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The heritage field in Belgium, as elsewhere in Europe, relies to a considerable extent on the commitment of many heritage organisations. In 2005, three organisations that bring together or support many of these heritage associations in Flanders (Dutch speaking part of Belgium) joined forces to consider the roles, responsibilities, needs and opportunities of heritage organisations in the European context. This resulted in a research project and a survey, subsidised by the Flemish Government, covering, amongst other things, the impact of European regulations on the operation of Flemish heritage organisations and both the added value and the bottlenecks of European cooperation and exchange.This study revealed that the information on heritage organisations and non-governmental organisations in Europe is very fragmented, while their diversity, when viewed from the broader concept of heritage, is greater than ever. In the past, there have been several attempts at drawing up an inventory, but these projects were not always carried out or completed. Moreover, these older projects focused exclusively on immovable heritage. Mapping out the field on this large scale is a pioneering venture, for which we wish to take the initiative from the bottom up. Our aim is to develop this unique inventory of heritage organisations in Europe in such a way as to involve the main actors in the European heritage field in helping to bring this enterprise to a successful and workable conclusion.The ‘Inventory of Heritage Organisations in Europe’ (IHOE) wants to produce a handy overview that should facilitate contacts, encourage the exchange of information and experience, enable organisations to link up with similar organisations elsewhere, find project partners, etc. It will become a new tool for an active civil society for heritage care in Europe. The IHOE project aims at presenting an overview of all NGOs in Europe that are engaged in heritage in the broad sense of the word, ranging in scope from the supra-local to the whole of Europe. Heritage organisations that meet these criteria are asked to register themselves by using a registration form on the website www.heritage-organisations.eu.
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Heritage Care through Active Citizenship conference – 23/03/09
Towards an inventory of heritage organisations in
Europe
Tijl Vereenooghe
Heritage Care through Active Citizenship conference – 23/03/09
A bottom-up initiative
• 3 heritage NGOs in Flanders– Heemkunde Vlaanderen vzw– VCM-Contactforum voor Erfgoedverenigingen vzw– FARO. Vlaams steunpunt voor cultureel erfgoed
vzw
• Starting point = CoE declaration on the role of voluntary organizations in the field of cultural heritage (Portoroz, 2001)
Heritage Care through Active Citizenship conference – 23/03/09
First phase (2005-2006)
• ‘From Portoroz via Strasbourg and Brussels, towards the Heritage Organisations in Europe’
• Research project to consider the roles, responsibilities, needs and opportunities of (Flemish) heritage organizations in a European context
• Target group: Flemish heritage sector
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Some conclusions• Fragmented information on heritage NGOs in
Europe– Former attempts to map the sector, but
• Not carried out completely• Exclusive focus on tangible heritage
• General lack of information about Europe, European funding possibilities, institutions…– Brochure ‘Afraid of Europe’
• Lack of clarity about the impact of EU legislation on heritage care– Report on Flemish heritage policy in the European
context
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Second phase: towards an inventory
Inventory of Heritage Organisations in Europe
Heritage Care through Active Citizenship conference – 23/03/09
Why?
• Handy overview• Facilitate contacts• Encourage the exchange of information
and experience• Enable organizations to link up with
similar organizations• Find project partners• Stimulate to build (thematic) networks
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How?
• Four-lingual website (English, French, German, Dutch)
• www.heritage-organisations.eu• Registration form: contact information, scope
and core activities• First stage (2007): mapping• Second stage (2008): mapping + conversion
into online database– Search module released in July 2008
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www.heritage-organisations.eu
Heritage Care through Active Citizenship conference – 23/03/09
Heritage, what’s in a name?In the broad sense of the word
Archaeological heritage Underwater heritage - underwater archaeology Immovable heritage - built heritage historical monuments castles historical dwellings fortifications mills ... Landscape heritage landscapes, parks, gardens Mobile heritage - transport heritage maritime heritage rolling heritage riding heritage flying heritage Industrial and scientific heritage Religious heritage Military heritage Musical heritage Gastronomic heritage Funerary heritage
Museum heritage - movable heritage Museum items and collections Museology Artistic heritage
Agricultural and rural heritage Living agricultural heritage Local genetic heritage Oral and intangible heritage Folk culture Dialectology - historical linguistics Traditional crafts Traditional costumes Heritage performers - circus, popular theatre, puppet theatre Heritage performers - folk dance, folk music Festivals - parades Ethnology Folklore Traditional sports and games
Archival heritage Documentary heritage Digital heritage Audiovisual heritage Re-enactment - living history Heritage education History Local and regional history Migration history Social history Economic history Cultural history Political history Oral history
Toponymy Genealogy Numismatics Heraldry Cartography
Heritage volunteers Cyber culture
…
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What kind of organizations?
• Non-governmental heritage organizations of every description– Umbrella organizations, volunteer organizations,
professional organizations, network organizations, foundations, etc.
• Supra-local scope of activity
September 2008: 340 organizations from 36 European countries have been registered
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Contact
++32 15 20 51 74
www.heritage-organisations.eu
Heritage Care through Active Citizenship conference – 23/03/09
Questions?
