The European Year of Cultural Heritage offers a number of opportunities for activities, projects or research to receive support from the EU.
The European Union’s Research Framework Programmes have been supporting research on cultural heritage since 1986 in areas such as conservation, disaster resilience and energy efficiency in historic buildings, the arts, humanities and even underwater cultural heritage. More...

During the 25^th Annual Conference of the Network of European Museum Organsations, Martine Reicherts, Director-General for DG EAC, European Commission, launched the European Year of Cultural Heritage for Museums.
She highlighted the value of museums as protectors and facilitators of cultural heritage to an audience of 150 museum professionals, EU representatives, cultural stakeholders and policy makers. More...

Our heritage: where the past meets the future #EuropeForCulture.
Cultural heritage is the beating heart of European life. It is the fabric of our communities and societies, and the thread that connects our past to our future. More...

The European Culture Forum is a biennial flagship event organised by the European Commission to raise the profile of European cultural cooperation, to bring together cultural sectors' key players and to debate on EU culture policy and initiatives. Its 2017 edition will also mark the official launch of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, the thematic EU year devoted to our common cultural assets and all their aspects. More...

The European Year of Cultural Heritage label (comprising a logo, a slogan and a hashtag) is available for activities, events and projects taking place between 7 December 2017 (official launch of the year at the European Culture Forum in Milan)and 31 December 2018.
The label is reserved for projects which contribute to achieving one or more of the objectives of the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage, as endorsed by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU in Article 2 of the legal decision calling for the year. More...

The European Year of Cultural Heritage aims to:

• encourage people to explore Europe's rich and diverse cultural heritage
• celebrate, understand and protect its unique value
• reflect on the place that cultural heritage occupies in all our lives

European cultural heritage allows us to understand the past and to look to our future. By highlighting cultural heritage in 2018, we will emphasise:

• how it builds stronger societies
• how it creates jobs and prosperity
• its importance for our relations with the rest of the world
• what can be done to protect it. More...

Throughout 2018, events putting Europe’s cultural heritage in the spotlight will take place all over Europe.

Using the European Year of Cultural Heritage label for your event is your opportunity to contribute.

How to label your event. More...

2018 will see activities and initiatives all around Europe to get people interested and involved in cultural heritage.

From December 2017, a newsletter will be sent out every two months.

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Join us in 2018 for the European Year of Cultural Heritage, an unprecedented year of events and celebrations.
Cultural heritage is the fabric of our lives and societies. It surrounds us in the buildings of our towns and cities and is expressed through natural landscapes and archaeological sites. 
It is not only made up of literature, art and objects but also by the crafts we learn, the stories we tell, the food we eat and the films we watch. 
Cultural heritage brings communities together and builds shared understandings of the places we live in. The digital world too, is transforming the way we access heritage. More...