Cultural networks

Art and Heritage in Central Europe service, initially called “Art History Information in Central Europe”, was developed in 2004 as an idea of dr Zoltán Gyalókay, to provide information on exhibitions, publications, conferences, etc., in Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. Since then almost 200 cultural institutions (such as museums, galleries, research institutes, publishing houses, or other focusing on heritage or cultural and artistic education) joined the AHICE network. Institutional partners of the project were Moravian Gallery in Brno, Art Research Centre of Slovak Academy of Sciences, and Prime Minister’s Office Deputy State Secretariat for Heritage Affairs in Hungary.

ENCATC is a European network gathering together higher educational institutions and training organizations dealing with cultural management education and training. Its main focus includes exchange of experience, carrying out common projects, promotion of mobility and research and improve education standards.

Culture Action Europe is a European advocacy and lobby network promoting the role of culture in the European Union. Its main goal is to influence European policies for more and better access to culture across the continent. It provides customized information and analysis of cultural policies, promotes exchange of information and opinions (to create common positions at the European level), organizes meetings and conferences, represents cultural sector at the European level.

As its aims CIHA has the intensification of cooperation and fostering permanent links between art historians from all countries as well as the exchange of experience, research results and information on events and publications important for art history.

Europa Nostra is a pan-European federation of organisations and institutions in the field of cultural and environmental heritage preservation. It represents at the European level some 250 non-governmental organisations, 150 associate organisations and 1500 individual members from more than 50 countries. Together, they provide a network for dialogue and debate, celebrate the best heritage achievements; campaign against threats to vulnerable heritage buildings, sites and landscapes, and lobby for sustainable policies and high quality standards with regard to heritage.

The purpose of RIHA, is to promote education and research in art history and related disciplines, to intensify cooperation between the institutes by facilitating the flow of information on scientific and administrative activities as well as the exchange of research findings, and to encourage the institutes to undertake joint projects.

Established by UNESCO and the Council of Europe in 1989 the Culturelink is platform for research in the field of culture development, cultural policies and international cultural cooperation.