do
The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards
The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards were launched in 2002 by the European Commission and have been run by Europa Nostra ever since. 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 7 Most Endangered Programme
The 7 Most Endangered programme was launched in January 2013 by Europa Nostra with the European Investment Bank Institute as founding partner. It is also supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, as part of Europa Nostra’s network project ‘European Cultural Heritage Agora’.
European Cultural Heritage Agora
The network project European Cultural Heritage Agora: “Empowering Europe’s Civil Society Movement for Heritage” (2022-2024) is carried out by Europa Nostra and funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
It aims to support the cultural and heritage ecosystems to thrive;
To promote a people-centred approach to cultural heritage governance; and
to raise awareness of the multiple values of cultural heritage for our economy, society and the environment.