Our Mission and Journey
Since 2001, members of ASCE have gathered in mission to preserve and promote the cultural heritage, resting in cemeteries.
To tackle the common belief that these are the places of death and instead focusing on the stories of life. Millions of stories expressed through tiny symbols on tombstones or grandeur of chapels and mausoleums, each being a masterpiece of its own.
ASCE became the largest and most important international association working on this mission. Gaining recognition and influencing how the public and institutions perceive cemeteries. Through changing their perception we gather more support in performing our activities.
A Continuous Process
It is a continuous process now embodied in various projects of ASCE like Week Of Discovering European Cemeteries, European Cemeteries Route, Symbols, Schools on cemeteries, Cemeteries for Sustainable Europe, Peace tree and many others.
This is the work of countless people; cemeteries employees, enthusiasts, researchers, managers and other professionals who find our common mission important.
Yet this is the work that never stops. Each day is a discovery of an old story, a start of a new story waiting to be discovered. Every year we find new challenges that we must overcome at our cemeteries.
This is why we must celebrate the achievements of the past 25 years and look forward to the future. Finding more opportunities to cooperate with each other, more ideas to work together on common projects.
Join the Celebration
Presidency and Steering Committee of ASCE invite you to mark our joint efforts this year by 2 activities:
- Publish and encourage sending of our symbolic postcard.
- Print the 25 years banner and when performing your activities this year, send us a photo with the banner in the background.
25 Years of ASCE Postcard
The 25th winter Olympic games in Milan took place as 25 years of ASCE is celebrated.
To celebrate both, our anniversary postcard is dedicated to the memories of life of extraordinary athletes resting in Significant Cemeteries of Europe. Those who mastered their body and mind to move the boundaries. Either by setting the records or competing at the olympic games. Winter or summer.
Members of ASCE are invited to use the postcard template and print their own version, exposing the athletes that are resting in their cemetery and other cemeteries all over Europe.
How to participate?
- Download the template.
- Change 1-3 circles with your own choice of athletes.
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Make sure you send one postcard to the address of ASCE presidency:
ASCE
Cesta XIV. divizije 39a
2000 Maribor
Slovenia
25 Years of ASCE Banner
Let’s celebrate 25 years of ASCE together, all over Europe. At any event you organise or take part in this year, display the ASCE 25 years banner and capture a memorable photo with your participants.
To showcase our unity, send us photos from the event along with a short description of the occasion, so that we can share them on our website, social media, and other communication channels.
Show us how proud you are to be part of the largest network working towards a common mission of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage resting in cemeteries.
How to participate?
- Print out the official ASCE 25 years banner.
- Gather your staff and visitors in front of it during events.
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Snap a photo and email it to us alongside your event description to be featured at:
admin@significantcemeteries.org
