Applications are now open for the NextGen Heritage Ambassadors — a youth-led advisory body of the European Heritage Hub! 🎉 For the project duration, 12 ambassadors will be selected. 🗓️ Submit an application by 28 November 2025! Learn more & apply: www.europeanheritagehub.eu/open-call-fo...

🎙️NEW: On this week's EU Confidential episode about European Union enlargement, host Sarah Wheaton spoke with our SG @sneskaen.bsky.social about why Europe won’t feel complete until its whole cultural family is reunited. Listen here 👇

When Culture wins, Europe wins! 🇪🇺🤝 Europa Nostra welcomes and strongly endorses the Culture Compass for Europe, a landmark document placing culture & cultural heritage at the heart of Europe’s future. Read our full statement: www.europanostra.org/when-culture... #CultureCompassEU

🔴 It's the BIG day! The European Commission's Culture Compass for Europe will be announced at 1 p.m. CET. 🎥 Livestream: audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en We will be following — will you?👀 #CultureCompassEU #WhenCultureWinsEuropeWins

📰 NEW in Kathimerini: Our President Cecilia Bartoli speaks with pride about Europa Nostra receiving the 2025 Empress Theophano Prize & the importance of championing cultural heritage in today's divisive climate. Read the full article👇

Europa Nostra was honoured to be awarded the 2025 Empress Theophano Prize yesterday in Thessaloniki for 60+ years of protecting and promoting European cultural heritage as a vector for unity, identity & sustainable development. Watch the full recording👉https://www.youtube.com/live/3pbI-2aCwII

Building on our #EuropeanCulturalHeritageSummit 2025, the new #BrusselsManifesto calls for culture & heritage to be placed at the heart of EU policies, budgets & values. Let’s shape a future where #HeritageMatters for Europe! Read the full Manifesto 👇 www.europanostra.org/europa-nostr...

🎉 Today is the day! Europa Nostra is honoured to receive the 2025 Empress Theophano Prize at a ceremony in Thessaloniki, Greece this evening. 🎥👉 Follow the event via the livestream, from 17:30 CET / 18:30 EET: www.theophano.eu @sneskaen.bsky.social

Tomorrow Europa Nostra will receive the 2025 #EmpressTheophanoPrize in a ceremony in the emblematic 2,000-year-old Rotunda of Thessaloniki, Greece. Save the date for the livestream: 📆 Thursday, 6 November ⏰ 17:30 CET / 18:30 EET 🎥🔗 www.theophano.eu

In a new statement, the leading European and international heritage organisations EUROPA NOSTRA, @icomos.bsky.social, DOCOMOMO International, and The Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) stand in firm opposition to the proposed “Lex Specialis” Law related to the Generalštab Modernist Complex.

We have released a statement of unwavering solidarity with Georgia’s civil society & cultural heritage actors. Recent laws & anti-EU rhetoric threaten to isolate the EU candidate country and endanger its rich heritage. Read the full statement 👇

We have published a statement of solidarity with those in Serbia defending heritage, democracy & freedom amid mounting repression. 🏛️Sites like the Generalštab Building, Belgrade Fortress & Belgrade Fair are at risk. We call on the EU & Europeans to act. Read the full statement 👇

Yesterday our Secretary General @sneskaen.bsky.social visited the School of Arts & Crafts of the Fabric of Saint Peter at the Vatican🏛️, winner of a Europa Nostra Award 2025. #CulturalHeritage #Restoration

🇮🇹 Yesterday our SG @sneskaen.bsky.social joined the celebration of Italia Nostra’s 70th anniversary in Rome — one of the founding organisations of Europa Nostra back in 1963. #ItaliaNostra70 #EuropaNostra

🌍 Today we mark 20 years since the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society — the #FaroConvention — was opened for signature. This landmark document has transformed how Europe understands, values, and engages with heritage.

