European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21 st century „ Page 22 Target audience: local, regional, European Example of action „ Europa Nostra prize and the European Heritage Label, F. Liszt Music Academy (Hungary) Recommendation S4 Promote heritage as a meeting place and vehicle for intercultural dialogue, peace and tolerance Cultural monuments, sites and institutions are ideal venues for meeting and dialogue, in the spirit of the ancient agora. As a common good, heritage reinforces the value of the public space, shared by citizens and visitors. Certain sites or monuments require conciliation processes in order to equitably resolve situations where different communities attribute contrasting values to the same heritage. By opening up their heritage and communicating their knowledge and their passion, private owners also contribute to sharing a heritage that stimulates thought and encourages dialogue. Relevant challenges S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 Interfaces K1 K2 K3 Courses of action „ Highlight the history and value of the place in public areas and monuments in order to preserve, create or recreate the continuity of the agora „ Encourage urban development incorporating cultural heritage to foster the use of public areas as meeting places „ Support and promote public and private initiatives using cultural heritage as a place of reflection, exchange and creation „ Develop narratives highlighting the intercultural values to be found in the movable, immovable and intangible heritage „ Participate in the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities programme Target audience: local, regional, national, European Example of action „ “Another story”. Intercultural trails in the Brera museum: (Italy) http://valorizzazione.beniculturali.it/it/notizie/259-brera-unaltra-storia-percorsi-interculturali -nel-museo.html Recommendation S5 Encourage and assess citizen participation practices and procedures Citizen participation, including in the cultural heritage field, is part of the democratic process. It is the result of the convergence of political will and civic spirit. It enables people to enjoy heritage while acknowledging their individual and collective responsibility for it. Most countries have some form of citizen participation in the context of public action, organised or otherwise. Identifying existing practices and procedures and their fields of application, and assessing their effectiveness and their impact help to consolidate what has already been accomplished and to develop other lines of action to strengthen citizen participation for the benefit of cultural heritage. Relevant challenges S1 S3 S5 S6 S7 Interfaces D1 D7 K1 K7