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EFFORTS CONGRESS 2020 on SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT FORTIFIED HERITAGE : Fill in the SURVEY!

The EFFORTS SURVEY on Socio-Economic Impact of fortified sites stays open, so as to optimize the collection of data from all fortified sites. If you have not done this, you can fill in the survey on https://forms.gle/96iPtwJLt6fg4xai6 until 1 February 2021 ! The survey, set up with Fortress of Culture SIBENIK (HR), was the center … Continue reading EFFORTS CONGRESS 2020 on SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT FORTIFIED HERITAGE : Fill in the SURVEY!

CALL FOR CANDIDACIES FOR THE FORTE CULTURA – EFFORTS JOINT SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

The joint Forte Cultura - EFFORTS scientific committee will be active, via established sub-committees or ad-hoc committees in heritage, history, management, social science, environment and climate, architecture, archeology, digital development and databases and fortress management. We are looking for experts in these fields. The committee will be linked with the Forte Marghera EFFORTS Fortification Knowledge … Continue reading CALL FOR CANDIDACIES FOR THE FORTE CULTURA – EFFORTS JOINT SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

2020 EFFORTS AWARD

The 3nd EUROPEAN FORTRESS DAY was again organised in SEPTEMBER 2020 (the Open Monument Days month) and, exceptionally this year, along the lines of the special concept ; all sites and organisations were invited to show their summer actions coping with the Covid-19 crisis, affecting programming and employment to its core. At its 19 November … Continue reading 2020 EFFORTS AWARD

DIGITAL HERITAGE CONFERENCE

The presentations of the  ‘Digital Heritage – Big data from the past’ conference in ‘s Hertogenbosch are consultable (in Dutch) on https://www.erfgoedshertogenbosch.nl/dataweek The EFFORTS Workshop on ‘Unlocking the past for sustainable urban development’ with the presentation of TIME MACHINE EUROPE of 14 October could not be organised as planned in Brussels at the EU Week … Continue reading DIGITAL HERITAGE CONFERENCE

EFFORTS COMMUNITY ROLL CALL : HELLEVOETSLUIS

Hellevoetsluis: glorious fortified harbor By Marco van Vulpen, quartermaster Fortresse Holland Hellevoetsluis has een one of the most important ports of the Dutch Navy for three centuries. From here the Dutch merchant fleet was protected and naval battles were conducted where necessary. Michiel de Ruyter undertook his famous trip to Chatham from Hellevoetsluis, and here … Continue reading EFFORTS COMMUNITY ROLL CALL : HELLEVOETSLUIS

2020 EFFORTS EUROPEAN FORTRESS DAY: SEPTEMBER 2020!

Due to the COVID19 measures in force in Europe, the 3nd EUROPEAN FORTRESS DAY will be again organised in SEPTEMBER 2020 (the Open Monument Days month) and, exceptionally this year, along the lines of a special concept. All sites and organisations are invited to show, to present their summer actions coping with the Covid-19 crisis, … Continue reading 2020 EFFORTS EUROPEAN FORTRESS DAY: SEPTEMBER 2020!

FORTITUDE Interreg and EFFORTS

EFFORTS Member Fortress of Culture Šibenik (Croatia), partnering with EFFORTS member Herceg Novi (Montenegro), the City of Banja Luka (Bosnia-Herzegovina), the City of Karlovac (Croatia) and the Municipality of Bar (Montenegro) presents the EU project FORTITUDE (Historical Fortresses Intensifying cross-border Tourism Development - Interreg IPA Cross border cooperation) This 1.618.438,72 EUR project runs from March … Continue reading FORTITUDE Interreg and EFFORTS

ILUCIDARE award for EFFORTS Member ‘s Hertogenbosch bulwark

On 28 May, the European Commission and the ILUCIDARE Consortium, including Europa Nostra announced the shortlisted projects for the first ILUCIDARE Special Prizes, selected within the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2020. The European projects that are selected are outstanding examples of heritage-led innovation and international relations. One of the shortlisted projects is … Continue reading ILUCIDARE award for EFFORTS Member ‘s Hertogenbosch bulwark