👀 In case you missed it, @euronews.com — Europe’s leading international news channel — published both written and audiovisual news pieces about our recent #EuropeanHeritageAwards Ceremony in 11 languages. Take a closer look👇

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has paid tribute to the accomplishments of 2025 #EuropaNostraAward laureate Varvara Buzilă — because Europe’s strength comes from “the richness of its cultures.” Read her full statement 👇

🚀Open call for professional chamber music ensembles! #MERITAcubed is looking for 44 ensembles (22 string quartets + 22 piano trios) under 36 years old. 📅 Find out more through the pre-application Q&A: Tuesday, 4 November at 11:00 🔗Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/83996996394

👏 A huge thank you to everyone who participated in today's European Heritage #PolicyAgora, co-hosted by the @europarl.europa.eu. Your expertise & commitment are greatly valued! #InvestinWhatMatters #EuropeanCulturalHeritageSummit #EuropeanHeritageSummit2025

Live from the #PolicyAgora ▶️ panel insights at the @europarl.europa.eu: 👉 Rising nationalism is a direct threat to European culture 👉 Music is essential to the DNA of Europe 👉 Education about our shared cultural heritage is a major key to preserving democracy in Europe

During today's European Heritage #PolicyAgora, MEP Marcos Ros Sempere affirmed how vital culture is in shaping our shared European identity. #InvestinWhatMatters

In his #EuropaNostraLecture at today's #PolicyAgora, historian Orlando Figes highlighted important lessons from 19th century history that we can apply to today's reality, including the importance of preserving culture and protecting the work of artists.

What a fascinating #EuropaNostraLecture from historian Orlando Figes! We learned: 🚂 The advent of the railway was revolutionary for spreading culture ©️ Copyright law fundamentally changed culture 🎨 Challenges 19th century artists faced can provide a cautionary tale about AI

Historian Orlando Figes is delivering this year’s #EuropaNostraLecture based on his acclaimed book 📕 "The Europeans: Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture" — which explores the genesis of European culture in the 19th century. #PolicyAgora #InvestinWhatMatters

At today's #PolicyAgora, co-hosted by the @europarl.europa.eu, President of Europa Nostra Belgium Paul Dujardin reminded us of all of the ways cultural heritage makes Europe richer. #InvestinWhatMatters

🎨⚓️ A snippet of @volteuropa.org MEP Nela Riehl's opening remarks during today's #PolicyAgora, co-hosted with the @europarl.europa.eu, which remind us how necessary it is to keep valuing our shared cultural heritage. #InvestinWhatMatters

Inspiring words during today's #PolicyAgora, co-hosted by @europarl.europa.eu, from Philipp Schulmeister, Director for Campaigns at the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) 👇

We're thrilled to kick off the #PolicyAgora this morning, co-hosted by @europarl.europa.eu 💬 Today’s discussion focuses on (re)discovering and celebrating Europe’s shared cultural roots and values. 🧵 #InvestinWhatMatters

Thank you for joining us at the #EuropeanHeritageAwards Ceremony 2025! A heartfelt congratulations to all the winners — and in particular the 5 #GrandPrix laureates & #PublicChoiceAward winner! Stay tuned for more photos & highlights soon 📸✨ 👉 www.europanostra.org/european-com...

"It is through culture that Europe finds its soul." 🏛️ Tonight, First Vice-President of the European Parliament @sabineverheyen at the European Heritage Awards / @europanostra.bsky.social Awards 2025

"Heritage is our cities and our countryside. It is our monuments and landscapes. It is music, literature, traditions and skills; but it is also the women and men, all of you, who protect, pass on and reinvent it every day." - Cecilia Bartoli, President of @europanostra.bsky.social

"Cultural heritage gives us strength, unity, and sense of belonging." 🌍🏛️ "When culture is strong, Europe is even stronger." Tonight, @GlennMicallef at the European Heritage Awards / @europanostra.bsky.social Awards 2025

The #PublicChoiceAward 2025 winner is… Puerta de Alcalá 🇪🇸 🏆 The restoration of this Madrid icon and UNESCO site fused traditional craftsmanship and scientific analysis while setting new standards for community engagement👏 www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/puer... #EuropeanHeritageAwards

The fifth #GrandPrix goes to… Hedgehog’s Home – Inventing a Better World 🇷🇸 🏆 This project reimagined a beloved children’s poem and sparked reflection on home, community and shared memory across Serbia and beyond 👏 www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/hedg... #EuropeanHeritageAwards

