This annual publication includes descriptions, jury citations and contact details on the winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards. In 2018, 29 laureates from 17 countries were recognised for their exemplary accomplishments in conservation, research, dedicated service, and education, training and awareness-raising. As a contribution to the European Year of Cultural Heritage, in 2018 the Awards put special emphasis on the European added value of the selected heritage achievements
Among the outstanding European heritage success stories awarded in 2018 we can find the rehabilitation of a Byzantine church in Greece, with its unique series of frescoes dating from the 8th – 9th century, made possible thanks to the cooperation between Greek and Swiss organisations.
The 2018 European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards Publication also includes the development
of a new method to conserve the heritage of Europe’s historic houses, the result of a joint venture between five institutions based in France, Italy and Poland. Among the winners, we can also find the establishment of a public educational programme that gives all children and young people in Finland the chance to engage with their cultural heritage and which can serve as inspiration for similar initiatives throughout Europe.
The Award winners show that our cultural heritage is far more than the memory of our past. It is key to understanding our present and is a strategic resource for the future.
