„THE EUROPEAN HERITAGE NETWORK” Spotkanie robocze w Chaumont- sur-Loire, Francja, 24-27 września 2008 r.

Asuccessive working meeting of a group involved in the HEREIN – The European Heritage Network – project took place on 24-27 September 2008 at the Chaumont residence in France. The prime topic of the meeting was the heretofore activity of HEREIN.54 The participants discussed the place and defensive strategies for the protection of cultural heritage within the policies pursued in Europe and those of particular member states of the European Union. Moreover, they presented new projects realised and planned as part of HEREIN and a scheme for the further evelopment of a HEREIN data base. Particular attention was paid to the role played by HEREIN as an instrument for monitoring and supporting conventions concerning cultural heritage, proclaimed by the Council of Europe. The meeting also involved a discussion on the historical parks, gardens and cultural landscape of Europe. The Polish delegation presented its country’s conservation policy relating to the protection of historical parks and gardens as well as tasks and projects concerning assorted monuments in Lithuania and Ukraine. The conference participants toured castles in Chaumont and Blois as well as the recently designed gardens in Chaumont, created as part of the “Des jardins en partage” Festival International des Jardins 2008.