Each year, Europa Nostra and the European Union reward the best of cultural heritage achievements with the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards’s.

The awards celebrate exemplary restorations and initiatives of the many facets of Europe’s cultural heritage in 4 categories (see below). Every year, up to six monetary awards of €10.000 each are awarded to the top laureates in the various categories.

Anyone can make a nomination or enter a project (with the permission of the project’s owner). Closing date for submission of entries is 1 October 2010

Eligible categories are as follows:

1. Conservation

Outstanding achievements in the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage in the following areas:

• Single buildings or groups of buildings in rural or urban setting.
• Industrial and engineering structures and sites.
• Cultural landscapes: historic parks and gardens, larger areas of designed landscape, or areas of cultural, environmental ad/or agricultural significance.
• Archaeological sites, including underwater archaeology.
• Works of art and collections: collections of artistic and historic significance or old works of art.

2. Research

Outstanding research which leads to tangible effects in the conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage in Europe in any of the above-mentioned Category 1 areas. 

3. Dedicated Service by Individuals or Organisations

Open to individuals or organisations whose contributions over a long period of time demonstrate excellence in the protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage (relating to the above-mentioned Category 1 areas) in Europe. The contribution should be of a standard which would be considered outstanding in the European context. 

4. Education, Training and Awareness-Raising

Outstanding initiatives related to heritage education, training schemes in cultural heritage conservation, and programmes for raising awareness on cultural heritage. 

Criteria for the assessment of entries include excellence in the work executed and preliminary research conducted, as well as respect for artistic, cultural and social value, setting, authenticity and integrity. Special attention will also be paid to sustainability, interpretation and presentation, educational work, funding and management, and social responsibility. Entries can be on a scale ranging from small to large, local to international, and should display a standard of work considered outstanding in a European context.

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Further information 

Further information on the award as well as the entry forms are now available on the Europa Nostra website at http://www.europanostra.org/apply-for-an-award-2011/

For more information, please contact:

Carolien Fokke (cf@europanostra.org) or  Elena Bianchi (cf@europanostra.org)  

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