Kalevan Navetta opens in March – the once forgotten cow-house now gives opportunities and inspiration across Europe . A rural example of red-brick built heritage, Kalevan Navetta was presented for FINCH partnership in April 2019 at the project’s 3rd International Workshop Meeting at Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland.
This Good Practice was reviewed, accepted and published in the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform good practice database on 3 February 2020 with the following expert evaluation:
"The practice is a positive example of a multi-stakeholder partnership arrangement in the heritage sector successfully applied in a scarcely populated rural area. The learning potential is the way of cooperation between public and private sector in preserving an old heritage building and using it as a cultural centre. The success of the approach depends on the smooth and permanent coordination of the activities. Another essential factor for the success of the practice is the public value and ownership of the heritage asset and engaging locals in the regeneration activities. It can serve as inspiring example for preserving and valorising other heritage buildings."
Policymakers around Europe are now able to consult Kalevan Navetta Good Practice online and get inspiration for their regional heritage developing work.
The process toward the opening of the new culture centre is followed locally with great interest. The regional newspaper Ilkka reported on 15 January 2020 about the new beginning the move to Kalevan Navetta allows for the local art lending library “Parsi”. Interviewed for the article, visual artist Minna Bengs-Shrestha from Seinäjoki Artists Society believes the new location and the partnership with other arts and culture actors creates synergy and brings new customers. Through the art lending library one can rent or buy works of regional art at the library’s changing exhibitions.
Photo credit: Eliza Kraatari
