The Cyprus Institute

We are happy to announce the Official Launch of ‘Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Nicosia on 27 – 28 February 2025.

This new Heritage Hub in Nicosia intends to promote cooperation between cultural NGOs of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East through Cultural Heritage, with the objective of achieving peace, collaboration and mutual understanding among the peoples of this volatile region.  

Join as on our 1st Public Forum on February 28, 2025, at 9.30, at the John Ioannides Auditorium, Fresnel Building, The Cyprus Institute, Constantinou Kavafi Str., No 20, Nicosia. The opening session will feature addresses by representatives of other Europa Nostra Regional Hubs as well as representatives of NGOs from the Middle East.

The theme of the Forum will be “Citizens’ Engagement in preserving Cultural Heritage”. Three Europa Nostra award-winning organizations, the La Paranza Cooperative ( from Naples) (recipient of a  European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards in  2022), the ACTA VISTA (from Marseille) (winner of the Grand Prix at the European Heritage Awards 2023), and the Technical Committee for the Cultural Heritage of Cyprus (receiver of the Grand Prix at the European Heritage Awards 2021), will present their work under the title “The Power of Example: Experiences from Award-Winning European Projects”.

Finally, a round table discussion on the above theme will take place among important heritage experts: HRH Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, Dr Yiannis Toumazis, Director of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, and last but not least our Europa Nostra SG Sneska Quaedvlieg Michailovic.

Moderator will be Sebastien Da Courtois, member of the Council of Europa Nostra.

Join our event to be inspired and motivated by the distinguished speakers as they share their work and insights related to the protection, preservation, and projection of our diverse cultural heritage both Natural and Human, Tangible and Intangible.

The Forum is sponsored by the Italian and French Embassies in Cyprus and Stelios Philanthropic Foundation.

Registration: 09:30

Opening session
Welcoming address by Prof. Stavros Malas
President of the Cyprus Institute

Opening remarks by Androula Vassiliou
Chair of the Nicosia Hub and Vice-President of Europa Nostra
Addresses by representatives of invited organizations
from Europe and Middle East

Coffee break (15m)

Power of Example:
Experiences of Award-winning European Projects

Presentation of the work of La Paranza Cooperative, NGO from Naples
which has won one of the European Heritage Awards/
Europa Nostra Awards in 2022

Presentation of the work of Acta Vista from Marseille which won
one of the Grand Prix in the framework of the European Heritage Awards /
Europa Nostra Awards in 2023

Presentation of the work of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage of
Cyprus which won one of the Grand Prix in the framework of the European
Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards in 2021

Questions and / or comments from the Audience

Closing Panel Discussion

HRH Princess Dana Firas
President of Petra National Trust & ICOMOS, Jordan

Dr Yiannis Toumazis
Director of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
and former Vice Minister of Culture

Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović
Europa Nostra Secretary General

Moderator: Sebastien De Courtois
Council member of Europa Nostra