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(ordered by country)
International organisations
Across Europe|Global|General organisations
Albania
Albanian Heritage Foundation
www.albanianheritage.net
Butrint World Heritage Site
www.butrint.org/index.php
The Future of Albania’s Past
www.archaeofoap.org.al
Institute of Monuments of Culture Albania
www.imk.gov.al
Unesco World Heritage site of Gjirokastra
www.gjirokastra.org/home.html
Austria
Baukulturstiftung
www.baukulturstiftung.at
Bundesdenkmalamt
www.bda.at
Denkmalpflege Austria
www.denkmalpflege.at
Das Internationale Städteforum Graz
www.staedteforum.at
Die Österreichische Gesellschaft für Denkmal- und Ortsbildpflege
www.denkmalschutz.at/denkmal-ortsbildpflege
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kulturgüterschutz
www.kulturgueterschutz.at
Belgium
Centrum voor Religieuze Kunst en Cultuur vzw, Centre of Religious Art and Culture
www.crkc.be
Europees Centrum voor Restauratietechnieken vzw
www.ecrvzw.be
Foundation for Open Churches
www.openchurches.be
Heritage House Oosterzele
www.erfgoedhuisvzw.be
- KADOC. Documentation and Research Centre for Religion, Culture and Society.
Monumental Churches Antwerp
www.MKAweb.be
Monument Watch (Flemish Region)
www.monumentenwacht.be
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commission for historic monuments
Grupa za nasljede / Heritage Group(part of Cultural Heritage without Borders)
Bulgaria
National Association of Bulgarian Heritage
www.nationalheritagebg.org
National Unity “Treasure the Bulgarian Hertiage”
www.sevtopolis.suhranibulgarskoto.org
Croatia
Croatian Cultural Heritage
www.kultura.hr/eng/about_us/organisation
International Trust for Croatian Monuments
www.croatianmonuments.org
Cyprus
Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation
www.leventisfoundation.org
Cyprus Conservation Foundation
www.conservation.org.cy
Cyprus Architectural Heritage Foundation
www.cyprusculturalheritage.org
Czech Republic
Archaia Brno
www.archaiabrno.org
Archdiocese of Prague (Building and restoration department)
www.apha.cz
Povltavi OS
www.masstrednipovltavi.cz
Denmark
Center for Building Conservation
www.rssdvad.dk
Danish National Society for the Preservation of Ancient and Historic Buildings
www.gbb.dk
Danmarks kirker
www.danmarkskirker.natmus.dk
The Heritage Agency of Denmark
www.kulturarv.dk/english/index.jsp
The National Museum of Denmark
www.natmus.dk
Kirkeblog (Churchblog)
www.kirkeblog.natmus.dk
Estonia
Estonian Churches search website
www.kirikud.muinas.ee
National Foundation of Civil Society. Estonian Heritage Society
www.kysk.ee/?s=152
Finland
Finnish Cultural Heritage Foundation
www.kulttuuriperinne.com
National Board of Antiquities
www.nba.fi/en
Suomen Kotiseutuliitto – The Finnish Association for Local Culture and Heritage
www.suomenkotiseutuliitto.fi
France
La Fondation du Patrimoine
www.fondation-patrimoine.net
Groupement Français des Entreprises de Restauration de Monuments Historiques
www.groupement-mh.org
Ministry of Culture
www.culture.gouv.fr
The National Federation of Associations for the Safeguarding of Sites and Monuments
www.associations-patrimoine.org
L’Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux (OPR)
www.patrimoine-religieux.fr
Pro Patrimonio
www.propatrimonio.org/fr/index.html
Patrimoine sans frontieres
www.patrimsf.org
Rencontres avec le Patrimoine Religieux
www.rapr.free.fr
Sauvegarde de l’art francais
www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr
Germany
Arbeitskreis für die Inventarisation und Pflege des kirchlichen Kunstgutes
www.deutsche-bistuemer-kunstinventar.de
BAUDID – Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Unabhängiger Denkmal-und Altbau-Inspektions-Dienste, c/o DenkmalWacht Brandenburg-Berlin
www.baudid.de
Bund Heimat und Umwelt in Deutschland (BHU)/Bundesverband für Natur- und Umweltschutz, Landschafts- und Brauchtumspflege e.V.
