Major Fortress Conferences

Reports to major conferences on the fortified heritage organised by or supported from FORTE CULTURA.

FORTIC Scientific Conference in Brijuni (HR): Strengthening the Culture of Peace through Fortified Heritage

FORTIC Scientific Conference in Brijuni (HR): Strengthening the Culture of Peace through Fortified Heritage

Oct 2, 2025 13 min read

From September 15 to 16, 2025, the National Park Brijuni in Croatia served as the backdrop for the international scientific conference titled “Fortified Architecture for the Culture of Peace – European Best Practice in Fortified Heritage Management”.

Portsmouth (UK): „Fortifications at Risk” Conference, Fortress Study Group

Portsmouth (UK): „Fortifications at Risk” Conference, Fortress Study Group

Sep 10, 2025 4 min read

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Fortress Study Group (FSG), an international symposium with excursions was held in Portsmouth, UK. FORTE CULTURA was represented by Natasa Urosevic, Olha Tikhonova […]

FORTE CULTURA Congress 2025 at Forte di Bard (IT)

FORTE CULTURA Congress 2025 at Forte di Bard (IT)

Abr 5, 2025 6 min read

Cultural heritage and creativity for sustainable and inclusive tourism in fortified monuments; 26-29 March 2025, Fort di Bard (IT). Europe is facing major challenges in terms of sustainability, identity and social engagement…

10 years of FORTE CULTURA – Anniversary Congress in Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL)

10 years of FORTE CULTURA – Anniversary Congress in Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL)

Nov 30, 2024 8 min read

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of FORTE CULTURA, 60 participants from 9 countries came together at the founding location Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL) to celebrate the anniversary. The two-and-a-half-day congress programme consisted of two conference parts and exciting…

Šibenik(HR): FORTIC project and EFFORTS Congress 2024

Šibenik(HR): FORTIC project and EFFORTS Congress 2024

Oct 27, 2024 3 min read

The EFFORTS Annual Congress 2024 took place as part of the FORTIC (Interreg Italy – Croatia) project at St John’s Fortress in Šibenik (HR).

Foto de familia FORTE CULTURA Congreso anual 2024 en la gran sala de plenos del Parlamento Europeo de Estrasburgo

Strasbourg (FR): FORTE CULTURA Annual Congress 2024

Abr 9, 2024 5 min read

Cultural heritage fortified monuments –a building block in the history of the DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT in Europe 8 – 10 April 2024, Strasbourg (FR) The history of democracy is the history […]

FORTE CULTURA Online Members Meeting (OMM) 2023

FORTE CULTURA Online Members Meeting (OMM) 2023

Dic 19, 2023 2 min read

23 participants from 6 countries informed each other about current projects and activities in their fortress locations at the first FORTE CULTURA Online Member Meeting (OMM) at the end of […]

Šibenik-Knin (HR) 2023: FORTE CULTURA Jahreskongress

Šibenik-Knin (HR) 2023: FORTE CULTURA Jahreskongress

Abr 1, 2023 6 min read

Cooperation in the field of fortified cultural heritage in the Adriatic region;Sustainable fortress tourism and integration with FORTE CULTURA;Start of the European Fortress Summer 2023 29-31 March 2023, Šibenik (HR) […]

Venice (IT): Conference on Fortified Systems: From Border Places to European Cultural Corridors

Venice (IT): Conference on Fortified Systems: From Border Places to European Cultural Corridors

Sep 15, 2022 3 min read

A culturally, ecologically and scientifically open concept for the cultural heritage of fortress monuments VENICE – FORTE MARGHERA | 15-16 September 2022 “Frontier places and European cooperation”. This theme, which […]

Terezín (CZ) 2022: International Fortress Conference

Terezín (CZ) 2022: International Fortress Conference

Abr 8, 2022 6 min read

COMMON EUROPEAN CULTURAL HERITAGE FORTIFIED MONUMENTS Initiatives for transnational cooperation and networking5-7 April 2022, Terezín (CZ) The Terezín International Fortress Conference aims to draw attention to today’s challenges for the […]

Pula (HR) 2021: Sustainable valorisation of fortified cultural heritage – European best practice

Pula (HR) 2021: Sustainable valorisation of fortified cultural heritage – European best practice

May 6, 2021 3 min read

Online evaluation conference on European best practice 6. Mai 2021, Pula (HR), hosted by FORTE CULTURA and Juraj Dobrila Universität in Pula (HR) The joint scientific committee FORTE CULTURA / […]

Petrovaradin (RS) 2019: International Conference “Fortresses of Tomorrow”

Petrovaradin (RS) 2019: International Conference “Fortresses of Tomorrow”

Dic 1, 2019 3 min read

In late August 2019, the historic Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia, hosted an interdisciplinary international conference titled “Fortresses of Tomorrow: Balance between Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Entertainment.”

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