📅 Implementation: Feb 2025 – Feb 2026 (12 months)
💶 Total Budget: €200,031.30 | ERDF Contribution: €160,025.04
🤝 Partners:3 institutions
🎯 Type: People-to-people project | P2P

Summary
PHOTOS THAT CROSS BORDERS promotes the shared history and traditions of Romania and Hungary through the art of photography. By establishing informal photo clubs, organising joint trainings, and creating a mobile exhibition, the project brings communities closer together. It also enhances cultural heritage visibility through digital tools and creative installations in historical sites.

Project Aim
To promote common history and traditions of Romania and Hungary through photography, fostering cooperation and mutual trust between cross-border communities in Satu Mare and Hajdú-Bihar.

Objectives
✅ Use photography as a tool for cultural connection
✅ Encourage youth and community participation in cultural heritage
✅ Strengthen cross-border cooperation through creative expression
✅ Promote shared identity and historical awareness

Key Activities & Results
🔹 Informal Photo Clubs – Established to engage local communities
🔹 Joint Photography Trainings – Skill-building sessions for amateur photographers
🔹 Mobile Photo Exhibition – Traveling showcase of cross-border cultural imagery
🔹 Interior Layouts – Designed for 5 castles in Satu Mare County
🔹 Photo Corner at Ardud Castle – Interactive space for visitors
🔹 Touchscreen Info Kiosk – Installed in Téglás Municipality for cultural promotion
🔹 Website Development – A digital platform to promote shared history and traditions

By capturing shared heritage through the lens of photography, PHOTOS THAT CROSS BORDERS builds lasting cultural connections and mutual trust in the ROHU region.

For more details, consult the project fact sheet: EN

Partnership
Lead Partner: Satu Mare County Intercommunity Development Association (RO)
Project Partners: Municipality of Carei (RO), Municipality of Téglás (HU)

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