In the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, the Ministry of Culture of the French Republic invited the interested countries to participate in the
Rendezvous at the Gardens / Rendez-vous aux jardins, held every first weekend in June since 2003. This is when in the entire France private and public gardens and parks and promenades are open to the public, and educational and promotional events are being organised, aimed at children as well as wider audience.
This initiative intends to encourage citizens to pay more attention to the space around them and the tight connection between people and nature, to enjoy the beauty of designed spaces in order to be - especially the children and the young - more educated on the importance of the protection and safeguarding of this type of heritage. Also highlighted is the need for expert education and transfer of knowledge.
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“Five senses in a Garden” was the theme of Croatia’s sixth Rendez-vous aux Jardins event.
The Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia organized an educational programme in Čakovec in collaboration with the Conservation Department in Varaždin.
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“Music in the Garden” was the theme of Croatia’s fifth Rendez-vous aux Jardins event.
The Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia organized educational programmes in Vrgorac and Varaždinske Toplice in collaboration with the Conservation Department in Imotski, the Center for Culture and Heritage of the City of Vrgorac, and the Conservation Department in Varaždin. |
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The Rendez-vous aux jardins event was held in Croatia for the fourth time, with the theme Gardens and Climate Change.
The Ministry of Culture and Media, in collaboration with the Conservation Departments in Varaždin and Trogir, prepared educational programs in Ivanec and Kaštel Lukšić. |
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Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this manifestation was cancelled in 2020 and scheduled for 2021 instead.
With the theme Knowledge Transfer, educational and scientific programs were held in Varadin and Trogir as part of the event Rendezvous at the Gardens / Rendez-voux aux jardins in 2021, while an interactive dance program featuring the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb and the Preljocaj Ballet from Aix-en-Provence was held in Zagreb. |
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In 2019, the theme of Rendezvous at the Gardens / Rendez-vous aux jardins was “Animals in Gardens”. The Ministry of Culture and Media, in collaboration with the Conservation Departments in Varaždin and Sisak organized events primarily for children and youth, but also for the wider public in The Opeka Arboretum in Marčan and Opatovina park in Topusko. The programme was focused on acquainting the children and the young with the diversity of the biological flora and fauna, the importance of preserving the natural component and landscape and appropriate behaviour in natural environment. |
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The Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia joined the French initiative by including four parks/promenades into the programme: Promenade of villa Angiolina in Opatija, Promenade of the sanatorium in Lipik, Promenade in Novi Dvori in Zaprešić and Sculpture park in the neighbourhood of Caprag in Sisak, created within the Ironworks Sisak artistic colony. The programme was organised by the conservation departments in Rijeka, Požega, Zagreb and Sisak in collaboration with various partners. In this way, from 1 until 3 June 2018, these parks/promenades became a part of the joint event that gathered more than 3000 gardens in Europe under the slogan Europe of Gardens. |
More on the European programme
Rendezvous at the Gardens / Rendez-vous aux jardins can be found at
http://rendezvousauxjardins.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/.
