Towarzystwo Miłośników Historii i Zabytków Krakowa, European Heritage Hub

Holistic Heritage

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Holistic Heritage brings conversations, opinions and thoughts on heritage from Central and Eastern Europe. Join Katarzyna Jagodzińska and John Beauchamp as they interview heritage leaders and discover the most inspiring projects from across the region. Brought to you by the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Kraków.

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Towarzystwo Miłośników Historii i Zabytków Krakowa, European Heritage Hub

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Ukraine Heritage Spotlight: Natalia Moussienko 21.11.2023 17:30

The escalation of Russian aggression in Ukraine since February 2022 has brought damage and destruction in all spheres of life, including cultural heritage. Historic buildings, museum collections, libraries, and intangible heritage are all at threat. The international community has attempted to help protect and digitise cultural treasures of Ukraine and save them for posterity. In the same vein, th...

Central European heritage seen from Kraków 07.11.2023 17:41

The International Cultural Centre in Kraków specialises in the culture and heritage of Central Europe and grounds its activities of public diplomacy, research, education and communication on dialogue with partners from all countries of the region. The ICC was founded in 1991 by Professor Jacek Purchla who ran the institution for 27 years and built its unrivaled international recognition. We meet h...

European award for Veit Stoss altarpiece 25.10.2023 34:25

In 2023, the spectacular conservation of the Veit Stoss altar in St. Mary's Basilica in Krakow received the most important European award in the field of cultural and natural heritage - the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award. The altar was carved between 1477 and 1489 by Veit Stoss, an artist hailing from Nuremberg, and is widely considered a Gothic masterpiece. Its meticulous conservat...

Arcydzieło Wita Stwosza z europejską nagrodą 25.10.2023 34:13

W 2023 roku spektakularna konserwacja ołtarza Wita Stwosza w bazylice Mariackiej w Krakowie otrzymała najważniejszą europejską nagrodę w dziedzinie dziedzictwa kulturowego i naturalnego – Nagrodę Europejskiego Dziedzictwa / Nagrodę Europa Nostra. Wyrzeźbiony w latach 1477–1489 przez przybyłego z Norymbergii artystę ołtarz jest powszechnie uznawany za arcydzieło gotyku. Jego drobiazgowa konserwacja...

Hub for heritage from Central and Eastern Europe 25.10.2023 27:35

The Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Kraków is a newly established outpost of international organisation Europa Nostra , the voice of civil society in the area of heritage, a pan-European federation of organisations involved in the protection, management, and promotion of cultural and natural heritage in forty European countries. In this episode, we discuss ideas behind the Hub, aims and prospects,...