Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Nicosia

25/08/2026

📢 Calling young people from across Europe!

Youth.Heritage.Europe.’s is an ongoing campaign in the frame of the EU-funded European Heritage Hub collecting heritage moments from across Europe from young Europeans from over this summer.

What can you submit?

➡️ Send us a photo, a short video, or a written story about a place that matters to you.

How to submit?

➡️ Share it to social media using hashtags and tag Youth.Heritage.Europe., or submit via this form: https://forms.gle/bT5cYNCesxkTSiC19

At the end of the campaign, all of the submissions will be made into a co-created exhibition document, paired with the stories behind each submission.

Learn more 👉 https://www.europeanheritagehub.eu/youth-heritage-europe-launches-travel-light-carry-heritage-summer-engagement-campaign/

12/08/2026

☀️ Time for a little summer break! 🌴🌊

We’re taking a short break from 13 to 23 August to enjoy some well-deserved time to relax, recharge and soak up the summer. ✨

Thank you for being part of our journey and for your continued support. 💙

We’ll be back on 24 August, refreshed and ready to continue!

Until then, we wish you all a wonderful summer filled with sunshine, happy moments and beautiful memories. ☀️

Happy Summer Holidays! 🌴💙

30/07/2026

Read more 👉 https://www.europanostra.org/europa-nostra-appeals-to.../

The Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Nicosia was present at a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and other civil society representatives from both communities on 28 July.

In her remarks, and through a letter co-signed by Prof. Dr. Hermann Parzinger, Executive President of Europa Nostra, Androulla Vassiliou, Vice-President of Europa Nostra and Leader of the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Nicosia, highlighted the need for the restoration and revitalisation of the cultural heritage of the Buffer Zone of the walled city of Nicosia. The Buffer Zone offers a unique opportunity to preserve a shared heritage while supporting confidence-building between the island's communities.

The appeal builds on decades of inspiring bi-communal collaboration between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot heritage professionals and civil society organisations, recognised through the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, as well as the momentum generated during the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2026, organised by Europa Nostra and the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Nicosia from 26 to 30 May 2026.

As renewed diplomatic efforts continue, safeguarding our shared cultural heritage can make a meaningful contribution to a more peaceful and united future for Cyprus.

Read more 👉 https://www.europanostra.org/europa-nostra-appeals-to-united-nations-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-to-champion-the-revitalisation-of-the-buffer-zone-heritage-in-nicosia-cyprus/

22/07/2026

Cultural heritage belongs to all of us. By taking part, you help ensure that it is preserved, valued, and passed on to future generations.

22/07/2026

🎥 Watch Episode 2: https://7mostendangered.eu/bound-by-heritage/

In the second episode of Bound by Heritage, Italian author Nicoletta Verna visits the Synagogue of Siena, Italy, one of the sites featured in Europa Nostra's 7 Most Endangered Programme.

A place of worship for Siena's Jewish community for more than two centuries, the synagogue also bears witness to centuries of persecution and to the trauma of the Holocaust. Following structural damage caused by the 2023 earthquake, and subsequent successful campaigning for its restoration, the synagogue reopened to the public in 2025.

Drawing on the themes of her novel “I giorni di Vetro”, Nicoletta reflects on the importance of memory and on how both places and literature can keep difficult histories alive. As she reminds us, places and novels tell stories, we only need to let them speak.

🎥 Watch Episode 2: https://7mostendangered.eu/bound-by-heritage/

Discover a new episode every Wednesday.

Bound by Heritage is a joint initiative by Europa Nostra and the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), co-funded by the EU Creative Europe Programme, bringing together award-recognised authors and endangered heritage sites across Europe.

22/07/2026

🌞 Summer is the perfect time to get lost in a good book.

Have a look at the European Summer Reading List and discover stories worth reading. 📚✨

21/07/2026

🎥 Lesson 4 is now available!
Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/1185865504

🎓 European Heritage Masterclass

Heritage sites often carry multiple layers of meaning. They can connect people, but they can also reflect conflict, exclusion and competing interpretations of the past.

In Lesson 4: Complex Stories in Contested Places, Prof. Dr. Hermann Parzinger, renowned archaeologist and Executive President of Europa Nostra, explores how heritage professionals can address difficult histories, contested narratives and places with complex stories through dialogue, openness and responsibility.

🎥 Watch here: https://vimeo.com/1185865504

The Masterclass is developed as part of the Europa Nostra Heritage Agora project co-funded by Creative Europe and it was recorded at Huis van Brienen in Amsterdam, one of the historic houses cared for by Hendrick de Keyser Monumenten.

Stay tuned for a new lesson every Tuesday!

21/07/2026

The European Heritage Hub has launched the second edition of its Small Grants Scheme for projects led by in these 11 EU neighbouring and candidate countries 👇

🇦🇱 Albania
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇽🇰 Kosovo
🇲🇩 Moldova
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇺🇦 Ukraine

A special focus will be on projects linked to the triple transformation (green, digital and social), capacity building and peace and reconciliation.

The grants are available in two sizes:
🔹 Grants up to 10,000 EUR
🔹 Grants ranging from 10,000 to 25,000 EUR

The scheme has the support of ALIPH Foundation as an associate partner of the European Heritage Hub, co-funded by the EU.

All info on eligibility & how to apply 👉 https://www.europeanheritagehub.eu/call-for-applications-small-grants-scheme-for-heritage-related-projects-led-by-civil-society-in-eu-candidate-and-neighbouring-countries/

20/07/2026

📜 The Nicosia Manifesto is here!

Born out of the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2026 in Nicosia, Europa Nostra, also on behalf of the European Heritage Hub, has published the Nicosia Manifesto – Heritage as the Soul of Mare Nostrum.

The Mare Nostrum Manifesto reflects the shared vision and recommendations that emerged from the Summit, reaffirming that heritage is not only a legacy of the past, but also a powerful resource for building a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future.

🔗 Read the Manifesto here👉https://www.europanostra.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Mare-Nostrum-Manifesto.pdf