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Two pearls of the landscape parks in Eastern Europe (Landscape pearls)
Start date: Jun 17, 2013, End date: Dec 16, 2014 PROJECT  FINISHED 

To preserve and develop cultural and historical heritage of the Pavlovsk and Aluksne palaces and landscape park complexes. To increase attractiveness of the border regions by preserving and promoting local cultural heritageTo preserve significant historical heritage of the landscape parks – small architecture formsTo preserve traditions of restoration school of Saint Petersburg and to promote knowledges transfer between partners through cooperationTo increase interest of local society and knowledge about landscape park and palaces complexes, about traditions of parks and to work out plan about park developmentTo increase Aluksne and Pavlovsk museum capacity and attractiveness Achievements: Outputs*2 small architectural forms restored: 200-year-old wooden Alexander pavilion in Aluksne Manor Park (Latvia) and the Grand Cascade in Pavlovsk Park (Russia) erected in 1786. Small passage of Aluksne New Palace restored; *2 new educational programs about landscape park in Aluksne – Landlord laboratory and Dress like landlord and play croquet worked out; *The museums and parks equipped: purchased 3 e-info stands (1 in Aluksne, 2 in Pavlovsk with information about the parks and museums), audio guides for Aluksne landscape park in 3 languages, portable chairs, a rickshaw, surveillance cameras and electricity supply installed for Aluksne Manor Park, 10 information guidances with 7 direction signs on each in Aluksne town placed; cast iron benches installed and old trees revitalized in Pavlovsk Park; *5 practical and educational seminars held in Aluksne and Pavlovsk and several kinds of tourism information materials (11 000 booklets about Aluksne and Pavlovsk landscape parks, 18 000 brochures, 13 500 leaflets, 1 000 postcards with Aluksne photos) issued; *2 books in 3 000 copies: about the Grand Cascade in Pavlovsk in 2000 exemplars and photo album about barons von Vietinghoffs` heritage in Aluksne in 1000 exemplars (both in 3 languages); *22 000 visitors attended Pavlovsk park festivity - XIV International Festival of floral and landscape art "Imperial Bouquet"; 6 000 residents and foreign guests from Estonia, Russia, England, Finnland visited Aluksne Town Festival "Reflections sparkles in Aluksne" with various events celebrated in Aluksne Manor ParkResults*Preserved unique historical heritage of the landscape parks in Aluksne (Latvia) and Pavlovsk (Russia); *Research and a restoration methodology of Aluksne New Palace is worked out and applied; *Technical situation of the museums and parks in Aluksne (Latvia) and Pavlovsk (Russia) improved; *Enhanced attractiveness of the museums and parks in Aluksne and Pavlovsk for their residents and visitors due to created accessibility and provided equipment; *Increased knowledge of visitors about landscape parks due to issued promotional items and printed materials about the parks and museums; *Raised awareness and increased capacity and competence among Latvian and Russian experts and museum specialists in the field of restoration, local crafts, preservation of objects of cultural and historical heritage
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  • 2007 - 2013 Estonia-Latvia-Russia ENPI CBC
  • Project on KEEP Platform
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