Welcome to the December newsletter!
Another year has passed and our network is already looking ahead to new goals and activities for the coming year, including our 2024 FRH Conference (22-24 September in Krakow Poland). But first, we end the year with two important announcements: the winners and finalists of our Religious Heritage Innovator of the Year and FRH Photo Competition. Meet the winners and finalists below!
Our featured article presents the monograph by Italian researcher Davide Dimodugno on the reuse of Catholic buildings of worship in Italy, many of which are of immense cultural interest to the point of constituting 70% of the country's historical and artistic heritage.
Our European news section offers you more details on the major national survey on the state of religious heritage recently launched in France, the call for local good practices of the Heritage Hub, and the letter of the #CulturalDealEU supporters asking European Parliament candidates for a central role of culture in the electoral campaigns of 2024.
One of our priorities for the coming year will be to continue to showcase the importance of heritage crafts in the European Year of Skills. We encourage you to fill in our survey on heritage crafts skills until 31 January.
As always, we end this newsletter inviting you to enjoy a cultural tour from the comfort of your own home in our Religiana section, this time along the Via Romea Francigena, the ancient pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome.
Happy holidays and see you next year!
Jordi Mallarach
FRH Executive Officer
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BUILDINGS OF WORSHIP AS CULTURAL HERITAGE IN ITALY: NEW SCENARIOS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND REUSE OF CATHOLIC CHURCHES BETWEEN CANON LAW AND STATE LAW, BY DAVIDE DIMODUGNO
Italy counts approximately 95,000 to 100,000 buildings dedicated to Catholic worship. Around 85,000 of these are included in the legal category of "cultural heritage of religious interest" and represent 70% of the entire historical-artistic heritage of Italy. The present monograph by Italian researcher Davide Dimodugno examines 98 concrete cases of reuse, which occurred in the Archdiocese of Turin between 1978 and 2019, and explores innovative legal solutions, both in public and private law, so that the thousands of buildings spread throughout the country, subject to very different legal, conservation and territorial conditions, can continue to serve the interest of both the community of believers and civil society. READ MORE >>
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MEET THE WINNERS OF THE RELIGIOUS HERITAGE INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR 2023
We are delighted to announce the 2023 overall winner and four finalists of the Religious Heritage Innovator of the Year 2023, our annual award recognising the best European projects to protect, enhance and promote our historic places of worship. A special publication featuring the winning and finalist projects will be released soon. the meantime, you can learn more about these projects at the FRH website READ MORE >>
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FRH PHOTO COMPETITION 2023: WINNER AND FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The 2023 edition of the FRH Photo Competition received over 2,000 entries from 114 countries from Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe. After much deliberation, the competition jury chose on 7 December the finalists and the overall winner. Mabel Cedrón (Spain) was selected as the overall winner of the 2023 edition for a stunning photograph of the ceiling of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. See all the fabulous photos selected this year in our Photo Competition booklet. READ MORE >>
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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE FRH CONFERENCE 2024 (22-24 SEPTEMBER IN KRAKOW, POLAND)
The next FRH 2024 Conference has already been confirmed. The Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Poland, will host our next conference which will start with a day of study visits on Sunday 22 September and continue with presentations by cultural heritage experts on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 September. Our Conference Committee is already shaping the programme, which will address pressing issues such as heritage at risk, sustainable solutions, digital transition and health and wellbeing.
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BLOOMSBURY HANDBOOK OF RELIGION AND HERITAGE IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Heritage in Contemporary Europe is the culmination of a collaboration that began in 2017 with the organisation of the conference "Religious Heritage in a Diverse Europe", supported by FRH. The book offers readers 44 contributions by leading international scholars, policymakers and heritage practitioners on the key challenges currently facing religious heritage in a rapidly changing landscape.The official launch of the book will take place in January 2024, but the book is already available online for free. READ MORE >>
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FRH MEMBERS MET IN NAUMBURG, GERMANY
The latest face-to-face meeting of FRH took place on 4 and 5 December in Naumburg, Germany. During two days participants had the opportunity to visit Naumburg Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and Pforta Monastery, a former Cistercian currently operating as a boarding school. Check out the photo gallery of the meeting! READ MORE >>
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THIS SECTION IS FOR MEMBERS ONLY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER, MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE. READ MORE >>
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FRH EVENTS
>25-26 January 2024 - Face-to-face meeting for FRH members in Valletta, Malta. More information >>
>7-8 March 2024 - The Churches and the City. More information >>
>22-24 September 2024 - FRH Conference in Krakow, Poland. (More information coming soon)
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS?
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FRANCE LAUNCHES A NATIONAL SURVEY ON THE STATE OF RELIGIOUS HERITAGE TO ALL DIOCESES IN THE COUNTRY
The Conference of Bishops of France sent on 22 November a Major National Survey to all the dioceses of the country. The launch of this survey is the first stage of the États généraux du Patrimoine religieux (General State of Religious Heritage), a process formally presented in September this year that aims to comprehensively address the state of religious heritage in France and make recommendations on the way forward to ensure its future. The dioceses have until 15 March to answer the 150 questions of the survey. Meanwhile, the Conference of Bishops has already initiated a series of meetings with religious heritage stakeholders to further explore the problems faced by French churches in managing their heritage. READ MORE >>
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#CULTURALDEALEU CALLS FOR A CENTRAL PLACE FOR CULTURE IN THE 2024 ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS7
Ahead of the European elections scheduled on 6-9 June 2024, the three initiators of the #CulturalDealEU, together with thousands of supporters across EU Member States, ask for a strong cultural dimension in political programmes and electoral campaign trails. You can read the full letter online. READ MORE >>
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EUROPEAN HERITAGE HUB: OPEN CALL FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOOD PRACTICES
The European Heritage Hub is looking for examples of good practices that contribute to the "triple transformation" ("green, digital and social") of European society implemented by local or regional administrations. A total of 10 practices will be selected for publication and promotion through the European Heritage Hub. The deadline for submissions is 10 January 2024. READ MORE >>
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As a signatory of the European Skills Pact, FRH presents a new section in collaboration with Mad'in Europe, in which we will discuss the importance of maintaining heritage craftsmanship and ensuring crafts do not become extinct through a series of interviews with professional craftspeople.
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ARE YOU A CRAFTSPERSON, CURATOR OF CULTURAL HERITAGE OR SCHOOL OF CRAFTS? ANSEER OUR SURVEY UNTIL 31 JANUARY!
In the European Year of Skills, Future for Religious Heritage (FRH) and Mad’in Europe have joined forces and expertise to devise a survey to better understand the heritage crafts scene in Europe in terms of practice and knowledge. The safeguarding of heritage craft skills is an important part of the European sustainability agenda, enabling historic buildings and artefacts to be preserved for the future. The results of this survey will serve as a basis for future policy recommendations and to further advocate for the valorisation and protection of traditional heritage crafts. READ MORE >>
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FRH is an independent, non-faith, not-for-profit organisation working to promote religious heritage buildings and their contents across Europe. It currently has more than 80 full members and 120 associate members from over 35 countries.
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