Cultural Heritage without Borders celebrates 20 years
Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB), an independent Swedish non-governmental organization dedicated to rescuing and preserving cultural heritage, celebrates its 20th anniversary. CHwB was constituted in April 1995 as a reaction to the systematic destruction of cultural monuments and objects that took place during the war in former Yugoslavia and the urgent need for development assistance […]
Works in the Castle of Kaçanik are to be started soon
In the beginning of April, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, gave the permission to start the conservation and partial revitalization works in the Castle of the City of Kaçanik. In the second half of 2014, CHwB Kosovo office has conducted research, recording, documentation and the conservation and revitalization plan of this castle. This […]
Parteš students acquainted with the heritage of Kosovo
During January – June 2014, under the management of CHwB office in Kosovo and in cooperation with members of civil society represented in the Local Cultural Heritage Forum of Parteš, the project “Let’s recognize the cultural heritage of Kosovo” was implemented. Within this project, under the guide escort, various educational visits were organized across different cultural […]
Local Heritage Forum of Dragash in study visit to Albania
From 21st to 24th of December 2014 was held the study visit for the members of Local Cultural Heritage Forum of Dragash. The purpose of the visit was to be familiar with the ways of protecting and promoting cultural heritage in number of cultural heritage sites in Albania, with a specific focus on museum institutions. […]
The strategy for the regeneration of the Gjakova Bazaar
The urban ensemble of the Grand Bazaar in Gjakova dates from c. XVI of the Ottoman period and has 525 important buildings. It is known as the largest bazaar in the South Eastern Europe. The Bazaar has served for crafts, trade and central administration of that time. Today it is a cultural-historical, touristic, commercial and […]
Heritage brings together children of two different communities
During December 2013 – September 2014, co-organized by the CHwB Kosovo office and two local NGOs from Dragash “Center” and “Renaissance”, the project “Let’s recognize our cultural heritage” was implemented. Within this project, various educational site visits across different cultural heritage sites were organized. The purpose of these visits was the inclusion and recognition of […]