Project proposal: Conservation of historic gardens under a global change scenario

National Research Council
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection and  Municipality of Bologna are looking for ASCE members as partners in a new EU funded project.

Theatrical night at Terrassa Cemetery and Museum

Terrassa Cemetery and Museum organize a theatrical night visit to the municipal cemetery.
The event is part of the Festa Major program.

WDEC in Karlovac (Dubovac cemetery), Croatia

In the framework of WDEC the Dubovac cemetery in Karlovac, Croatia organised a thematic walk called "The History of the Catholic Cemetery Dubovac" under the guidnce of prof. Marinka Mužar. 

Impressions from WDEC 2018 in Maribor

WDEC 2018 in Maribor
Since Maribor is the European City of Sport 2018, this years Week of discovering European Cemeteries (WDEC) merged together culture and sport.

Legend awakening

The main theme of WDEC in Maribor was the recollection of memories of a less known sports legend Josip Primožič - Tošo. The event was conducted in cooperation with the elementary school Draga Kobala Maribor and their schoolars were the official ASCE guides at the WDEC event. They presented the life and work of Josip Primožič - Tošo to the visitors and led them around the Pobrežje Cemetery.

New Memorial path at Dobrava Cemetery

The other important part of the event was the opening of a new memorial path at the Dobrava Cemetery dedicated to the victims of the killings in the Azerbaijani city of Khojaly. The opening was arranged by the Association of Friendship of Slovenia and Azerbaijan in cooperation with Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Municipality of Maribor.

Event responses

Summing up, this years WDEC was a great success. It was attended by many visitors, media representatives, the mayor of Maribor, dr. Andrej Fištravec, and others. The responses to the event were very positive and all present highly praised the overall execution.



Success in regular evaluation by EPA

Certified as Cultural route of the Council of Europe! 

To retain the label of Cultural route of the Council of Europe, European Cemeteries Route has been evaluated in the framework of the 2017-18 three-year evaluation-cycle by European Institute of Cultural routes.

Visitors Invited to Participate at Series of Events to Mark WDEC 2018 at the New Cemetery in Belgrade, Serbia


#EuropeForCulture A  month of exciting events leading up to the WDEC 2018 in Belgrade (the New Cemetery), Serbia