Projects

February 2021

Engaging with MENA cultural agents in the EU

“Engaging with MENA cultural agents in the EU” is a one-year project funded by the Open Society Foundations and implemented by Culture Action Europe (CAE). The project aims at raising awareness about the specific circumstances of MENA – Middle East and North Africa – cultural agents residing in the European Union, with a particular focus on the (post) COVID-19 context;…

December 2020

#CulturalDealEU Campaign

There is no recovery or future for Europe without culture. The European cultural ecosystem is convinced that Europe needs a new Cultural Deal, a transversal, overarching framework that should demonstrate the EU’s political commitment to place culture at the heart of the European project. Culture is what brings us together. It is at the basis of the European project and…

December 2019

Capacity building for European Capitals of Culture

Call for experts: The ‘Capacity Building for European Capitals of Culture’ project is seeking professionals from a variety of disciplines to join its pool of experts. This expert group will help bridge gaps in skills in the implementing teams of European Capitals of Culture. The project consortium is looking for experts in different fields to help meet key capacity building…

July 2019

Heritage Contact Zone

Castrum Peregrini has received funding by the European Commission SUPPORT TO EUROPEAN COOPERATION PROJECTS 2018 to realise a two year project Heritage Contact Zones with 7 partners across Europe: Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam (NL), Goethe-Institut Lyon (DE), Human Platform Budapest (HU), Etz Hayyim Synagogue Hania (GR), Timisoara European Capital of Culture (RO), European University Institute Florence (IT), Culture Action Europe Brussels…

December 2018

EP Elections 2019 Campaign

Want to join the campaign? Check this toolkit out to see how you can be involved. The Culture Action Europe EP Elections 2019 Campaign aims to foster a stronger recognition of the cultural dimension of the European Union and culture’s contribution to Europe and to encourage voters to make their voice heard by participating in the European Parliamentary elections. The…

November 2018

MAST – Master Module in Art, Science and Technology

The MAST project is developing an applied study module at the intersections of Art, Science and Technology, combining methodologies and practices that intertwine the academic sphere closely with the Culture and Creative Sectors. Nurturing a critical perspective on the historical, economical, social and above all cultural relevance of this interdisciplinary blend within the new digital shift, the MAST project develops…

February 2018

1% for Culture Campaign

The EU budget faces a tough challenge to fund more with less. The U.K.’s departure will leave an approximate €12 billion annual gap in the EU budget that needs to be covered. Emerging new priorities, mainly in the areas of defense, migration and border control, will also require more funding. Günther Oettinger, the European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, proposed a…

January 2018

1918 European Dreams of Modernity

In the history of Europe, 1918 is primarily associated with the end of the First World War. But in Eastern and Central Europe 1918 also meant the rapid disintegration of the Russian, Habsburg, German and Ottoman empires and the birth of nine new states – Austria, Hungary, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. The desire…

July 2017

Fabulamundi. Playwriting Europe Beyond Borders?

“Fabulamundi. Playwriting Europe – Beyond Borders?” is a cooperation project among theatres, festivals and cultural organisations from 10 EU Countries (Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Romania, Austria, Belgium, UK, Poland and Czech Republic). The network aims to support and promote the contemporary playwriting across Europe, in order to reinforce and enhance the activities and strategies of the professionals and artists working in the sector and…

March 2017

Europe of culture: co-creating a cultural scenario

On 1 March, president Junker presented White Paper on the future of Europe in European Parliament. In this White Paper, he presents 5 possible scenarios for the EU’s future. They range from: continuing as the EU is functioning now, downscaling the European project (back) to an economic union, focusing only on what seems to ‘work’, a multi-speed Europe, or on doing much…

November 2016

Mu.SA Project

The project “Mu.SA: Museum Sector Alliance” is approved in the European Framework of Erasmus+ / Sector Skills Alliances. It aims to address the increasing disconnection between formal education and training and the world of work because of the emergence of new job roles due to the quickening pace of the adoption of ICT in the museum sector. Mu.SA addresses directly the…

2016 -

Pilot Cities

The ‘Culture in Sustainable Cities. Learning with Culture 21 Actions’ programme aims to provide opportunities for cities to participate in a learning process, to evaluate, design and implement cultural policies contributing to local sustainable development. Following the call published in May 2015, nine European cities became “Pilot Cities 2015-2017”.