60 Years of Cultural Cooperation in Europe

10 Feb. →
31 May'15

Cultural policy at the European level can be traced back to 1954, when the Council of Europe adopted the European Cultural Convention. The Council had been formed a mere few years before, in 1949, to facilitate cooperation among its members - which today number 47 - in a wide range of issues, from the protection of human rights to the protection of cultural heritage. The European Cultural Convention was born from the ashes of World War II. Sixty years later, it is imperative to celebrate its existence and take stock of the impact it has had, not only on Europe’s cultural life, but also on education. Such is the aim of this Timeline, which offers a representativevisualization of key moments in this history. These moments are interspersed with contemporaneous initiatives by the Centre of Fine Arts that highlight the strong humanist and European tradition that has always been the core of an institution that has accompanied the growing process of cultural cooperation since the start. This visualization celebrates the Belgian Chairmanship of the Council of Europe and the 60th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention.

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