The city of Šibenik is characterized by its fortification system dating back to the Early Medieval Period. Bringing together both heritage building management and cultural programming and production, Šibenik's fortresses produce a range of cultural events with a strong focus on local people.
Reggio Emilia has been able to reinvent itself to the new times by incorporating its history as part of its identity, and maintaining the connection between its past and its present.
In 2019, Plovdiv was European Capital of Culture. One goal was rediscovering and revitalising the historic downtown neighbourhood Kapana to spark wider city centre revitalisation.
Local artists’ collective came up with the idea to restore a protected water tower in Oberhausen and transform the water tanks into space for artistic and creative work.
The Moravian Silesian region engaged in one of the most successful post-1989 industrial heritage conversion processes.
Lodz used the energy-saving refurbishment of one of its heritage buildings to convert it into a multigenerational home.
OPEK is an old customs building in Leuven where different art disciplines meet in dance, theatre, visual arts, music, literature and photography.
Ghent decided to work with local organisations to revitalise the social housing neighbourhood ‘Malem’ with a community arts practice that offers qualitative training and creates infrastructure for circus artists.
The city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands, innovatively restored and redeveloped a 16th-century bulwark combining traditional techniques with modern design and materials, and climate-resilience.
The Liébana Centre of Studies was founded by the Regional Government to offer cultural, artistic and educational activities to over 6,000 inhabitants at risk of exclusion because of digital divide or geographic isolation.
Modern ruins are the new playfield to re-adapt our heritage by the community. After being burnt down to ashes, Blaj Cultural Palace designed in 1930 was rehabilitated.