Conferences
The FORTE CULTURA network is preparing and hosting workshops and conferences to several issues regarding the cultural heritage of fortified monuments or supports such events in terms of content.
Upcoming events
March 2023: FORTE CULTURA Fortress Tourism and Guide Congress, Sibenik (HR)
29-31 March 2023
- FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2023 for the financial year 2022
- International Fortress Tourism and Guide Congress
- Workshop 1: Sustainable and Green Fortress Tourism - Solution Lab Festung Knin
- Workshop 2: Architectural heritage in Ukraine during the war. Fortifications of the Pidhirtsi Castle. European-Ukrainian cooperation for support.
- Launch of European Fortress Summer 2023
Previous Events
Feb2023: Conference Apuntando Ao Mar, Ferrol (ES)
9.-11. Februar 2023
The Provincial Council of A Coruña in Galicia, Spain, invited experts and best practices from all over Europe to Ferrol to promote the development of the important cultural heritage of the fortified monuments of the municipalities of Ares, Ferrol and Valdoviño. FORTE CULTURA was represented by Natasa Urosevic and Dirk Röder.
Dez 2022: FORTE CULTURA General Assembly
7. Dezember 2022
The 2022 General Meeting for the 2021 financial year was held online.
Oct 2022: EFFORTS Europe 7th Annual Congress Kaunas (LT)
6.-7. Oktober 2022
Over the years European fortified sites have been transforming into places for participation in arts, culture and memory. They also reveal their potential in regional sustainable development and climate change adaptation. The 2022 EFFORTS Europe congress was organised on fortified heritage revitalisation subjects: horizontal integration of the role of fortified heritage, re-use and adaptation strategies, and social integration and creative innovation in local communities.
Sep 2022: Konferenz: “Fortified systems: from frontier places to European Cultural Corridors” Venice (IT)
15.-16. September 2022 Forte Margehra
Forte Marghera, located on the bridge to the lagoon city of Venice, provided a worthy setting for the conference that brought together fortress experts from Italy, Finland, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Spain, Belgium and Ukraine. The event, hosted by Fondazione Forte Marghera and supported by EFFORTS and FORTE CULTURA, offered best practices in the field of fortress restoration, museology, tourism, digitalisation and much more. The conference was streamed live.
Sep 2022: 5th Symposium on Fortress Cooperation Upper Rhine, Germersheim (DE)
13. September 2022 Town Hall Germersheim
5th symposium on the expansion of fortification cooperation in the Upper Rhine: "Youth Encounters and Inclusion" - Development of target group-oriented offers in fortified monuments
Youth encounters and inclusion was the topic of this year's conference on the Upper Rhine. A good 30 representatives of the fortified monuments of the Upper Rhine gathered information in the town hall of the fortified town of Germersheim about project ideas, funding opportunities and best practices in the field of youth encounters and inclusion. Based on the exciting presentations, the participants developed their own ideas for the implementation of inclusive offers and youth encounters in their fortified monuments in a workshop.
Nov 2021: FORTE CULTURA Annual General Meeting, Fortress Königstein (DE)
3rd November 2021
Annual General Meeting of the FORTE CULTURA Fortress Network
29 members and guests from 7 countries met for the FORTE CULTURA General Assembly 2021 at the Fortress Königstein (Saxony).The Executive Board and the Scientific Committee presented a highly impressive performance report on the activities and results of the last 15 months. Highlights were the positive network development, project developments and the extensive workshop and conference programme I cooperation with EFFORTS.
Aug 2021: 4th Symposium Fortified Heritage Upper Rhine, Germersheim (DE)
12. August 2021
Fortress Tourism at Upper Rhine Region - guided tours and travel development with FORTE CULTURA
The 4th symposium dealt with the question of how cross-border tourism for the fortified monuments of the Upper Rhine region can be organised in cooperation with the European Cultural Route FORTE CULTURA. The practice-oriented contents provided information on the way as a fortress monument to a booked tourism destination. Concrete travel modules for fortress tourism in the Upper Rhine region were developed in workshop sessions.
May 2021: Pula Online-Conference (HR-DE)
6th May 2021
Sustainable Valorisation of Fortified Heritage
The FORTE CULTURA / EFFORTS joint scientific group prepared an evaluation conference to the SUSTAINABLE VALORISATION OF FORTIFIED HERITAGE, hosted by the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.
The online conference should support the cultural heritage of fortified monuments by sharing and discussing of best practices throughout Europe in different topics. THE PURPOSE is, therefore, to develop international and multidisciplinary scientific and research network and exchange information and experiences related to EUROPEAN BEST PRACTICE in fortified heritage management.
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