European Historic Houses

Webinar Inside NextGen, Christmas Markets

03. 12. 2024, Online

NextGen Christmas

On 3rd December 2024, we hosted an inspiring webinar designed for young historic house owners eager to turn their properties into enchanting and successful Christmas market destinations. The idea for this event was to give the audience the tools to turn their historic property into a festive destination and a profitable business!

Our two historic house owners and Christmas Markets experts shared practical tips, creative ideas, and proven strategies for organising memorable markets that attract visitors, generate income, and celebrate the holiday spirit.

Meet our speakers:

Philip Sidney is a member of the Board of Management at Penshurst Place in Kent, which has been the home of the Sidney family since 1552. He is a Governor of the Lord Leycester Hospital, a medieval almshouse in Warwick, and chairs the Next Generation Group of the UK Historic Houses Association. He is also a Senior Associate at Lintstock, a corporate governance advisory firm based in London’s Borough Market.

Charles-Adrien de Merode is a founding member and managing director of the Merode-Rixensart Foundation, which owns the Château de Rixensart. This historic property has been in the Merode family since 1715. He is the director of a publishing house in Brussels and the co-owner of Schloss Merode in Germany, the birthplace of the Merode family, and he coordinates the Next generation Group of the Belgian Historic Houses Association.

You can watch the recording of the webinar here.

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