In 2020 the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s highest honour in the field of cultural heritage, recognised 21 outstanding achievements from 15 European countries. This annual publication a spotlight on the 2020 laureates of the Grand Prix, which were selected by the Awards’ Juries and the Board of Europa Nostra from among the winners.
Namely the exemplary restoration of the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in l’Aquila (Italy), heavily damaged by the devastating earthquake of 2009; the Tramontana Network III (France, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain), dedicated to the research of the tangible and intangible heritage of Europe’s mountainous regions; and the major exhibition ‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away’ (Poland/Spain), marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi concentration camp.
This publication also highlights the 2020 winner of the Public Choice Award: The Ambulance for Monuments (Romania), which has rescued hundreds of heritage-listed buildings in the country through a large network of active heritage organisations. The Public Choice Award winner was chosen by over 11,000 people who voted for their favourite heritage achievements via an online poll conducted by Europa Nostra.
Last but not least, this publication sheds light on the two winners of the new ILUCIDARE Special Prizes – selected from among the submitted applications to the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2020 – namely Archaeology for a Young Future (Italy/Syria), for excellence in heritage-led international relations; and TYPA – Estonian Print and Paper Museum, Tartu (Estonia), for excellence in heritage-led innovation.
Read ahead to learn more about these fantastic European heritage achievements.
