On the 25th March, the Italian city of Gorizia followed the example of several other places worldwide by deciding to join the “Make Heritage Fun!” initiative. This first event of the year regarded the local Jewish culture: an unexplored heritage which is often unknown to the same people who live in the city. The event […]
A wine tasting was hosted in a restaurant in Udine. The purpose was to deepen and spread more information and culture about wines coming from the Italian region of Marche. The restaurant’s owners are Marchigian, so they had the knowledge to explain us the origins, the process behind manufacture, and the taste of the high-quality […]
On the 17th December, the GOUNESCO Gorizia staff for the first time in its entirety held the “Make Heritage Fun!” event at a wonderful setting: the Corinini Cronberg Palace, which is an ancient dwelling that has existed since the XVI century! One of the goals of the event was to focus attention on the heritage, […]
On December 17, 2017 we functioned as both tourists and tour guides in the city of Banja Luka. It looked different, because it was raining, and we decided not to immediately go out on a walk. We talked about our tour through the city, in the Music Pavilion in the park Petar Kočić, and learnt […]
One important thing was that fact that no one person who attended the course has any experience in making conservation containers, then the challenge was very interesting – to involve non experts people in an activity reserve for professionals in conservation and restoration of antiques.
More often than not, Heritage is something that is, unfortunately, associated with a voice in an audio guide droning on about things relating to a crumbling old building- resulting in History feeling cold and detached in the 21st century visitor’s mind. With a presence felt in more than thirty countries around the world, GoUnesco endeavours […]
Our #makeheritagefun event was so much fun! We, Culture for Kids, put on an event for children aged 0-8 years called Christmas Craftstravaganza. Thirty-two children attended with their parents to explore Christmas traditions around the world! Christmas in Sweden In Sweden, on December 13th, one of the biggest celebrations is held called St Lucia’s Day […]
In a small beautiful city Trikala in Thessaly, Greece there is an old watermill in which every Christmas the elves inhabit it. This local myth pushed the community to transform the old watermill in the “Elves’ mill” every Christmas period. In the beginning only the locals were the main visitors of this development. But the […]
In coordination with a local association, ICM Gorizia in Italy, that usually organizes conferences on the theme of Mittel-European culture, we organized a short historical walking tour of our region. The idea was to explore the little things that often go unnoticed and that contributes to Gorizia’s historical worth. As I stayed home with the flu, following the […]
Monument tour in Tirana https://web.facebook.com/events/577555425780443/ MakeHeritageFun-GIP Tirana As a Cultural Heritage Management student I believe that one of the best topics for a cultural heritage event, like #makeheritagefun Tirana, would be something related with monuments. This because I think that is a great mixture and connection between cultural heritage and architecture. So, on […]