www.bhu.de
Denkmal-Akademie (DSD)
www.denkmalakademie.de
DenkmalWacht Brandenburg-Berlin e.V.
www.denkmalwacht-bb.de
Deutsches Nationalkomitee für Denkmalschutz
www.dnk.de
Deutsche Stiftung zum Denkmalschutz
www.denkmalschutz.de
Diocese of Essen Kultur 2010
www.kirchevorort.de/bet3/einrichtg/hort
International symposium on church converstion, organized by the diocese of Essen, its Catholic Academy ‘Die Wolfsburg’, the German Society for Christian Art (Munich) and the Ministry for Construction and Transport of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
www.essen-fuer-das-ruhrgebiet.ruhr2010.de/en/programme/re-designing-the-metropolis/structural-culture/symposium-on-church-conversion.html
Dorfkirchen in Not in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern e.V.
www.dorfkirchen-in-not.de
EKD-Institut für Kirchenbau und kirchliche Kunst der Gegenwart
www.kirchenbau.info
Evangelische Akademikerschaft in Deutschland e.V.
www.evangelische-akademiker.de
Evangelische Kirche Deutschlands
www.ekd.de
Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg
www.ekbo.de
Evangelischen Kirchenkreisverbandes Schlesische Oberlausitz
www.kkvsol.net
Förderkreis Alte Kirchen, Berlin-Brandenburg
www.altekirchen.de
Förderkreis Alte Kirchen Marburg e.V.
no website at moment
Gemeindedienst der Evangelischen Kirche in Mitteldeutschland/Referat “Offene Kirchen”
www.gemeindedienst-ekmd.de
www.offene-kirchen.de
www.kirchenlandkarte.de
Görlitzer Fortbildungszentrum für Handwerk und Denkmalpflege e.V.
www.denkmalzentrum.de
Jugendbauhütte Brandenburg-Berlin (DSD/IJGD)
www.jugendbauhuette-bb.de
Katholische Erwachsenenbildung im Bistum Regensburg e.V.
www.keb-regensburg.de
Kulturverein Alte Kirche Bürgeln e.V.
no website at moment
Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen
www.denkmalpflege-hessen.de
Monumentendienst
www.monumentendienst.de/monumentendienst/
Retter Bochumer Kirchen/Bürgeraktion für bedrohte Bochumer Kirchen e.V.
www.rettet-bochumer-kirchen.de
Stiftung kirchliches Kulturerbe
www.kkbs.de/Webdesk/netblast/pages/index.html?id=1033094
Stiftung zur Bewahrung kirchlicher Baudenkmaeler in Deutschland
www.stiftung-kiba.de
Vereinigung der Landesdenkmalpfleger in Deutschland
www.denkmalpflege-forum.de
Verband der Kirchbauvereine in Sachsen-Anhalt e. V.
www.verband-der-kirchbauvereine-sachsen-anhalt.de
Greece
Elliniki Etairia
www.ellinikietairia.gr
Hungary
Magyar Reneszansz Alapítvány
www.hungarian-renaissance.hu
MAMÉG – Magyar Muemlék és Épületgondozó Hálózat Alapítvány
www.mameg.hu
Ireland
An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland
www.antaisce.org
Irish Heritage Trust
www.irishheritagetrust.ie
Italy
Beni Culturali
www.beniculturalionline.it
Consulta beni culturali ecclesiastici Lombarda
www.consultabcelombarda.it
Consulta Regionale del Piemonte per i beni culturali ecclesiastici
www.bcepiemonte.it/consultapiemonte/s2magazine/index1.jsp?idPagina=2
Italia Nostra
www.italianostra.org
Ministero per I Beni e le attivita’ culturali
www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/index.html
Progetto culturale promosso dalla Chiesa Italiana.
