System of the Archaeological Sites of the Adriatic Sea

In the territories involved in the project, there are cultural heritage sites of remarkable importance under the historical viewpoint, which are often not sufficiently promoted. The ARCHEO.S project aims at overcoming the problems concerning the promotion of cultural heritage and at improving the cultural policies and the development of the territory, located around the Adriatic Sea. The first task of Archeo.S is to found and constitute an official Partnership Agreement between the Beneficiaries and the cultural heritage sites involved in the project. The aim of the Partnership Agreement is to enact a “system” capable of carrying out the project, by deploying the different characteristics of the Beneficiaries (powerful Local Authorities, large culture producers, networks of cultural distribution, and Local Authorities) so as to allow a real promotion and valorisation of the cultural heritage within the Adriatic Area. At the end of the project, the Beneficiaries will be already committed to the continuation of the activities and will have the objective to involve other Institutions present in the area. The promotion of the cultural heritage will be achieved through the realization of several cultural and artistic activities hosted in the cultural areas of the Beneficiaries Countries.The valorisation will be achieved by providing, with technical facilities for public events, the sites where all the activities will be realized. The project aims also at encouraging the local policy makers to develop innovative ways of governance for a better management of cultural heritage, by promoting the acknowledgement of cultural activities as instruments for the promotion and enhancement of sites, and in general, for the sustainable development of the territory;encouraging the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic outputs and expertise, fostering cross-cultural dialogue;planning strategies that allow the promotion and the preservation of the natural and cultural heritage;organization of a cooperative "network”, i.e. a "system" between the different areas able to develop and to undertake a strategy of long term through the Partnership Agreement;incrementing and fostering long-lasting opportunities of cooperation in the field of live arts in the Adriatic area. ACTIONS:constitution of Partnership Agreement between cultural heritage sites, which is capable of developing and undertaking a long-term strategy. The network will allow the transfer of skills and know-how of each Beneficiary Country, the development of partnerships at public, private, local and cross-national levels as well as the practical testing of new methodological approaches in the governance of cultural sites;governance plan of the cultural heritage sites that will envisage an innovative arrangement of the strategies;realization of theatrical productions that encourage the inter-cultural dialogue and the visibility of the cultural sites;realization of five Artistic Seasons:artistic manifestations on sites;organization of a International Festival which will take place in Ancona and will host the productions realized by the Beneficiaries; realization of a web portal that will simplify the internal operational and administrative communication, among the Beneficiaries;realization of a web periodical that will include all the materials produced by each Beneficiary, that will give visibility to the project and its activities; production of a Documentary in DVD format containing all the filming by actors, technicians, artists, producers etc. engaged in the achievement of project activities, distributed to the stakeholder, to the local, national and international Authorities and to media. SOME OF THE EXPECTED OUTPUTS: 1. creation of networks of cultural heritage sites; 2.governance plan of cultural heritage sites 3. realization of eight productions; 4. realization of 5 Artistic Seasons; 5. International Festival.