The Heritage-Discovery heading hosts virtual exhibitions intended to illustrate the European cultural diversity through the discovery of its common heritage. These exhibitions have as their goal to present the growing opportunities created by close collaboration between European countries and regions.
29th Council of Europe Art Exhibition : the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (962-1806) |
The 29th Council of Europe Art Exhibition, to be inaugurated on 26 and 27 August next, in Magdeburg and Berlin respectively, will be devoted to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (962-1806), covering the whole period from the coronation of the f irst Emperor Otto the Great to the abdication of the last Emperor Franz II. From 28 August to 10 December 2006 visitors will be invited on a journey through almost 1000 years of history. The first part of the exhibition, “From Otto the Great to the end of the Middle Ages”, will display the older works of art at the Cultural History Museum in Magdeburg, while the second part, “Old Empire and New States”, will trace the later history of the Holy Empire, from 1495 to 1806, at the German Historical Museum in Berlin. |
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28th Council of Europe Art Exhibition Universal Leonardo 2006 |
Universal Leonardo is an innovative project which aims to broaden and deepen our understanding and appreciation of Leonardo da Vinci’s contribution to art, science and technology. It coordinates a series of linked exhibitions some of which are informed by scientific analysis, casting fresh light on Leonardo’s work and process. This Europe-wide programme of parallel exhibitions will take place in Florence, Budapest, Munich, London and Oxford and will emphasise Leonardo’s universality covering a broad spectrum of topics in art and science, using, where appropriate, digital technology and innovative design. |
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Working Past, Working Future |
Industrial heritage is a prominent, but often problematic conservation and regeneration issue throughout Europe. Supported by the European Union’s Culture 2000 programme, “Working Heritage” is a project which focuses upon these issues in historic industrial communities in different parts of Europe. |
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On the tracks of Europe’s cultural space heritage |
A cultural space heritage is something we have yet to discover, invent and preserve. It challenges our cultural identity and intellectual assumptions, and indeed the very nature of heritage itself. It reflects the history of space. Sustained by the desire to answer questions as old as time, driven by cross-border exchanges and supported by a range of disciplines, this heritage is still in development and we can follow its tracks in the collections of our cultural institutions. The exhibition presented here is a just the start of an exploration to discover the diversity, richness and surprises that Europe’s cultural space heritage has to offer, taking us on a winding journey through history, the Universe and our own imagination. |
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L'Europe de l'air |
Supported by the European Commission's Raphael programme, this site is concerned with aviation architecture and, in particular, with the architecture of three airports-Berlin-Tempelhof, Liverpool-Speke and Paris-Le Bourget-which all date from the late 'thirties. The aim of this project is to encourage the study and preservation of historic airports, some of the most significant and emblematic places of Europe's twentieth-century heritage. The site includes the papers given at the 'Historic Airports' conferences of 1999-2001. |
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The virtual exhibition "Extraordinary Travels: the Silk
Road", designed by the "Heritage and Modernity"
association and the Griffon company with assistance from the French
Ministry of Culture and the Council of Europe presents the works of
three 19th-century French travellers: Jacques-François Gamba, Frédéric
Dubois de Montpéreux and Paul Nadar, who visited the Caucasus,
particularly Georgia. While they each had different goals, their works
bear witness in various ways to the region's significance in terms
of mutual enrichment of the cultures of western Europe and the East.
To illustrate this exhibition's theme a selection had to be
made from among the thousands of organs throughout France and Belgium.
What you see here represents just one of many possible approaches to
this huge array of instruments. That being so, rather than simply
show-casing their finest examples, each country or region has set out
to highlight their centuries-old links with neighbouring regions in
the field of organs.
Closer examination of this shared heritage reveals that the organs,
as physical reminders of the past, afford an insight into the artistic
life of an era. These instruments were built by various craftsmen -
who between them possessed a breadth of knowledge and technical skills
- in response to local communities' requirements. At the same
time, composers produced a huge body of work for the organ, which
organists, in turn, brought to life.
This exhibition pays tribute to all those organ makers and
musicians, and highlights several of their number who were
particularly influential in the two countries.