The fourth #GrandPrix goes to… Glacier Archaeology Programme – Secrets of the Ice 🇳🇴 🏆This groundbreaking research and outreach programme documented over 4,500 artefacts – half of the world’s glacial archaeological findings👏 www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/glac... #EuropeanHeritageAwards

The third #GrandPrix goes to… Antwerp City Hall 🇧🇪 🏆 The restoration preserved this iconic Renaissance building’s core function while addressing urgent structural and technical issues accumulated over decades 👏 www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/antw... #EuropeanHeritageAwards

The second #GrandPrix goes to… Pro Monumenta 🇸🇰 🏆 This national initiative supports the sustainable upkeep of immovable cultural heritage through preventive maintenance, inspections, craft training and public engagement 👏 www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/pro-... #EuropeanHeritageAwards

The first #GrandPrix goes to… Inge Bisgaard 🇩🇰 🏆 Bisgaard has dedicated her career to preserving Greenland’s built heritage through pioneering fieldwork, policy development, and community dialogue 👏 www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/inge... #EuropeanHeritageAwards

🤔 Out of 30 incredible projects and champions, who will take home the 5 #GrandPrix and the #PublicChoiceAward 2025? Follow the livestream to find out: www.europanostra.org/events/europ... #EuropeanHeritageAwards 📸 Photo credits: © Felix Q Media & Josef Rabara / Europa Nostra

The #EuropeanHeritageAwards Ceremony 2025 is starting! Join the livestream now to watch — and stick around for the unveiling of this year’s 5 #GrandPrix laureates and #PublicChoiceAward winner. 📹🔗 www.europanostra.org/events/europ...

Tonight is the night! Together with @ec.europa.eu we will celebrate the winners of the #EuropeanHeritageAwards 2025 at the Flagey building in #Brussels 🇧🇪! Join the livestream now: europanostra.org/events/european-heritage-awards-ceremony-2025

Thank you for joining us at #ExcellenceDay! This is just the start of our 4-day #EuropeanHeritageSummit2025. Up next … Our high-level Awards Ceremony tomorrow at 20:00 CET, which will be livestreamed from Brussels 🇧🇪. 🔗 Save the link: www.europanostra.org/events/europ...

Discover all of the winning projects for 2025 here 👇 www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/

Discover all of the winning projects for 2025 here 👇 www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/

Today we’re kicking off the #EuropeanHeritageSummit2025 in Brussels with #ExcellenceDay! This year’s 30 winners of the #EuropeanHeritageAwards2025 will present their projects, outline the challenges they overcame & share about the impact of their initiatives. 👉 www.europanostra.org/events/europ...

This Sunday, we’ll kick off the #EuropeanHeritageSummit2025! 🎉 We can’t wait to welcome attendees in Brussels for 4 days of programming celebrating the best in heritage while looking to the future. The Summit would not be possible without the support of our fantastic partners 👇

It was a great pleasure to meet yesterday with EU Cssr for Enlargement Marta Kos to discuss the role of cultural heritage as an enrichment of the EU enlargement process and a driver of democracy, fundamental values, reconciliation and inclusion. 🇪🇺🕊️🤝 @sneskaen.bsky.social

Thank you to @artefr.bsky.social for featuring our SG @sneskaen.bsky.social in a report on how Europe’s shared heritage is being kept alive. Watch the full video 📹👇 youtu.be/KeLRBIaHhhU?...

🕊️🤝 Europa Nostra took part in the event ‘From Crisis to Commitment: Rethinking Policies and Partnerships for Heritage Protection in Conflict and Peacebuilding’ today at #MONDIACULT2025. Thanks to IMF-CSIC for inviting us to join this important conversation! 👇🧵

🚨 It’s the FINAL DAY to submit nominations for the #7MostEndangered Programme! It is a key civil society initiative from Europa Nostra with the EIB Institute & Creative Europe dedicated to saving Europe’s tangible and intangible heritage at risk. Nominate: 7mostendangered.eu/call-for-nom...