📅 Dates: September/October 2026 (TBC)
📍 Locations: Nova Gorica (Slovenia) & Gorizia (Italy), Soča/Isonzo Valley
The GOV4PeaCE project will reach its grand conclusion with an open, immersive Final Event held in the symbolic Soča/Isonzo Valley, spanning the towns of Nova Gorica (Slovenia) and Gorizia (Italy) – a place where the lines of memory and modernity converge.
Set for the autumn 2026, this cross-border celebration of partnership, heritage, and innovation will bring together all project partners (PPs), associated partners (APs), stakeholders, media, and the general public. The event will serve not only as a closing chapter, but as a launchpad for the Central Europe Walk of Peace (CEWoP) governance model – a framework for sustainable WWI heritage management developed throughout the project.
🔹 The Program Will Include:
- A live demonstration of WWI heritage sites managed according to the CEWoP model,
- Guided walks and on-site experiences in key locations of the Soča/Isonzo Valley,
- Exhibitions, storytelling installations, and performances linking history, art, and memory,
- Panel discussions with policymakers, historians, cultural managers, and local citizens,
- A press conference and media-friendly events highlighting the project’s impact.
This final celebration will be co-hosted by Slovenian lead partners and Italian partner PromoTurismoFVG, symbolizing the very essence of cross-border collaboration and shared responsibility for Europe’s complex past.
🎯 Why Join the Final Event?
✔ Witness how cross-territorial heritage governance can work in practice
✔ Celebrate the people and places that have shaped the GOV4PeaCE journey
✔ Connect with institutions, creatives, and decision-makers driving future memory projects
✔ Take part in building a durable, peaceful legacy from the ashes of war
📢 From the Alps to the Adriatic, from conflict to cooperation – join us as we close this chapter and begin a new one for European heritage.