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Eucemet Photo Exhibition in Barcelona

On 13th of June has been inaugurated the Eucemet Photo Exhibition in Barcelona.

Exhibition EUCEMET European cemeteries: Garden of souls, diversity and heritage.

The City Council of Avilés has led the project EUCEMET co-financed by the culture program 2077 - 2013 of the European Commission, which has been involved in cooperation with the Association of municipalities of Nebbiu (North of Corsica), the Town Hall of Nicosia (Cyprus) and the Association of European significant cemeteries. As a result of the implementation of this program has consolidated the exhibition European cemeteries: Garden of souls, diversity and heritage.

Initially exposed in the cemetery Dobrava in Maribor (Slovenia), the City Council of Avilés sought for if this important photographic exhibition which was housed in the building of the old fishmonger of Avilés where, accompanied by an ambitious programming composed by various acts and cultural events, reached great importance, causing a significant impact in the population.

Subsequently the City Council of Lugo interested in giving continuity to the project, requested the City Council of Avilés, the temporary transfer of the exhibition, promoting for this purpose a collaboration agreementbetween two Councils, through which are fixed the precise conditions that enable its new and current location in the Interactive history Museum of Lugo (MIHL), recently inaugurated in the city where it will remain until the end of April.

The Creative Assembly and thematic interpretation and the incorporation of new elements have contributed to enrich the already initially magnificent exhibition, giving a new approach that marks a touch of peculiarity which has come to enhance the final result, being also relevant its success between the population and the incidence in the internetnews.

In this way, the different styles and peculiar connotations that have been given to the photographic exhibition in their different situations, have left patent the patrimonial relevance, the uniqueness and historical richness of cemeteries that are part of the historical route of European cemeteries, contributing to the diffusion of the Association of European significant cemeteries and the consolidation of its objectives.

At this time, with the closing of the exhibition at the end of April in the City Council of Lugo and considering the profitability of the fruits obtained in this short tour, being taken steps so that the project continue and exposure consolidate their itinerant character by different municipalities, at the State level and at European level.

To this end, the City Council of Avilés is working on the elaboration of a framework agreement through which is to achieve the necessary synergy between different local entities that participate, make possible the diffusion of the project through the creation of a route of exposure and at the same time ensuring the gradual addition of new elements and diversity of approaches of the participating entities, which will contribute to its enrichment and, finally, to the achievement of the objectives which constitute the cornerstones of the Association: the preservation of cemeteries and their integration in the cities as a fundamental part of its historical memory and the social relations of its members.

Photo exhibition in Aviles

Enjoy the Photo Exhibition in Aviles, Spain. Opened until January 13th 2013.

EUCEMET exhibition in Avilés

Algunas fotos se presentan incrustadas en una cruz. ::Sergio Lopez

Going to a cemetery does not have to be necessarily related to grief, to tragedy, to mourn, to death.

Photo exhibition

In the frame of EUCEMET project, a photo Exhibition opening ceremony occured at Dobrava cemetery in Maribor on Thursday, 13th of September 2012.

Photo exhibition announcement

Opening of exhibition of photography under project EUCEMET

Over 100 photos at AGM 2012

We have collected several hundred photos in recent 3 months from all over Europe.

Photo Exhibitions in 2012

In 2012, as a part of several projects, ASCE will hold several photo exhibitions of significant cemeteries within EUCEMET project. We expect that these exhibitions will be covered by press and have a positive impact on recognition of our cemeteries and work in the public.

Any member that wishes to participate can start preparing by getting the photos of their cemetery. Most important is that:

• photos are Licensed according to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
• photos are in the largest possible size, at least 2400 × 3600 px (150 DPI)
• photos have proper description (what is in the photo)
• author is known (personal name and contacts)
• geographic location is known

Participation rules and details will be provided when agreed in the project. All the members are invited to participate.