The european route of historic gardens

Membership

The non-profit cultural association European Route of Historic Gardens (ERHG) is open to all public or private entities that manage historic gardens as well as all entities that study, protect, collaborate, or disseminate the values of historic gardens.

Likewise, these entities must have full capacity to act and similar purposes to the ones of our association, constituted in accordance with the laws of the different States and on the basis of the European Union and the Council of Europe principles.

Ever since its creation in 2016, the European Route of Historic Gardens is steadily growing, while becoming a wide and solid European network

The european route of historic gardens

Membership

Ever since its creation in 2016, the European Route of Historic Gardens is steadily growing, while becoming a wide and solid European network

The ERHG Association counts with three types of membership:

The european route of historic gardens

The ERHG Association counts with three types of membership:

Full Members

Full members can be all entities or institutions that manage and/or represent historic gardens in the context of the Council of Europe countries. They can be public or private and the historic gardens managed and/or represented need to be open to the public and to organize cultural, educational and research activities.

Full members have voice and vote and are those entities or individuals that acquire such condition by request to the Board of Directors, expressing their associative will and with full adherence to the ERHG Statutes and regulations and with the commitment to assume the inherent rights and obligations. Full members contribute economically to the Association.

Our full member are:

Honorary Members

Honorary members are those entities or individuals who, according to the General Assembly criteria, have helped or are helping the Association to develop its goals and to carry out its activities in an outstanding manner. The honorary members will not intervene in the management of the Association or in its representative bodies, being empowered to attend the General Assemblies with voice, but without vote.

Collaborators

Collaborators will be those entities or individuals who, according to the General Assembly criteria, can advise the Association on specific issues. Collaborators will have neither voice nor vote and they will only attend the General Assemblies when summoned. Collaborators do not contribute economically to the Association.

Jacek Kuśmierski

Historic Gardens Conservator | View profile on LinkedIn

Nathalie Devernon

Landscape designer | View profile on LinkedIn

Christopher Peignart

Historic Gardens Specialist | View profile on LinkedIn

Susana Silva

Visiting Assistant Professor University of Coimbra | View profile on LinkedIn

The european route of historic gardens

How can you start the adhesion process?

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What does it mean to be a full partner of the ERHG?

With the adhesion to the ERHG the interested entities will join the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe and give support to the recognition of this historical, artistic, social and natural heritage as part of the common European legacy and in line with the cultural and tourism values contained in the Council of Europe’s Extended Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes.

ERHG members add value to the network in different ways:

Making available to all members its knowledge on the management, maintenance, conservation and promotion of historic gardens.
Collaborating in the activities and projects that are proposed.
Spreading the brand of the European Route of Historic Gardens as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.
Attending and participating in the General Assemblies and the European Annual Forum on Historic Gardens.
Making an annual financial contribution to the viability of the network.

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Why should you incorporate your historic garden to the European Route of Historic Gardens?

Because you share our goals and the interest on the Programme of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, the oldest and most consolidated Cultural Tourism Programme of Europe, endorsed by the Ministries of Culture of the member states of the Council of Europe. Certification as a “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” provides many benefits, among others:

Quality assurance

The certification is a quality label, recognised across Europe by visitors, tourism operators and public authorities alike.

Visibility at the international level

The routes are represented at major international conferences and fairs, and network members are included in all promotional and communication materials.

Networking

Access to a wide pool of international partners and experts in heritage management, research, cultural tourism development and promotion; national authorities, European stakeholders, international organisations and NGOs partners of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme (EU, UNWTO, UNESCO, OECD, ETC, etc.)

Funding opportunities

When applying for funding (Interreg, Erasmus+, Horizon2020, Cosme, Europe for Citizens, etc), certification as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe gives a guarantee of quality.

Advocacy

Cultural Routes operators enjoy greater access to European regional and local policy makers, including the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and the Congress of Local and Regional authorities.

Access to Council of Europe events and training

Representatives of Cultural Routes attend a variety of events and training courses; including the Cultural Routes Annual Advisory Forum, and the Annual Training Academy, which provides training in the field of cultural heritage management and tourism promotion.

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