Hanging on the Wall

In the city of Leiden the walls of the buildings are part of the heritage of the city. And not only because the buildings but because what is painted on them.

What future for the market place?

The market place has changed a lot since medieval times. What are the challenges it is faced with nowadays? Naumburg and Weimar provide us with insight and some… food for thought…

Eisenach, a city of music and inspiration…

The articles explores major attractions of Eisenach, a city in Thuringia, in a heritage walk.

Jewish Heritage of Halberstadt: A story of memory and identity

The article talks about the Jewish roots of the town of Halberstadt, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Literature tours are popular in Sofia

Welcome to the most popular literature tour in Sofia

Carsulae, a journey along the Via Flaminia

To walk along the Via Flaminia and imagine what a Roman city must have been like, you just have one thing to do: leave for Umbria and stop to visit Carsulae!

Filling the Stockings

Christmas is a time full of traditions that change from place to place. And this is not different for who brings the presents.

Exploring Present Day Heritage at the V&A

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You enter a museum. Surrounding you are aged, priceless objects, protected by reflective glass walls. They are unique,..

The Basilica in the Ancient City of Palmatis

A wealth of architectural details from the ancient interior.

Traversing Transylvania: Romania’s new pilgrimage route

The Tasuleasa Social Association offers a new way to appreciate Romania’s natural beauty.

OPEN CALL

The call for applications for the fifth cycle of European Heritage Times volunteers is still open.

Due to the still unpredicatble situation in regard to the corona virus and the currently increasing travel restrictions we had to postpone the Introduction and Training Seminar for the fifth cycle of European Heritage Times towards May, 20th, (arrival) till May, 25th, (departure), 2021. As originally foreseen, the seminar will take place in the German part of the Historic Mining Landscape Ore Mountains which had been inscribed in 2019 as transboundary German-Czech site in the World Heritage list.

In conjunction with the postponed seminar we decided to extend the deadline for applications till March, 20th, 2021. Earlier applications are appreciated.

Who can participate

Applicants shall be aged between 22 and 35 years and shall be interested to report about heritage related issues as well as to share their personal impressions and experiences about European heritage in text, photo or video.

The applicants shall not necessarily be of European origin, but shall be based in the moment of their application in a European country. With their application they commit to participate at the European Heritage Times Introduction and Training Seminar and actively participate in European Heritage Times for at least one year.

How to participate

The application shall content CV (with photo), a motivation letter describing the applicant’s relationship to heritage and at least two examples of stories, reports or other kinds of documentary, journalistic or artistic expressions the applicant has produced earlier – they have not necessarily to be thematically linked to heritage. At least one of them should be a written text; the other one(s) can be text, photo or video.

The applications shall be sent to info@europeanheritagetimes.eu.

After having received the applications the selection process will start which will include a skype interview.

Training Seminar

The selected volunteers will be invited to the above mentioned European Heritage Times Introduction and Training Seminar. Board and accommodation during the seminar will be covered by European Heritage Volunteers; the participants are kindly asked to finance their travel costs from their home to the seminar venue and back themselves. For participants which will need visa to enter Germany the necessary invitation will be provided.