We are delighted to invite you to the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2024, the annual ‘rendez-vous’ for cultural heritage stakeholders in Europe, from 6 to 8 October in Bucharest, Romania. The Summit will provide a new and fitting opportunity to highlight and promote the political, environmental, and societal value of cultural heritage for Europe.
Organised by Europa Nostra and co-funded by the European Union, the Bucharest Summit is held under the High Patronage of the President of Romania, H.E. Klaus Iohannis.
Pre-Summit Events
Saturday 5 October 2024
For Cultural Heritage NGOs in Romania (event in Romanian only)
| 09:00 – 13.00 EEST |
Round table discussion: expectations of Romanian cultural heritage civil society from public authorities and government
A manifesto for Cultural Heritage in Romania
Venue: ARCUB Cultural Center, Strada Lipscani 84 – 90 Bucharest
For all registered participants
| 15.00 – 19.00 EEST |
Youth Forum
Organised by ESACH in partnership with Europa Nostra
Venue: ARCUB Cultural Center, Strada Lipscani 84 – 90 Bucharest
Summit Programme
Sunday 6 October 2024
For all registered participants
| 09:30 – 11:15 EEST|
Guided Tour “A walk through one of the historic neighbourhoods of Bucharest”
| 09:30 | Assemble at the front of the Atheneum Concert Hall | 09:45 | Start of the walk | 11:15 | End of tour at the Melik House, Bucharest’s oldest building housing the Theodore Pallady Museum
For all registered participants
| 14:30 EEST | Registration & Welcome Coffee
Venue: Royal Palace, National Museum of Art, Auditorium, Strada Știrbei Vodă, Bucharest
| 15:00 – 19:00 EEST | European Heritage Excellence Day
The Excellence Day will showcase the very best heritage practices that contribute to building a more beautiful, sustainable and inclusive Europe. Each of the 26 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2024 will present their exemplary projects, outline the challenges overcome, and share experiences about the success of their initiatives.
The event, jointly organised by Europa Nostra and the European Commission, will be divided into five sessions dedicated to the five categories of the Awards: 1) Conservation & Adaptive Reuse; 2) Research; 3) Education, Training & Skills; 4) Citizens’ Engagement & Awareness-raising; and 5) Heritage Champions.
| 20:00 – 22:00 EEST | Welcome Reception
Hosted by the Mayor of Bucharest, Mr Nicușor Dan
Venue: Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta 47, Bucharest
Monday 7 October 2024
For all registered participants
| 10:00 EEST | Registration & Welcome Coffee
Venue: Royal Palace, National Museum of Art, Throne Room, Calea Victoriei 49-53, Bucharest
| 10.30 – 16:00 EEST | European Heritage Hub Forum “Championing a Responsible Digital Transition for and with Cultural Heritage”
The Forum is organised by the Europeana Foundation in the frame of the EU-funded European Heritage Hub pilot project and in close partnership with the Hub consortium led by Europa Nostra. The Forum will explore how the cultural heritage sector can and is already embracing a socially and environmentally responsible digital transition, and how it can support and inspire the digital dimension of Europe’s future.
The Forum will spotlight how Europe’s heritage stakeholders can harness digital technologies for the benefit of our shared heritage and society as a whole. It will also boost European capacity and excellence in this field, enabling our sector to remain at the forefront of innovation. Discussions will address the urgent need for human-centred and value-based uses of Artificial Intelligence in general and also with regard to cultural heritage.
The latest version of the Programme of the Hub Forum can be read here.
If you can’t attend in person and would like to join the event online, please register here.
For all registered participants and invited guests
| 19:30 – 21:30 EEST | European Heritage Awards Ceremony 2024
Venue: The Romanian Athenaeum (2023 recipient of the European Heritage Label).
Dress code: festive. The ceremony will be followed by a reception.
The winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2024 will be celebrated at a high-profile event co-hosted by Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and Prof. Dr. Hermann Parzinger, Executive President of Europa Nostra. The Ceremony will be attended by Prof. Dr. Sergiu Nistor, Presidential Adviser, Raluca Turcan, Minister of Culture of Romania, and Dr. Nicușor Dan, Mayor of Bucharest.
During the Ceremony, the Grand Prix laureates and the Public Choice Award winner, chosen from among this year’s winners and entitled to receive €10,000 each, will be announced.
The Ceremony, jointly organised by Europa Nostra and the European Commission, will include an accompanying musical programme, featuring live performances by the Romanian symphonic ensemble Violoncellissimo.
The Ceremony will be live streamed via the Europa Nostra website.
Tuesday 8 October 2024
For all registered participants, except Council/Europa Nostra members
| 09:00 – 13:00 EEST | Guided tour of the Armenian heritage sites in Bucharest (lunch included)
For Europa Nostra Council members
| 10:00 – 11:00 EEST | Council Meeting
Venue: Carol I’ Central University Library of Bucharest, Strada C. A. Rosetti 4, Bucharest
For Europa Nostra members and associates
| 11:30 – 13:30 EEST | General Assembly
Venue: Carol I’ Central University Library of Bucharest, Strada C. A. Rosetti 4, Bucharest
For all registered participants and invited guests
| 14:30 EEST | Registration & Welcome Coffee
Venue: Royal Palace, National Museum of Art, Throne Room, Calea Victoriei 49-53, Bucharest
| 15:00 – 19:00 EEST | European Heritage Policy Agora “Upholding Quality Principles in Heritage Conservation’’
This edition of the Europa Nostra Heritage Policy Agora will focus on drawing links between flagship EU policies, such as the Green Deal and the New European Bauhaus, and key heritage conservation documents, such as the European Quality Principles, developed by ICOMOS on European Commission’s request, and the Davos Baukultur Quality System, emanating from the 2018 Davos Declaration.
The dialogue will emphasise the importance of quality in cultural heritage restoration and preservation, explore ways to make policy and practice more interconnected, and identify gaps for action. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss priorities in cultural heritage management ahead of the formation of the new European Commission.
The latest version of the Programme of the Agora can be read here.
| 21:00 EEST | Closing Party
Venue: La Mița Bicilista, Str. Biserica Amzei, Nr. 9
Wednesday 9 October 2024
For all registered participants and invited guests
| 09.30 – 11.15 EEST | Guided Tour “A tour in Floreasca, the first ‘communist’ district of Bucharest”
| 09:30 | Assemble | 09:45 | Start of the walk | 11.15 | End of the tour
| 11.30 – 13.15 EEST | Guided Tour “A tour in Floreasca, the first ‘communist’ district of Bucharest”
| 11:30 | Assemble | 11.45 | Start of the tour | 13.15 | End of the tour
| 13.30 – 15.15 EEST| Guided Tour “A tour in Floreasca, the first ‘communist’ district of Bucharest”
| 13.30 | Assemble | 13.45 | Start of the tour | 15.15 | End of the tour
The Summit is organised in the frame of our projects European Heritage Hub, European Cultural Heritage Agora and European Heritage Awards co-funded by the European Union.
The Bucharest Summit visual identity takes inspiration from iconic works of art created by the renowned Romanian artist Constantin Brâncuși. © Radoszek Arts / Europa Nostra.
Post-Summit Tours
The Summit will be followed by post-summit Cultural Tours from 9 to 18 October. Detailed information on the itineraries, dates and prices can be found here. For all questions and bookings, please contact the Tour Operator Icar: rezervari@icar.ro Phone:+40 744 606 426
