People shared their positive reflections of the season online. A commenter on the ‘Trekking through Europe: a history of hiking’ blog wrote, ‘I appreciate the in-depth information here in this article, may many more enjoy the wonders of hiking in Europe!’ And a reader of ‘From airport to artport’ wrote, ‘A wonderful and interesting article. I have been travelling on aircraft since 1961. I can see the big changes over all these years.’
‘Discovering Europe’ for professionals audiences
Running over summer 2020, our ‘Discovering Europe’ season complemented a series of European Commission initiatives in the context of ‘Re-open EU’. With cultural tourism representing 40% of tourism in Europe, and badly affected by COVID-19, the season was launched alongside other initiatives which aimed to highlight the richness and innovation associated with cultural heritage tourism in Europe. This included the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC)’s ‘Europe’s Culture Close to you’, and the Joint Research Centre’s Cultural Gems app.
We showcased a number of these initiatives, and encouraged our partners and professional audiences to share their own, on a ‘Discovering Europe’ page on Europeana Pro. This webpage for cultural heritage professionals showcased relevant initiatives, campaigns and projects which shone a light on cultural heritage and tourist destinations throughout Europe, and highlighted apps and tools from Europeana projects which support engagement with cultural heritage attractions.
Here on Europeana Pro news, a complementary theme also explored cultural heritage tourism in the context of the Discovering Europe season. We looked at a number of re-opening initiatives from GLAMS across Europe, as well as digital initiatives organisations had taken to extend the online reach of cultural heritage in this period (including a map to discover Art Noveau Danube heritage, and online initiatives from European Historic Houses).
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