Announced upon the conference and general assembly of the European Route of Historic Gardens (ERHG), -held in Hannover this year – the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation, together with the Palace Esterházy and its garden, are now welcomed by the organisation, which belongs to the Council of Europe.
The 2nd General Assembly of the European Route of Historic Gardens organisation was held this September. Upon this occasion 12 new gardens – including the Palace Esterházy and its garden – from 3 countries joined the network. Right after the official presentation of the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation the assembly shared the great news: the favourable decision about the organisation’s membership candidacy. Besides, the agreement to host the 2122/2023 assembly in Hungary, was announced.
Jaume Dulsat, the president of the ERHG highlighted that:
“It is a pleasure and an honour to welcome you into our network. Together, we will be able to promote the value of historic gardens and the values of the Council of Europe all around Europe”.
The evaluation and certification-awarding process is managed by the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes (EPA)
A Culture Route of the Council of Europe, sometimes referred to as a European Cultural Route, is a certification awarded by the Council of Europe to networks promoting the European shared culture, history and memory.
In 2010, the ministerial committee of the Council of Europe approved the Cultural Routes ’ programme, with a particular focus on the promotion of the European member states’ shared culture via the demonstration of its historic gardens’ historical, artistic and societal values. Within this framework the European Cultural Route of Europe’s historic gardens programme was born in 2020; managed today by the European Route of Historic Gardens who runs various initiatives e.g. professional forums for the members, to enhance the cultural and historical purpose visits of the joined historic gardens besides provides tender-based funds to refurbish gardens and contribute to their sustainable operation.
