Bijeenkomst Women4Heritage Network, Europa Nostra en ALIPH bij het Europees Parlement, Brussel, 3 maart 2026

In the framework of International Women’s Day 2026, Europa Nostra and the International Alliance for the protection of heritage (ALIPH), in partnership with the Directorate for Outreach, DG COMM of the European Parliament, will co-host a panel discussion to highlight the essential role women play in safeguarding cultural heritage in contexts of crisis on 3 March 2026 (9:00-12:00) at the Zweig Visitor Centre of the European Parliament in Brussels (Ardenne-Belliard / rue d’Ardenne, 1000 Brussels). The panel debate, followed by a visit to the outdoor photo exhibition “Portraits of Women – Beyond the Stones”, will amplify women’s leadership, lived experiences, and professional expertise. It will also connect cultural heritage protection with European Union priorities on gender equality, democracy, human rights, peace, and international cooperation. The latest version of the panel discussion programme is made available on the Europa Nostra website.  The photo exhibition spotlights eight exceptional women: four of them received the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards for their extraordinary contribution to preserving cultural heritage in their city, region, or country; while the other four have been partners of the ALIPH Foundation, implementing critical on-the-ground projects to protect cultural heritage at risk in countries in conflict, crisis, or impacted by climate change.  The outdoor photo exhibition will be displayed from 2 to 16 March at the Esplanade Solidarność 1980 (100 Place du Luxembourg, 1050 Brussels).  The event is organised in the framework of the activities of the #Women4Heritage network coordinated by Europa Nostra under its network project Europa Nostra Heritage Agora, which is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

Buitententoonstelling ‘Portraits of Women – Beyond the Stones’

Lesia Voroniuk bij haar portret in de fototentoonstelling ‘Portraits of Women – Beyond the Stones’ , foto Dunya Verwey

Een van de vier geportretteerden uitgelicht:

• Lesia Voroniuk (Ukraine)
  Expert in Ukrainian cultural heritage and Head of the NGO World Vyshyvanka Day. Lesia has implemented over 70 projects in Ukraine and internationally, including documentaries, books, art albums, exhibitions, workshops, fashion shows, diplomatic receptions, educational campaigns, festivals, and reconstruction initiatives. The NGO World Vyshyvanka Day received a European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award, in the category Citizens’ Engagement & Awareness-Raising, and the Public Choice Award in 2022.

‘Minafest’, Vrouwen willen vóóruit, niet terug’

In de wandelgang: uit naam van Dolle Mina overhandigt Dunya Verwey het ‘MInafest’ aan Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, Secretaris Generaal Europa Nostra

Fotomoment: Yelena Kharitonova, Jurn Buisman, Snezka Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic en Dunya Verwey bij de tentoonstellingsposter “Silencing Women is Silencing Democracy” met een geblurde foto van Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leider van de United Transitionary Cabinet van Democratisch Belarus in ballingschap.

Lees hier meer over het Minafest, op 8 maart 2025 uitgekomen bij Luitingh-Sijthoff