Project

Region	Hradec Králové Region
Title of the Programme	Culture
Title of the Project	Community garden of Capuchin monastery in Opočno
Project Website	In process
Number of the Project	KU-CH2-025
Project Promoter	The Regional Authority of the Hradec Králové Region
Project Partner from Donor State	Fjellugla kompetanse AS (Norway)
Czech Partner	N/A
Status	Estimated project duration: 05/2022–10/2023
More Information	Target group: elderly, children and youth, general public Website: https://klasteropocno.cz/en/about-the-project/ Social media: https://www.facebook.com/Komunitní-zahrada-kapucínského-kláštera-v-Opočně-109436028412974/
Total Eligible Costs	198 134 EUR
Grant	178 321 EUR (90 %)

Project description:

The community garden project will lead to the opening of this long-term closed monument and its innovative use according to the needs of the local community, which resulted from a survey on the monastery revitalization and from the strategic plan of Opočno town.

The project will start with a partial revitalization of the monastery gardens. Local citizens will be involved in the creation of the process of the community garden. It will help to strengthen their relationship to the monastery and support the development of the community itself.

Outdoor space in the gardens will be used for organizing cultural events such as concerts and exhibitions. It will help with the monastery revitalization and increase the public interest in the monument.

In order to improve the cultural heritage management, the project partner will launch educational seminars focusing on cultural entrepreneurship. Training sessions will contribute to the increase of cultural management professionals specialized in the revitalization and reuse of cultural monuments.

The community garden project will be the first step in the entire monastery revitalization. It has great social, cultural and economic potential for the future of Opočno and its inhabitants.