Brežice will host the Regional Meeting of the European Heritage Days and Cultural Heritage Week, aimed at connecting professionals and the wider public in the field of safeguarding and revitalising heritage.
This year’s central theme, “Heritage in the Whirlwind of Change – Opportunities and Challenges,” raises questions about how cultural heritage responds to contemporary social, environmental, and developmental challenges, and how we integrate it into community life, education, and learning processes.
Programme of the Meeting
13:00 – Alenka Černelič Krošelj, Director of the Posavje Museum Brežice: Welcome address
13:05 – Dušan Štepec, Head of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (ZVKDS), Novo mesto Regional Unit: Welcome address
13:10 – Nataša Gorenc, ZVKDS: European Heritage Days (EHD), Cultural Heritage Week (CHW), and this year’s theme Heritage in the Whirlwind of Change – Opportunities and Challenges
13:35 – Milena Antonić, ZVKDS, Maribor Regional Unit: When heritage comes alive – guidelines for planning EHD and CHW events
13:50 – Vita Weiss Babič, conservator, ZVKDS, Novo mesto Regional Unit: Cultural heritage in contemporary times
14:10 – Alenka Černelič Krošelj and Boštjan Kolar, Posavje Museum Brežice: Heritage of Posavje and the PMB in the whirlwind of change – opportunities and challenges; Posavje Museum Brežice as a committed and grateful co-creator of EHD and CHW
14:25–14:50 – Break
14:50 – Janja Uhernik, Primary School Podbočje: The walls of Podbočje’s past and its surroundings
15:05 – Mateja Kumer, Secondary School of Construction, Geodesy, Environmental Protection and Grammar School Ljubljana: Foundations of memory, building blocks of the future – in dialogue with architectural heritage
15:20 – mag. Vlasta Henigsman, Society of Fine Artists Semič and Primary School Semič: Hunting for hidden heritage treasures – cooperation between the Society of Fine Artists Semič and the Belokranjski odred Semič Primary School
15:35 – Guided tour of the Brežice Water Tower
Mandatory Registration
Participation in the educational programme is free of charge; however, registration is required via the website:
https://dekd.zvkds.si/sl/dekd/regionalna-srecanja
Why are and this meeting so important?
European Heritage Days represent the most recognisable cultural initiative under the auspices of the Council of Europe and the European Union. They connect 50 countries, 6,000 towns, and more than 30,000 cultural monuments. Events are intended for families, young people, and the general public, and during this time many monuments open their doors free of charge.
Cultural Heritage Week places special emphasis on children and young people and encourages the inclusion of heritage-related content in both formal and non-formal education.
With its rich history, architecture, and living stories, Brežice once again confirms its important role in co-creating the shared European heritage narrative.
You are warmly invited to participate and help shape the heritage of the future.
