Cultural heritage protection in conflict & crisis

24 January 2023

Composing trust podcast #1: Cultural heritage protection in crisis

This podcast episode addresses the European Union’s role and actions in cultural heritage protection in times of crises, with our guests Aparna Tandon, Giovanni Fontana Antonelli, Johanna Leissner, and Giovanni De Siervo, highlighting the importance of cultural heritage protection (and prevention) from multiple perspectives.

October – November 2022

cS Brief #12: Cultural Heritage Protection in crises: strengthening the EU’s role

This brief builds on the debate held at the joint EUISS-cS round table, organised on the 12 October 2022 in Brussels, and provides some updates on EU cultural heritage protection in crises and conflict situations, in light of the recent developments in Ukraine and other countries.

15 June 2021

Restoring livelihoods through culture in Yemen: lessons learnt

After successfully facilitating the virtual conference “Restoring Livelihoods Through Culture in Yemen”, in this article Nicole McNeilly and Bart Hesseling look into the key themes and future developments for the UNESCO-EU project.

17 November 2020

Cultural Heritage Protection by the EU and the Council of Europe

Presentation on the topic of “Cultural Heritage Protection by the EU and the Council of Europe: a stock taking” at the German Presidency Conference on Cultural Heritage Protection and Multilateralism. See the session recording (Day 2 – Morning) and the programme.

12-13 November 2020

The role of the EU on the Protection of Cultural Heritage in conflict 

culture Solutions facilitated the international conference on “The role of the European Union on the Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage in conflict and post-conflict contexts and mediation” organised by the EEAS, in partnership with MediatEUR and ECDPM. Read the full report here and the blog post by Ana Laura Martins and Damien Helly here.

September 2020

The Role of the EU in the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Middle East

Publication of a research report “The Role of the European Union in the Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts in the Middle East region: The example of Iraq” in partnership with the European External Action Service, MediatEUR and ECDPM.

September – October 2018

The EU as a cultural heritage protection actor in armed conflicts

Publication “Scenario configurations for the EU as a cultural heritage protection actor in armed conflicts” in Journal of Cultural Heritage, vol. 33, 2018 pp. 271-277, available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2018.05.010.