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The European Heritage Heads Forum (EHHF) is an informal professional and expert network that brings together the heads of the European state heritage authorities (built heritage, landscapes and archaeology) to share ideas about the management of the historic environment in the 21st century. The heads are mostly the directors-general of the departments in charge of immovable heritage within the national relevant ministries (Culture, Environment, etc.).[1]
Discussion centres on emerging trends, political engagement, European legislation and the scope of international heritage protection and how these affect national properties from Bavarian castles to Italian palazzi. The members of the EHHF wish to be consulted by the European Commission on cultural heritage strategy and expertise to undertake EU internal impact assessments. The EHHF acts as an advocate for heritage and produces strong statements on specific issues to support common concerns.[2]
History
A European Heritage Summit was first organised in London on 26-28 April 2006 by Dr. Simon Thurley, Chief Executive Officer of English Heritage. The mission of the Summit was to gather for the first time the European heritage leaders who had the opportunity to exchange their experience and initiate common actions. It was attended by 23 European states which agreed in the Final Statement to continue to meet annually as a forum of European heritage heads, known as the “European Heritage Heads Forum”.[3] The following EHHF annual meetings have been successively hosted by different countries.[4]
The EHHF Secretariat
English Heritage had been in charge of the secretariat of the EHHF for the first three years, after which it was decided that a rotating Troika composed of the previous host and the next two hosts would take it over.[5]
The EHHF Secretariat is responsible for organising the annual meetings, circulating information to EHHF members, following-up the actions agreed by the EHHF, maintaining the EHHF website and upholding the original purpose for the informal meeting of the heads of the European heritage agencies to:
- Exchange experience, ideas and good practice
- Strengthen and support existing networks dealing with immovable heritage
- Carry out specific agreed actions[6]
Since January 2014, a permanent administrative secretary has been appointed to manage the EHHF Secretariat along with the Troika members. The permanent Secretariat is based in Brussels in the offices of the Flemish organization for Immovable Heritage and is funded by annual contributions from the EHHF members as consented during the annual meeting in Oslo in May 2013.[7]
Annual Meetings[8]
| Year | Head | Hosting country |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Simon Thurley, CEO of English Heritage | London, United Kingdom |
| 2007 | Pavel Jerie, formerly Director General of the Czech National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2008 | Steen Hvass, formerly Director General of the Heritage Agency of Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2009 | Eva-Maria Höhle, formerly President of the Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of Monuments Katarína Kosová, Director General of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic |
Vienna, Austria Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2010 | Philippe Bélaval, formerly Director General of Heritage, Ministry of Culture and Communication (France) | Paris, France |
| 2011 | Cees van ‘t Veen, Director of the Cultural Heritage Agency of The Netherlands | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2012 | Gerd Weiß, formerly President of the Association of State Conservators in the Federal Republic of Germany | Potsdam, Germany |
| 2013 | Jørn Holme, Director of the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage | Oslo, Norway |
| 2014 | Sonja Vanblaere, Administrator general of the Flanders Heritage Agency Pierre Paquet, General Inspector of the Department of Heritage, Wallonia Thierry Wauters, Director of the Department of Monuments and Sites, Brussels[9] |
Leuven, Belgium |
| 2015 | Feargal O'Coigligh, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | Dublin, Ireland |
| 2016 | Oliver Martin, Head of Section Cultural Heritage and Historic Monuments in the Swiss Federal Office of Culture | Switzerland |
The European Heritage Legal Forum
The European Heritage Legal Forum (EHLF) was founded in 2008 following the EHHF annual meeting held in Potsdam, Germany. The heads agreed in the Final Statement the creation of a sub-committee to improve their capacity for early identification of EU legislation linked with cultural heritage. A Forum of appointed legal experts from the national competent authorities has consequently been formed. The mission of the EHLF members is to ensure that improved and timely information on the development and consequences of legal acts developed by the European Union which may pose a potential threat to cultural heritage are conveyed to the national competent authorities. In addition to this monitoring task, the EHLF members may provide suggestions to review the wording of the legislation to include exemptions or special considerations for cultural heritage. However, the EHLF as an informal network composed of composed of individuals who are, in most cases, working within government ministries may not operate politically on behalf of their member institution.[6][10]
References
- ^ Stubbs, John H.; Bouchenaki, Emily G. Makaš ; foreword by Mounir (2011). Architectural conservation in Europe and the Americas : national experiences and practice. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470901113.
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- ^ Warr, Alexandra. "The Conservators' Guide to European Institutions". Building Conservation. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Final Statement 2006" (PDF). EHHF. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Final Statement 2008" (PDF). EHHF. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Final Statement 2013" (PDF). EHHF. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Annual Meetings". EHHF. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "European Heritage Heads Forum". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Karl Goehner, Wolfgang. "EHLF". Retrieved 29 October 2014.