This event was held in Sibiu (Romania) on 26-27 April 2017, as a 6th Regional Workshop of COMUS (“Community-Led Urban Strategies in Historic Towns”). COMUS is a joint Council of Europe/European Union initiative, part of the second Eastern Partnership Culture Programme. Its aim is to stimulate social and economic development by enhancing cultural heritage in 9 historic towns namely: Gyumri and Goris (Armenia), Mstislavl (Belarus), Dusheti and Chiatura (Georgia), Soroca (Republic of Moldova) and Ukraine.

Throughout its duration – started in 2015 – COMUS included several regional workshops that aimed to provide an opportunity for representatives and teams of the 9 different towns involved, to meet, exchange ideas and evaluate the stage of the project, as well as foster learning experiences.
In this context, the 6th workshop held in Sibiu was the last of an array of such events, as the
program was preparing for closure in June 2017.

The topic of workshop was “Scenarios on Housing Rehabilitation and Funding Possibilities in Community-Led Urban Strategies”. The town of Sibiu provided a good set-up for discussions and explorations, as during the past 20 years it has been involved in a large-scale historical centre rehabilitation process, which had a significant impact on the city`s economic and cultural revival.

As commissioned by the Council of Europe, Division of Culture and Cultural Heritage, MKBT coordinated the organization of its workshop, both logistically as well as content wise, by bringing together local expertise, case studies, and own know-how in the field.