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2018 WAS THE EUROPEAN YEAR OF and cultural. Gaining awareness of these videogames and digitized archives of all
CULTURAL HERITAGE, CELEBRATED identities, discovering and accepting our kinds) and the naturalistic one (landscape,
THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT differences is more important than ever, parks, landscapes of man). The numerous
just at this time when the refugee crisis, events held throughout Europe have
he common wealth we have received inequality and exclusion arouse deep allowed citizens to get closer and learn
Tfrom past generations of Europeans, feelings of fear about the future of our more about their heritage, which shapes
and which we will bequeath to future societies and the violence of extremism the identity of man and his daily life, it is
generations, is represented, for the 2018 threatens our values and our way of life». found in the cities and villages of Europe, in
just concluded, the European Year of This is what Tibor Navracsics, European the natural landscapes and archaeological
Cultural Heritage. In the intentions of the Commissioner for Education, Culture, sites. It is not only literature, art and
European Community this celebration Youth and Sport affirms. Italy and what objects, but also the craftsmanship learned
has meant helping to develop, through was then the MiBACT were the proponents from our ancestors, the stories we tell our
culture, more cohesive societies, open to of the celebration of the European cultural children, the food we enjoy in company and
dialogue, curious about diversity because heritage, a decision that was shared and the films we watch to recognize ourselves.
they are well aware of their own history. re-launched by all member states.The Cultural heritage has universal value for
«The wealth of cultural heritage is what definition of “cultural heritage” adopted by each of us, for communities and societies.
makes us European and this European UNESCO and shared by the EU includes It is important to preserve it and pass it
identity exists in each of us, whether we the material one (libraries, museums, on to future generations. We can think
are aware of it or not. It does not threaten, archaeological sites, etc.), the immaterial of heritage as “something of the past” or
rather completes our other identities: (from festivals to music, traditional folk static, but in reality it develops through our
national, regional, local, ethnic, religious festivals), the digital one (audiovisuals, way of relating to it.

eventi conclusi su un totale di 1230 eventi, 105 in Toscana, 109 in Emi- oltre a 28 festival e 6 reti di festival,
in programma per tutto il 2018. La lia Romagna, 132 in Lombardia: numerose realtà culturali che ope-
Calabria ha proposto 37 eventi, la numeri, questi, sottodimensio- rano su tutto il territorio naziona-
Sicilia 69, la Basilicata 32. Numeri nati se si considera che il marchio le e rappresentano un giusto mix
più corposi si registrano in Pu- dell’Anno Europeo del Patrimo- tra festival strutturati e già molto
glia con 52 eventi per un totale di nio Culturale è stato attribuito an- conosciuti anche in ambito inter-
84 momenti culturali proposti. La che a reti museali o ai festival che nazionale, e altri che pur meno co-
Campania ha proposto un totale di inglobano diverse realtà, ognuna nosciuti al grande pubblico hanno
84 eventi. Diverso l’approccio del con le sue manifestazioni. È il caso, una forte vocazione internaziona-
Centro-Nord: numeri a tre cifre si per fare un esempio, dell’associa- le e un solido radicamento con i
registrano nel Lazio con i suoi 185 zione Italiafestival che contempla, territori.

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