www.cci.progettoculturale.it
Regione siciliana – Dipartimento dei beni culturali e ambientali
www.regione.sicilia.it/beniculturali/dirbenicult/index.html
Ufficio beni culturali for the dioscese of Tempio-Ampurias
www.ufficiobeniculturali.it
Ufficio nazionale per I beni culturali eccesiastici
www.chiesacattolica.it
Latvia
Liepaja St. Trinity Church Restoration Fund
www.trisvienibasfonds.lelb.lv
Lithuania
Musupaveldas
www.musupaveldas.lt
Malta
Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti
www.patrimonju.org
National Trust of Malta
www.dinlarthelwa.org
Netherlands
Database
www.reliwiki.nl
De Bond Heemschut
www.heemschut.nl/en.html
Dutch National Heritage Institute
www.cultureelerfgoed.nl
Foundation of Old Historic Churches in the Dutch province of Gelderland
www.oudegeldersekerken.nl
KASKI (Research institution)
www.ru.nl/kaski
Monumentenwacht Nederland
www.monumentenwacht.nl
Museum Catharijneconvent
www.catharijneconvent.nl
The Netherlands Institute for Heritage
www.erfgoednederland.nl/english
Stichting Kerkelijk Kunstebezit in Nederland
www.religieuserfgoed.nl
Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken
www.groningerkerken.nl
Stichting Oude Hollandse Kerken
www.sohk.nl
Task Force Toekomst Kerkgebouwen
www.toekomstkerkgebouwen.nl
Vereniging van Beheerders van Monumentale Kerkgebouwen in Nederland
www.vbmk.nl
Norway
Church of Norway
www.kirken.no
Norwegian churches search website
www.kirkesok.no
The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research
www.niku.no
Norwegian organisation KA, The church’s employer and interest organisation
www.ka.no
Riksantikvaren
www.riksantikvaren.no/English
Scandinavian Cultural Agency
www.kultorg.com
The Society for the Preservation of Norwegian Ancient Monuments. Fortidsminneforeningen.
www.fortidsminneforeningen.no/english
Poland
Dobro Kultury
www.dobrokultury.org
Portugal
Centro Nacional de Cultura
www.cnc.pt
GECoRPA
www.e-cultura.pt
Romania
Institute for Cultural Memory
www.cimec.ro/e_default.htm
Mihau Eminescu Trust
www.mihaieminescutrust.org
Monasteries of Bucovina
www.romanianmonasteries.org
Pro Patrimonio
www.propatrimonio.org
Satul Verde (Green Village)
(No website details yet)
The Transylvania Trust
www.transylvaniatrust.ro
Russia
Village church of Russia
www.village-church.
Moscow Architecture Preservation Society (MAPS)
www.maps-moscow.com
Russian national centre for heritage trusteeship
www.ntrust.ru
The Karensky Trust
www.reim5.da.ru
All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments
www.encspb.ru
Slovakia
The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic
www.pamiatky.sk/pamiatky/en
National Trust of Slovakia (Narodny Trust n.o.)
