ACTIVIDADES
IVEPC – Integrar los valores europeos en el patrimonio cultural (Integrating European Values into Cultural Heritage)
Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste, 22–23 May, 2025 | Real Hospital de Mineros de San Rafael and Parque Minero de Almadén, 16th and 17th October 2025
This event is organised within the framework of the IVEPC project ⸺Integrar los valores europeos en el patrimonio cultural⸺ (Integrating European Values into Cultural Heritage) and aims to explore strategies for better embedding European values in sites certified with the European Heritage Label (EHL), as part of a pilot initiative. The Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste will serve as the initial reference point, with the goal of enhancing the visibility of these sites and promoting cooperation among managers of European cultural heritage.
During the event, key topics will include how to promote European values through cultural heritage; fostering local culture and territorial identity through European cultural heritage in rural settings; developing tourism around European Heritage Label (EHL) sites and its contribution to sustainable socio-economic development; strengthening European identity and civic participation through cultural heritage; and how to effectively communicate and raise awareness of European cultural heritage. Participants will also tour the site with the aim of developing recommendations to help shape strategies that align its offerings with European values.
The event will bring together representatives and managers of sites bearing the European Heritage Label, cultural heritage experts, representatives of cultural routes certified by the Council of Europe, cultural institutions and academics, as well as officials from governmental and international bodies (European Commission, Council of Europe, Ministry of Culture, and the Regional Government of Extremadura).
The overarching goal of the project is to integrate European values into cultural heritage in general, and particularly within sites recognised with the European Heritage Label, while also promoting the visibility and relevance of these certified sites and fostering European integration. The initiative is led by the Monastery of Yuste in collaboration with Minas de Almadén, Parque Minero, aiming to strengthen the recognition of both sites as part of Europe’s shared heritage. Through a series of cultural activities, networking opportunities, and training sessions, the European connections of these sites will be strengthened, highlighting their importance not only from a historical and cultural perspective, but also in the transmission of European values.
