Three CHwB projects featured in HERITAGE COUNTS publication
We are proud to announce that three different projects from our Western Balkan offices are part of a newly published book: “Heritage Counts – Reflections on Cultural Heritage Theories and Practices”. “Heritage counts”, an international conference on the economic, social, environmental and cultural impact of built cultural heritage was organised from 3 to 6 February 2015 […]
Vushtrri is provided with cultural heritage signage
The city of Vushtrri, as one of the oldest in Kosovo, has significant cultural heritage assets that represent different periods of life in this municipality. Some of these monuments have been restored and are being used for cultural and multifunctional purposes, waiting for their visitors. Marking these monuments poses problem and is conceived as a […]
One of the four Namazgah’s left in the Balkans is conserved
The restoration project of the Islam praying place – Namazgah of Opoja region, located in the village of Buzez of the municipality of Dragash, was elaborated by CHwB office in Kosovo and was approved by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport in October 2014. The conservation works started in late 2014 and were completed […]
The community of Zatriq with a new space for meeting, learning and praying
The Mosque of Zatriq village in the municipality of Rahovec has been treated as part of Cultural Emergency Response program, financed by Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development in partnership with CHwB in Kosovo and community of the village. The mosque of Zatriq village was subject of destruction of the last war (1999). A […]
Consolidated kulla of Dukaj in anticipation of visitors
Through the support of the Swiss association for cultural heritage Schweizer Heimatschutz, CHwB office in Kosovo has finished the emergency intervention in the Kulla of Mustafë Dukaj in the village of Dranoc in the Municipality of Deçan. The interventions included the consolidation of the roof and floor slab construction, the creation of access to the building and revitalization […]
The heritage knowledge quiz held for the first time in Kosovo
During this month, in Vushtrri, Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB) Kosovo office has organized a knowledge quiz “Heritage starts with you”. This is the first quiz of its kind, involving themes of cultural heritage that was organized in this municipality and beyond Kosovo. Through an innovative approach, this project aimed to increase the knowledge of […]