launched by the European Commission in 2002 and have been run by Europa Nostra ever since. This year This year, Europe’s top honor in the heritage field went to 21 exemplary achievements from 15 European countries. Musealia and the Auschwitz Memorial received the award in “Education, Training and Awareness-rising” category. Three projects selected by the jurors from all award recipients were honored with the Grand Prix.
The awards celebrate and promote best practices related to heritage conservation, research, management, volunteering, education and communication. In this way, they contribute to a stronger public recognition of cultural heritage as a strategic resource for Europe’s society, economy and environment. The Awards are funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
More information:
New international travelling exhibition on the history of Auschwitz opened in Madrid
A huge success of the Auschwitz exhibition in Madrid