ECHOES Capacity Building Workshops Recordings
This series consists of six capacity-building workshops for cultural heritage professionals in the framework of ECHOES project. It aims to deepen knowledge in critical topics related to cultural heritage activities and building crafts, targeted to educators, community leaders, or cultural practitioners.
- Education and Awareness on Architectural Heritage
- Heritage & Environmental sustainability
- Heritage-led Communities development
- Documentation of Traditional Knowledge
- Cultural Exhibition Design
- Creative Industries & Traditional Crafts
Enhancing Cultural Heritage Skills Across Europe (ECHOES) project, led by partners from Croatia (DRAGODID), Greece (Boulouki), and Ireland (Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland – DSWAI), is dedicated to the preservation, advancement, and promotion of European cultural diversity and heritage. The project is co-funded by the European Union, Creative Europe Program, action “European Cooperation Projects”.
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- Publication
This study examines the traditional technology of pine tar kilns in Greece, focusing on the case of Distrato in Epirus, where the last traditional artisans reside. Pine tar (katrami) is a viscous liquid produced by the destructive distillation of resinous wood, primarily from pine trees. This practice has a long history globally and in the Mediterranean, with applications in medicine, cosmetics, fuels, and waterproofing for construction and shipbuilding.
Authors: Christos Theocharis, Ioanna Doutsis, Panos Kostoulas, Grigoris Koutropoulos
The file is available in French.
- Educational material
This handbook summarizes the process of repurposing the School’s roof through a double training program for young professionals, focusing on the traditional and sustainable practices that can be replicated in similar projects elsewhere. The creation of the handbook was supported by the INTBAU Grassroots Grants Programme.
The research and implementation of the works was a part of the project TSIATI
The file is available in English.
- Educational material
HERO – Heritage Ecological Renovation for Inclusion Opportunities – is an Erasmus+ cooperation project associating 5 partners organization involved in the field of heritage restoration, eco-construction, training and social inclusion. Between 2021 and 2024, partners have gathered their expertise to develop, test and improve new approaches to heritage restoration: Inclusive and adapted to people far from training and employment eco-friendly and respectful of the environment.
The H.E.R.O project was implemented under the Erasmus+ programme and was completed after 3 years (2021-2024) of transnational cooperation between 4 actors Acta Vista (France) leading partner, Bao Formation (France), Pour la Solidarite (Belgium), 4Grada Dragodid (Croatia), Boulouki (Greece).