In 2025, HERITΛGE continued to translate its mission of community-centred, inclusive, and sustainable heritage management into action across continents. From building local capacity across the world to advancing digital innovation and participatory practice in Europe and beyond, the year was defined by strong partnerships, expanded training, and tangible impact. HERITΛGE’s work in 2025 demonstrated how

HERITΛGE is pleased to announce its participation as a consortium partner in two new projects funded under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme, both contributing to the development of the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) through the ECHOES initiative. These projects place HERITΛGE at the heart of a major European effort to modernise

From 13th to 16th October, HERITