The Programme Council of the new cultural route - the Women Writers' Route met at its first session. Programme Council members from five countries – Croatia, Poland, Russia, Slovenia and Serbia – met in Belgrade to discuss local communities and institutions that are to participate in this project as well as those interested in joining it.

The FSC Programme Council members met at their 16th regular meeting in Bratislava. The Slovak capital was also the venue of the FSC Editorial Board meeting.

The International foundation Forum of Slavic Cultures (FSC) bestowed the awards for the best Slavic museums in Bar in Montenegro in co-operation with the Ministry of Culture of Montenegro and Cultural Center Bar. In addition to the main award, the winner was State Museum of Political History of Russia, the award for the best Slavic heritage site was bestowed for the second time. It went to the Brest Hero Fortress from Belarus.

At the 25th ICOM General Conference, which took place in early September in Kyoto, Japan, Andreja Rihter presented the proceedings of ICOMAM conference War and Peace, Fear and Happiness: 100 years since the end of World War I. The conference took place a year ago in Ljubljana.