Since 2009, together with partners from the Visegrad Group countries, we have been coordinating the V4 Heritage Academy summer educational programme, aimed at representatives of cultural institutions, conservation services and non-governmental organisations, as well as students from Central Europe. Its aim is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and enhance expertise in cultural heritage management across our region.
Each edition of the programme takes place at selected historic sites in the V4 countries.
The idea of bringing together specialists in the field of cultural heritage management from Central Europe stems from the belief that there is a shared experience amongst the Visegrad Group countries – as well as significant differences in the theory and practice of managing heritage sites in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and that getting to know one another helps to enhance the professional skills of those involved in their conservation.
Since 2009, when the first edition of the V4 Heritage Academy took place, participants in the programme have visited places such as Kraków, Lanckorona, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and Zabrze, Kroměříž, Telč, Český Krumlov, Levoča, Bardejov and Banská Štiavnica, Budapest, Vyšehrad, Pannonhalma and Hollókő. Subsequent editions of the programme have focused, amongst other things, on issues relating to the protection of the cultural landscape, management plans for sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List – including matters concerning buffer zones and visual integrity – the restoration of culturally significant sites, and the phenomenon of “touristification”.
The course lasts one week and takes place in July or June of each year. A maximum of five people from Poland may take part in each edition. The organisers cover the cost of participation, with the exception of transport to and from the venue. Every year, we announce the call for applications for the programme on the ICC website, along with information for those interested in taking part.
The project partners are the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Construction and Transport of Hungary. The programme is organised under the auspices of the Visegrad Group’s Working Group of Experts on Cultural Heritage.
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International Cultural Centre in Kraków
The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic
The Ministry of Construction and Transport of Hungary
The programme is organised under the auspices of the Visegrad Group’s Working Group of Experts on Cultural Heritage.
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