Responsible Institutions Per European Country
- Andorra : Andorra: "Jornades europees del patrimoni" by Patrimoni Cultural
- Austria : Austria: "Tag Des Denkmals" by Bundesdenkmalamt
- Belgium : Belgium:
- In Brussels by Journées du patrimoine à Bruxelles;
- in Wallonia by Journées du patrimoine en Wallonie;
- in Flanders by Open Monumentendag Vlaanderen
- France : France: "Journées européennes du patrimoine" under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture
- Germany : Germany: "Tag des offenen Denkmals" by Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
- Ireland : Ireland: Heritage Week by the Heritage Council
- Italy: Italy: "Giornate Europee del Patrimonio" by Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- Netherlands : Netherlands: "Open Monumentendag" by Stichting Open Monumentendag
- Poland : Poland: "Europejskich Dni Dziedzictwa" by Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
- Spain: Spain: "Las Jornadas Europeas de Patrimonio" by Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España (Ministry of Culture).
- United Kingdom: United Kingdom
- England: Heritage Open Days by English Heritage. London has a separate event, Open House London.
- Scotland: Doors Open Days by Scottish Civic Trust
- Wales: Open Doors Days (Welsh: Drysau Agored) by Civic Trust for Wales
- Northern Ireland: European Heritage Open Days
- Switzerland: Switzerland: "Europäischer Tag des Denkmals" by the Swiss Information Centre for Cultural Heritage Conservation
The idea has been taken up outside Europe, too, with similar schemes in Canada, the USA, Australia, and other lands, at different times of year. In Argentina and Uruguay the corresponding Día del Patrimonio is held on the last weekend of September, while in Chile the same event is held on the last Sunday of May.
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