Café – World Heritage Map
Mission
The main focus of the project is on the heritage of the European café house culture, which has defined the Enlightenment period and most of the „European values” are routed in the heritage of it. The project aims to revitalize this fading culture through artists, building on its heritage with artists, whom were the leading force of social change till the beginning of the 20th century. The project not only aims to go back to the routes of the current Europe, but also to revisit the period when artists were the leading force of social change, defining many of the contemporary values. As Europe is facing new challenges can revisit this well-established methodology and built on its merit to use art again to find answers on our challenges again.
What’s new
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CAFÉ international training – ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
At the opening roundtable of our CAFÉ international training, on 19 January we discussed how heritage spaces can adapt through artistic collaboration and social innovation.
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How can café houses evolve to remain vibrant cultural hubs while preserving their unique European heritage?
Between 19 and 23 January we gathered in Hadik House (Hadik Kávéház) for the training programme of the CAFÉ – Redefining Café Houses as unique European Cultural Heritage project. With 10 international guests from across Europe, we explored how café houses can remain living heritage spaces: adapting through artistic collaboration and social innovation, and continuing…
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EU Café International training program 2026 in Budapest
As part of a full-week training invited café house operators explored the framework of cultural ecosystems, focusing particularly on coffee houses and the challenges they face in the 21st century.
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Partner meeting in Nova Gorica
The partners of the CAFÉ project spent two inspiring days in Nova Gorica, Slovenia on 5–6 November, hosted by ZRC SAZU.
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Redefining Café Houses as European Cultural Heritage – Live Exchange Workshop
Café has always been more than just a place to drink coffee. It’s where history unfolds, where art, literature, and political ideas are born — where communities meet and cities come alive. But what does the future hold for these iconic European institutions?
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Events
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The CAFÉ house as Living European Cultural Heritage – Performance in Rome
Date: 6 JUNE 2026
At the Italian event of the CAFÉ project, the café space of Casale dei Cedrati in Rome will become a site for experimentation, encounter, and shared reflection. The programme explores the coffeehouse not merely as a space of consumption, but as a living, continuously evolving form of cultural heritage.
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Horváth Florencia – Karádi Gergő: Valójában senki
Date: 11 JUNE 2026
What happens when a poet and a songwriter engage in a dialogue?
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An Evening of Music IN SLOVENIA
Date: 15 MAY 2026
You are cordially invited to an evening of traditional Hungarian folk music, presented as part of the CAFÉ project.
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EU Café – International training opening roundtable
Date: 19 January 2026
Join us at Budapest’s historic Hadik House for the public opening of our international training program on cultural ecosystems to explore the role of café houses.
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KISKANÁL – COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE AT HADIK
Date: 23 NOVEMBER 2025
What kind of music plays in a café when nothing comes from the speakers? Do everyday movements turn into dance if we pay attention to them? The community performance by Mátyás Sirokai and Kaland Budapest invites the audience to play, move, and explore together in the space of Hadik.
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