Dans ce travail de thèse, nous nous intéressons au phénomène d'émergence du patrimoine européen. Dans une démarche interdisciplinaire, il s'agit d'aborder les processus d'appropriation, de médiation et de transmission du patrimoine comme européen dans le cadre particulier des Itinéraires Culturels du Conseil de l'Europe et selon une posture interculturelle. Grâce à un ensemble d'analyses communicationnelles et organisationnelles du Programme des Itinéraires Culturels du Conseil de l'Europe, mais aussi de trois cas d'Itinéraires Culturels (Via Regia, Via Francigena et Saint Martin de Tours), il s'agit d'appréhender le processus de patrimonialisation à l'échelle européenne en questionnant notamment les enjeux de sens, de visibilité et de lisibilité, de représentation et de légitimation qu'une construction européenne du patrimoine commun aux membres de réseaux transnationaux peut comprendre. Enfin, il s'agit de comprendre aussi comment, dans le cadre d'une labellisation de projets européens, la publicisation du patrimoine peut être le lieu de résistances vis-à-vis des institutions, qui peuvent alors influencer les discours sur les éléments patrimonialisés. / In this dissertation, we are focusing on the phenomenon of the emergence of European cultural heritage. In an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach, it is about getting into the processes of appropriation, mediation and transmission of cultural heritage considered as European in the specific framework of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe. Based on a set of communicational and organisational analyses of the Program of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, but also of three cases of Cultural Routes (Via Regia, Via Francigena and Saint Martin of Tours), this works aims at comprehending the process of making heritage at a European level by questioning, among others, the meanings, the visibility and legibility plans, and the representation and legitimation strategies that are at stakes when members of transnational networks build a European sense of common heritage. Finally, it is also about understanding how, in the framework of the procedure of giving a label to European projects, publicizing heritage can be a place of resistance against institutions that can then influence the discourses about the heritage items.

Idėja pradėti rengti Europos paveldo dienas gimė Prancūzijoje 1984 metais. Jos iniciatorius – Prancūzijos kultūros ministras Jack Lang. Per keletą metų šis renginys išplito po daugelį Europos šalių ir pasidarė toks populiarus, jog nuo 1991 metų Europos Tarybai inicijavus ir parėmus Europos Sąjungai visoje Europoje imta rengti Europos paveldo dienos. EPD renginiai skirti visuomenei, siekiant ją supažindinti su kultūros paveldu, parodyti tai, kas visuomenei neprieinama arba aktualizuoti vienokią ar kitokią kultūros paveldo sritį. Labiausiai, tikimąsi šia programa sudominti moksleivius ir paskatintii juos domėtis savo šalies kultūra, istorija. Ta proga Europos Taryba bendradarbiaudama su Katalonijos (Ispanija) kultūros paveldo specialistais nuo 1995 – ųjų rengia vaikų tarptautinį fotografijos konkursą “Kultūros paveldas fotografijoje”. Konkurse dalyvauti taip pat gali visos jaunimo grupės pateikusios europinį projektą, atitinkantį keliamus reikalavimus. Lietuva šiame tarptautiniame fotografijos konkurse dalyvauja nuo 1999 – ųjų metų jau aštuonerius metus. Išrinkti geriausieji darbai siunčiami į tarptautinį turą Ispanijoje, Barselonoje. Visos nugalėjusios fotografijos publikuojamos Europos Tarybos leidžiamame kataloge, kuris yra platinamas 50 valstybių. EPD atidarymo ceremonija sukviečia daug radijo ir televizijos kompanijų iš įvairių Europos šalių – geresnės reklamos turizmui negalima tikėtis. Tai yra įspūdingas lankytojų ir dalyvių skaičiumi renginys. Besidomintys kultūros... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The French Minister of Culture suggested extending to a European level the “Monuments’ Open Doors” initiative launched in France in 1984. Several European countries, such as The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Malta, Belgium, the United Kingdom (Scotland) and Sweden soon set up similar events. In 1991, the Council of Europe officially launched the European Heritage Days (EHDs) with the support of the European Commission. In 1999, this initiative became a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission. Throughout Europe, during the weekends of September, the European Heritage Days open the doors of numerous monuments and sites, many of them usually closed to the public, allowing Europe’s citizens to enjoy and learn about their shared cultural heritage and encouraging them to become actively involved in the safeguard and enhancement of this heritage for present and future generations. Today, the European Heritage Days can be considered an essential instrument for fostering a tangible experience of European culture and history in addition to raising the awareness of the public about the multiple values of our common heritage and the continuous need for its protection. All 49 States parties to the European Cultural Convention actively take part in the initiative and the number of annual visitors is now estimated to be around 20 million at more than 30,000 participating monuments and sites. The EHDs have succeeded in stimulating civil society’s participation, the... [to full text]

The object of this Thesis is an area adjacent to European heritage site of Dolni Vitkovice, in the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region. This work focuses on making the area more accessible by all means of transportation, overcoming natural and man-made barriers as well as exploring the possibility of dense development on the site while maintaining its industrial identity. All that in context of otherwise slowly shrinking post-industrial city with aging and declining urban population.