ELAICH launches interactive network of cultural heritage sites

ELAICH (Educational Linkage Approach in Cultural Heritage) has launched a new initiative to pull together and highlight the myriad of cultural heritage sites that can be used by facilitators of its educational program.

The “ELAICH Sites Network" was launched at a special workshop for public officials from European and Mediterranean countries that was held at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy on 7–9 November, 2011.

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The new initiative aims to ensure facilitation of its educational toolkit through a comprehensive list of sites that will facilitate field visits, in obvious coordination with relevant conservation, cultural authorities and organizations in the various regions.

In a letter sent out to the growing number of institutions joining ELAICH or interested in becoming part of this exciting program, organizations state their intention to join and contribute to this network, as well as ELAICH’s overall objectives: “to strengthen and consolidate mutual understanding and dialogue between cultures through the promotion of and public awareness-raising in cultural heritage.“

ELAICH’s Sites Network, will enhance the recently created educational toolkit, with is accessible through the program’s e-learning system and will compete the on-site learning program. This is another step to raising awareness of the importance of cultural heritage in our countries to the general public with an emphasis on youth.