European and International Cooperation

European and International Cooperation

European cultural cooperation and international partnerships from Asturies.

European cooperation

We connect institutions, territories and communities through cultural projects.

Our expertise

  • Cultural heritage
  • Intangible cultural heritage
  • Asturian culture
  • Cider culture
  • Education and training
  • Archives and documentation
  • Exhibitions
  • Publications
  • Citizen participation
  • Rural culture
  • International events
  • European cooperation
  • Cultural communication

Fundación Asturies XXI · 2008–2026

Fundación Asturies XXI builds cultural cooperation networks between European territories, bringing its experience in heritage, education, citizen participation, rural communities and cider culture to new international initiatives.

Asturies in Europe

We connect Asturian culture and heritage with European networks working on tangible and intangible heritage, rural territories, education, citizen participation and cultural cooperation. Our European activity complements partnerships in Asturies, elsewhere in Spain and with international organisations beyond Europe.

Key European projects

CIDEREU

A European cooperation initiative focused on safeguarding and sharing apple and cider culture as intangible cultural heritage. Fundación Asturies XXI contributes cultural, educational, participatory and networking experience.

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Cider Cities

A network established in 2023 to connect cities and territories with living cider cultures through heritage, education, tourism, local economies and shared projects.

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Our expertise

Intangible cultural heritage

Documentation, transmission and public engagement around Asturian cider culture, including its UNESCO recognition.

Evidence: Asturian Cider Culture · Fototeca · Sidrocoles

Cultural heritage and archives

Document recovery, digitisation, photographic archives, collections, museum deposits, interviews and oral memory.

Evidence: Fototeca LA SIDRA · Museum Deposit · Ribedeva Home Cider Presses · Women, Xixón 1934–1937

Education and training

School workshops, educational resources, specialist courses, vocational cooperation and practical learning.

Evidence: Sidrocoles · School of Cider Sommellerie

Rural culture and communities

Apple orchards, home cider presses, rural heritage, intergenerational knowledge, sustainability and territorial development.

Evidence: Ribedeva Home Cider Presses

Cider and apple culture

Research, safeguarding and communication across the apple-and-cider value chain and its living cultural practices.

Citizen participation

Open activities, workshops, meetings, school projects and community heritage initiatives.

Exhibitions and publications

Travelling exhibitions, photography, books, digital resources and interpretation materials.

Evidence: LA SIDRA International Photography Competition · Publications

International cultural events

International outreach, producer participation, professional exchange, blind tasting, public programmes and cultural communication.

Evidence: SISGA

Cultural communication

Publishing, media, photography, audiovisual work, exhibitions, networks and multilingual digital content.

European cooperation

Network building, project development, cultural coordination, meetings, dissemination, training and shared learning.

Evidence: CIDEREU · Cider Cities

Partnership areas

We welcome proposals involving cultural and intangible heritage, minority languages, education, democratic memory, cider and apple culture, food heritage, rural communities, youth, equality, citizen participation, sustainability, circular economy, cultural tourism, digitisation, archives, exhibitions and European projects. These are potential fields for cooperation, not approved projects.

Organisation profile

Organisation
Fundación Asturies XXI
Type
Cultural foundation
Based in
Asturies
Active since
2008
Fields
Culture, heritage, education, rural communities, memory and European cooperation
European experience
CIDEREU and Cider Cities
Specialisation
Asturian culture and cider culture

Knowledge and resources

The Foundation produces publications, exhibitions, archives, photography, educational materials and digital resources. The website and selected materials are available in several language versions.

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