Touristic Development of Franciscan Cultural Heritage Sites of the Border Area by the Cooperation of the Two Provinces

AcronymMONUMENTIS
Call IDSKHU/1601
Priority AxisProtecting natural and cultural heritage
Specific objective1.1 To increase the attractiveness of the border area
Registration No.SKHU/1601/1.1/060
Total Project budget2,939,885.12 €
Total ERDF awarded2,498,902.34 €
Project start date01 December 2017
Project end date31 October 2020
Websitehttp://skhu.szentkut.hu/
Project statusClosed

The goal of the MONUMENTIS project is to restore the Franciscan cultural and built heritage and to open it to a wider audience by developing it to touristic attractions.

As a result of project implementation titled “Touristic Development of Franciscan Cultural Heritage Sites of the Border Area by the Cooperation of the Two Provinces (MONUMENTIS) (SKHU/1601/1.1/060)” within the Interreg V-A Slovakia-Hungary Cooperation Programme the restoration of the buildings and monuments, community and exhibition halls and interactive elements have been created.

Project locations in Hungary are Szécsény and Szentkút, and in Slovakia Bratislava and Filakovo. Implemented activities and project elements:

Restoration of cultural heritage sites: Internal and external (church, sacristy, altars, tower) restoration in the 4 locations.
Tourist destination development: purchasing equipment (garden tools, medical equipments, furniture); landscaping the surroundings of the Shrine in Szentkút, digital guide system; establishing an open-air reception and building an open-air artist room and a “House of Silence” in Szentkút; digitalisation of 17th century book in Fil’akovo; virtual tours in Bratislava and Fil’akovo; adaptation of corridor and rooms for installation of exhibitions, historic friars’s room.
Cultural events and products: Historia Domus research and Conference; publishing a bilingual pilgrims’ book and the revised history of the Shrine in Szentkút, travelling exhibitions in 4 themes, 2 permanent exhibitions in Fil’akovo and Bratislava with opening ceremonies.

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