News archive 2018-10-04T10:17:48+00:00

Re-opening of Paleis Het Loo !

Het Loo Paleis (The Netherlands) reopens today 15th April after 4 years of works !! It was a big challenge that the team of Het Loo fully succeeded!! Discover their new website and book a ticket to (re) discover it !

The Palace of Fredensborg, winner of an European Heritage Award/ Europa Nostra Award 2021

The Fredensborg Palace (Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces)  is a winner of an European Heritage Award/ Europa Nostra Award 2021 in the category  "Conservation" with its project of gardens's restoration !!! Support the Palace voting for the Public Choice Award until 5th  September 2021 !!

Join the Early Music Day on 21th March !

The European Network of Ancient Music (REMA) coordinates for the 9th time in a row the  Early Music Day on 21th March 2021, day of the Spring solstice and birth date of Johann Sebastian Bach ! The Early Music Day is a celebration of more than a millennium of music, through concerts, events, and happenings taking place simultaneously across Europe. To join the event or to get more info, click here : https://www.earlymusicday.eu/ 

“4 seasons in the gardens” – A serie of 12 webinars !

The Royal Palace in Warsaw launches a serie of 12 webinars on Garden Art ! During 1 year, through the seasons, meet the European experts who will talk about Historic Gardens during free and online conferences ! Register now !

Call for papers: Maintaining the Presence of the Prince, Management of Royal Geographies

Participate as speaker to the international symposium "Presence of the Prince: Management of Royal Geographies (XIVth-XIXth Centuries)" which will be held at the Palace of Versailles from 15th to 17th September 2021 ! Send your call for papers (in French or in English) before November 23rd 2020. All information here : https://crcv.hypotheses.org/10044   

Application of the EPICO method at SPSG

From Monday 24th to Friday 28th September, the EPICO team of the Palace of Versailles is in Germany  to apply the EPICO method in Sanssouci Palace. After Versailles, La Venaria Reale, the Museum of King Jan III in Wilanow and Parques de Sintra-Monte da Lua, SPSG is the 5th member of the Network to benefit from the EPICO expertise !  

New Social Media for the Network !

The Network of European Royal Residences is now on Linkedin and Flickr ! Follow us to keep informed about the activities of the Network !!

The Royal Palace of Gödöllő, winner of an European Heritage Award/ Europa Nostra Award 2020

With its project : « The Secret life of a Palace »,  the Royal Palace of Gödöllő is a winner of an European Heritage Award/ Europa Nostra Award 2020  in the category : Education Training and Awareness-Raising !!!
Support the Palace voting for the Public Choice Award until 1st September 2020 !!

Conference proceedings on preventive conservation on line !

The conference proceedings of the international symposium "Preventive Conservation in Historic-Houses and Palace-Museums: Assesment Methodologies and Applications" are now available for free on the website of the European Royal Residences Association (ARRE). Download the publication !

Call for Papers: The Perfumer: the evolution of a figure since the Renaissance

On January 28th and 29th 2021, the Palace of Versailles Research Centre will host the international symposium “The Perfumer: The evolution of a figure since the Renaissance”. To participate as

Europa Nostra Awards Ceremony 2019

It is in Paris, at the Théâtre du Chatelet, during the European Congress of Cultural Heritage that the 25 winners of the Europa Nostra 2019 Prize will be honored! 7 will receive a Grand Prix worth 10,000 euros and one of them will be awarded the Public Prize!

“A Place at the Royal Table” at the International Cultural Heritage Fair !

For the 25th International Cultural Heritage Fair, Europa Nostra proposes the conference “European Year of Cultural Heritage; impact and follow-up” on 26th September. It the opportunity for the Network to present its cultural project “A Place at the Royal Table”! Discover the program!

Continue the Journey in the European Gardens !

After the launch of the exhibition "A Journey in the Gardens of Europe, From André Le Nôtre to Henry James", under the patronage of the Network of European Royal Residences, let's continue the journey with the international symposium "The gardens in the Mirror of travelers: testimonies of the past and expeiences of the present"!  

The digital collection “European Royal Residences” is officially launched !

Official launch of the digital collection "European Royal Residences" at the Palace of Versailles, with Franck Riester,French  Ministry of Culture. This collection, gathering 350 pieces of art, complete the 4 national collections  currently constituting the digital museum of the Micro-Folie !  

58 millions views for the Palace Day 2019

58 millions views and more than 18 millions of accounts reached in one day with one hashtag #PalaceDay! Royal figures which came to close the 4th edition of the Palace Day ! Once again, European Palaces and Castles and large audience answered to the call of the Network of European Royal Résidences in order to higlight, the time of a day, our rich Heritage on social media !

