The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation® has recently developed a vision and programme called Life Beyond Tourism®, in which substantial information about cultural heritage of diverse cultural environments is conveyed to their guests through initiatives which foster intercultural dialogue between societies and cultures. Life Beyond Tourism® has received different awards and international acknowledgements. More information can be found at www.fondazione-delbianco.org and www.lifebeyondtourism.org.

AIMS OF THE PROJECT
The “90 Days for Intercultural Dialogue” is an initiative of Life Beyond Tourism® conceived by Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation with the in order to:
•    set out the principles as defined in the Manifesto of Life Beyond Tourism®, and to disseminate the practical experience of its implementation. The selected projects have to comply with at least 4 of the 8 principles of the Manifesto
•    collect and disseminate information about experiences, products, good practices, working methods, collaborative partners (between heritage sectors, municipalities and the private sector), as well as the results of heritage tourism in historic towns (in particular World Heritage listed Historic Cities) as an instrument for intercultural dialogue
•    create a network of initiatives on heritage tourism in historic cities and a platform for communication and dissemination of relevant information including seminars and training

OUTPUTS OF THE PROJECT
Between 2010 and 2012 the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation offers to select projects and initiatives to be part of a forum to exchange experiences of heritage tourism in the framework of  intercultural dialogue, as well as of the worldwide network of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation which includes universities and institutions of all the continents.
The final result of these 90 events, models of the practical implementation of the principles as set out in the Manifesto of Life Beyond Tourism®, will be presented to the International Community in a final dossier, to be presented at the Universal Forum of Cultures in Naples in 2013, and at UNESCO. The 2010 was announced as “International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures”:

“In this globalizing world, marked by increasingly rapid exchanges and greater complexity, the protection and promotion of this rich diversity present numerous challenges. True, culture is not included among the Millennium Development Goals in its own right, which I regret. But the links between culture and development are so strong that development cannot dispense with culture.”
by Irina Bokova, Director-General of  UNESCO http://www.unesco.org/en/rapprochement-of-cultures/

If  you or your institution is interested in applying, please contact:
Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco
Via del Giglio, 10 – 50123 Florence
Phone 055 21 60 66 – Fax 055 28 32 60
e-mail: secretarygeneral@fondazione-delbianco.org

or download here the Application Form. The requests will be considered in chronological order of proposal’s submittion.