[This event is organised by Centro Nacional de Cultura, Affiliated Partner of the European Heritage Hub; Europa Nostra, Project Leader of the European Heritage Hub; and the Portuguese Press Club. The following text is the original description provided by the organisers.]

The German photographer Thomas Struth will receive the Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage 2024 at the Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon, on 21 October 2024 7.30 PM CET.

This European recognition pays tribute to Thomas Struth’s exceptional art of communicating European culture and values through photography. The Award Jury also granted a Special Recognition to the Cypriot dancer Ioanna Avraam, who is the Principal Dancer at the Vienna State Ballet, for her contribution to the promotion of European intangible cultural heritage.

The Helena Vaz da Silva European Award was established in 2013 by the Centro Nacional de Cultura (Portugal) in collaboration with Europa Nostra and the Portuguese Press Club, and has the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Tourism of Portugal.

More information can be found here. The Ceremony will be streamed online.