The Europa Nostra lecture is a new addition to the programme of the annual Agora. Launched in Venice on the occasion of the organisation’s 60th anniversary, the Lecture Programme was created at the suggestion and thanks to the generous donation of Dr Peter Collins, Diamond Member of Europa Nostra from Oxford, in memory of his late wife Margot Collins, who was a long-standing member and supporter of Europa Nostra. Peter is also a former chair of Europa Nostra UK.
Alberto Toso Fei, considered by many the narrator of Venice, gave the inaugural lecture entitled ‘You speak Venetian, but you don’t know it’. Exploring the cultures, peoples, knowledge, and customs of Venice, Alberto Toso Fei eloquently articulated how Venice, in being a wonderful meeting point and exchange ground, was transformed into the city we know today and in turn has become part of the heritage of the entire world.
