Future for Religious Heritage
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| Formation | 2011 |
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| Type | European network |
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Region | Europe |
Membership | 70 |
President | Olivier de Rohan-Chabot |
| Website | www |
Future for Religious Heritage (FRH) is a non-faith, not-for-profit heritage organisation registered in Belgium, with members across Europe. FRH is a member of the European Heritage Alliance 3.3, an informal European sectoral platform.
Purpose
"Begun as a grass-roots movement in 2009, the Future for Religious Heritage took shape in 2011 as a network of groups from more than 30 countries, dedicated to finding ways to keep churches, synagogues and other religious buildings open, if not for services, then for other uses."[1] FRH has an office in Brussels.
Members
Its members include the National Museum of Denmark, the University of Barcelona, the Archbichopric of Prague, Chorus Venezia, the Florentine Forum on Museums and Religion of the Lorenzo de' Medici school, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Museum Catharijneconvent, Departamento do Património Histórico e Artístico da Diocese de Beja, the Department for Cultural Heritage Conservation of the Church of Sweden, the University of Gothenburg, the University of Uppsala, the Churches Conservation Trust, the Diocece of London, English Heritage, Friends of Friendless Churches, the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance, Jewish Heritage UK, the National Churches Trust, Scotland's Churches Trust, and SPAB, among many others.
Governance
Council
The Council, elected by its members, is responsible for FRH's governance.
Committees
The Executive Committee
Formed of members of Council, takes day-to-day decisions, manages the office and ensures that FRH's ressources are applied effectively.
The Members' Committee
Brings together members, organises Networking Forums and other events, collates information about the sector and incubates cross-border projects.
The Development Committee
Works to ensure that FRH becomes better known and its views understood by the EU Commission and other European bodies.
The Finance Committee
Supervises the association's accounts and ensures financial probity.
The Governance and Nomination Committee
Sets the structures under which FRH operates, manages the nomination process to committtees and to the Council and maintains the internal rules and policy manual.
References
- ^ Bohlen, Celestine (June 2, 2014). "An Afterlife for Europe's Disused Places of Worship". New York Times: 2.
- Nederlands Dagblad, "Kerkgebouwen sleutel Europese identiteit", 5 June 2014, http://www.frh-europe.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NDagblad-artikel-Churches-Key-for-European-Identity.pdf
- SIR Europa, "Chiesa da custodire", Num. 78 (2134) - 15 November 2013, http://www.agenziasir.it/pls/sir/v4_s2doc_b2.europa?tema=Sir+Europa+italiano&argomento=dettaglio&id_oggetto=274493
- Reformatorisch Dagblad, "Veel Europeanen zien belang religieus erfgoed in", 3 June 2014, http://www.refdag.nl/kerkplein/kerknieuws/veel_europeanen_zien_belang_religieus_erfgoed_in_1_832151
- Vårt Land, "Gudshus forsvinner i raskt tempo", 17 December 2012, http://www.frh-europe.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-12-17-Gudshus-forsvinner-i-raskt-tempo.pdf
- Sustainable Management of Historic Rural Churches, "Europe Seeks New Action to Save Religious Heritage", Ann Vainlo, 25 November 2011, http://smcproject.org.ee/europe-seeks-new-action-to-save-religious-heritage/
- KA Norway, "Fremtiden for Europas religiøse kulturarv på dagsorden i Venezia", 22 November 2012, http://www.ka.no/sak/article/131828
External links
- Official website http://www.frh-europe.org/
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