General Assembly 2019

From 12th to 14th July  all the members of the Network of European Royal Residences come together for the General Assembly. Co-organized with the Prince's Palace in Monaco and hosted by by the Oceanographic Museum, discover their meeting in video!

  • Rendez-vous aux jardins

Rendez-vous aux jardins

The next edition of Rendez-vous aux jardins will be held from 7th to 9th of June 2019 on the theme "Animals in Garden". The aims of this event is to proposed to the public to discover the richness and the artistic as well as the cultural dimension of the parks, historic and contemporary, private and public.

  • Palace of Maintenon

Scientific committee EPICO – Palace of Maintenon

On April 15th, 2019 the scientific committee of the EPICO program 2018-2020 will gather at the Palace of Maintenon. The aims of the meetings are:

  • Share the results of the method application in  the Palace of Maintenon
  • Discuss on the findings highlight from it

  • Nijyo-castle

ICOM KYOTO 2019 – Museums as Cultural Hubs: the Futur of Tradition

The ICOM General Conference will be held in Kyoto on 1-7 September 2019. During one week, the city will receive some 3,000 participants of the conference. The theme of the conference is “Museums as Cultural Hubs: the Future of tradition”. A flood of discussions and exchange of ideas on museum-related issues will sweep the city during this week. Excursions, workshops and visits will give you the opportunities to engage with other museum professionals and broaden your experience and understanding of the museum world.

Viaggio nelle Regge d’Europa – 1st Meeting

On 6th November 2018, in the frame of “Viaggio nelle Regge d'Europa “ of La Venaria Reale, discover the 1st meeting organized  between Mauro Felicori, director of the Reggia di Caserta (2015-2018) and  Marco Vallora, journalist for La Stampa. In December, a 2nd meeting will be organized with Yelena Gagarina, director of the Moscow Kremlin Museums.

World Heritage Journeys of the EU

Discover the two main events organized in the frame of the UNESCO project “World Heritage Journeys of the EU”: the “EU-China World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism” conference on 29th October 2018 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and the « Site Managers » meeting on 30rf October 2018, at the Palace of Versailles.

Study Day “Wonderful Architectural Gardens” at the Reggia di Caserta

Discover the programme of the study day "Wonderful Architectural Gardens" organized by the Royal Palace of Caserta and the Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" on 10th October 2018 !

International Symposium at Wilanow, 5-6 October

From 5th to 6th October 2018, come hear historians, food studies scholars, museum curators and chefs who will talk you about Royal Table during an international symposium organized by the Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanow. Discover the programme !

Wine in European Courts – A Place at the Royal Table

On Friday 28 September, the Palace of Versailles organize the study day "Wine in European Courts”  in the frame of A Place at the Royal Table. Discover the programme !  

Discover the winning pictures of #Europeanroyalpalaces contest

In each European royal residence, a jury got together to designate the winner of the contest #Europeanroyalpalaces ! Congratulations to all the winners who contribute to highlight our European common Heritage ! Discover all the winning pictures on @europeanroyalpalaces and on the social media of the participants!

Call for Mobility Grants

For the first time, the Network launches a programme of mobility. 10 grants will be awarded to professionals of member’s residences to make an exchange with another European royal residence to exchange good practices. Let’s applicate !

Palace Day 2018

Gastronomy, food culture, culinary traditions inspired the participants of this PalaceDay organized in the frame of A Place at the Royal Table !  With 10 millions of impressions, more than 400 participants and 800 tweets, a simultaneous Instameet in 10 European Residences, the third edition of the PalaceDay has been a big success !!

EPICO: Grand Prix Europa Nostra 2018

Laureate of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2018, category « Research », the EPICO programme picks up the Grand Prix Europa Nostra Award 2018 on 22nd June 2018 in Berlin.

Queluz picks up the Public Choice Award / Europa Nostra 2018

Laureate of the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2018, the restauration of the Botanical Garden of the National Palace of Queluz also wins the Public Choice Award.

The Winzerberg at Sanssouci – European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2018

The restauration of the Royal Vineyard at Potsdam-Sanssouci, owned by the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (SPSG), wins the  European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2018 in the category “Conservation”.

Virtual Exhibition “A Place at the Royal Table”

Discover the first virtual exhibition gathering collections from 13 royal residences of 8 European countries. Created through the Google Cultural Institute platform, this exhibition is an opportunity to discover European cultural heritage through the gastronomy and culinary traditions that contribute to the culture of each country.