www.nt.sk
The Regional Monuments Board – Bratislava
Slovenia
Institute for Creative and Sustainable Projects
(website under construction)
Spain
Hispania Nostra
www.hispanianostra.es
The Historic Heritage Foundation of Castillya y Leon
www.fundacionpatrimoniocyl.es
Sweden
Church of Sweden
www.svenskakyrkan.se
Ministry of Culture
www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/8371
Swedish Heritage
www.raa.se
Sällskapet för Restaureringskonst
Conservation Society
www.sallskapet.nu
Swedish Commission for Government Support to Faith Communities
www.sst.a.se
Switzerland
Patrimoine suisse, Section vaudoise
www.sapvd.ch
Schweizer Heimatschutz
www.heimatschutz.ch
Turkey
FOCUH Friends of Cultural Heritage
www.web.deu.edu.tr/terracottas/focuh/contact.asp
UK
Capel – Chapels Heritage Society
www.capeli.org.uk
The Chapels Society
www.britarch.ac.uk/chapelsoc
Churches Conservation Trust
www.visitchurches.org.uk
Church Monuments Society
www.churchmonumentssociety.org
Church of England
www.cofe.anglican.org
Church of England Church Care
www.churchcare.co.uk
Churches Tourism Association
www.churchestourismassociation.info
Churches Tourism Network Wales
www.ctnw.co.uk
Ecclesiological Society
www.ecclsoc.org
English Heritage
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Friends of Friendless churches
www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk
Historic Chapels Trust
www.hct.org.uk
The Heritage Alliance
www.heritagelink.org.uk
Jewish Heritage UK
www.jewish-heritage-uk.org
Maintain our heritage
www.maintainourheritage.co.uk
National Churches Trust
www.nationalchurchestrust.org
National Trust
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/
North of England Civic Trust
www.nect.org.uk
Save Britain’s Heritage
www.savebritainsheritage.org
Scottish Redundant Churches Trust
www.srct.org.uk
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
www.spab.org.uk
Ulster Architectural Heritage Society
www.uahs.org.uk
Ulster Historic Churches Trust
www.hc.ireland.anglican.org
The Victorian Society
www.victoriansociety.org.uk
Welsh religious buildings
www.welshreligiousbuildings.org
International Organisations
Across Europe
Art Historian Information from Central Europe
www.ahice.net
Artway
www.artway.eu
Baltic Heritage Co-operation
www.baltic-heritage.net
The Baltic Sea Network on Indoor Climate in Churches
www.hgo.se/churches
Cictercian abbeys network of Europe
www.cister.net/EN/homepage.aspx
The Forum of European Churches
www.ceceurope.org
Cultural Heritage without borders
www.chwb.org
Database of European Heritage Organisations (non-governmental)
www.heritage-organisations.eu
The European Architectural History Network
www.eahn.org/site/en/home.php
European Cultural Foundation
www.eurocult.org
European Cultural Parliament
www.kulturparlament.com
European Forum for the Arts and Heritage
www.efah.org
European Forum of Heritage Associations
www.heritageforum.org
European Network of Cultural Centres – Historic Monuments
www.accr-europe.org
European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres
www.encatc.org
European Heritage Heads Forum
www.english-heritage.org.uk/ehhf
European Heritage Association
www.thebestinheritage.com
Europa Nostra
www.europanostra.org
Europae Thesauri
www.europaethesauri.eu
ICOMOS
www.international.icomos.org
The Jewish Congregation
www.jf-stockholm.org
The Lutheran World Federation
www.lutheranworld.org
SAVE Europe’s Heritage
www.savebritainsheritage.org
The World Council of Churches
www.oikoumene.org
Global
Canada
Canadian Forum for Public Research on Heritage
Le Conseil du patrimoine religieux
www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca
Heritage Canada
www.heritagecanada.org
Ontario Heritage Foundation
www.heritagefdn.on.ca
L’Université du Québec à Montréal
www.uqam.ca
General
International National Trusts Organisation
www.internationaltrusts.org
International Network on Cultural Policy
www.incp-ripc.org
UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites that are religious in nature
www.sacred-destinations.com
Patromonie sans frontières
www.patrimsf.org
General Organizations
ECOVAST (European Council for the Villages and Small Towns)
www.ecovast.org
Images: on left The Holy Monasteries of St. Pelagia of Kastrosykia and Faneromeni of Lekatsa, Epirus (GREECE), on right Chiesa dei Santi Faustino e Giovita in Fasano di Gardone Riviera (ITALY) ©Europa Nostra
