European Heritage Days
The European Heritage Days in Switzerland each year as a national contribution to the Europe-wide European Heritage Days performed. Hundreds of events take place throughout Switzerland on the second weekend in September. The program includes guided tours, atelier and construction site visits, excursions and various other events on the topics of building culture , monument preservation , architecture , archeology and customs .
organization
The European Heritage Days in Switzerland have been celebrated since 1994 and are coordinated by the National Information Center on Cultural Heritage NIKE at national level. This also publishes the program on the Internet and in the form of a brochure. The visits on the Monument Days are organized in advance by the cantonal and municipal departments for monument preservation and archeology as well as other organizations and people interested in cultural heritage. The European Heritage Days are a cultural commitment of the Council of Europe and are officially launched by it. The initiative is also supported by the European Union . The memorial days take place in 50 European countries .
subjects
Every year, the European Heritage Days in Switzerland are dedicated to a specific topic. The list of previous topics is:
- 1994: Town halls, government buildings and other architectural monuments in Switzerland
- 1995: Palaces, castles and historic mansions
- 1996: Houses and gardens in the city and in the country
- 1997: How clergy live: bishops' residences, monasteries, rectories, synagogues and colleges
- 1998: Citizens and their state: buildings of the federal government, the cantons and their representatives
- 1999: full speed ahead! Transport and energy from the Middle Ages to the present day
- 2000: A monument never stands alone. Houses, streets and squares in dialogue
- 2001: Living in a monument
- 2002: With hammer, laser and scalpel - craftsmanship and high-tech on the monument
- 2003: Verre et Vitrail - treasures made of glass
- 2004: Next stop: Monument Day - traffic routes, traffic structures and means of transport
- 2005: before: after - maintain, reuse, continue building in a historical context
- 2006: Garden rooms - garden dreams
- 2007: wood
- 2008: a day to enjoy
- 2009: At the water
- 2010: On the way of life
- 2011: In the underground
- 2012: stone and concrete
- 2013: fire light energy
- 2014: At the table
- 2015: Exchange - Influence
- 2016: oases
- 2017: power and splendor
- 2018: without borders
- 2019: Colors (on September 14/15, 2019)
- 2020: Continue to build
- 2021: know how
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ What are the European Heritage Days? In: Nike-Kulturerbe.ch. Retrieved September 24, 2018 .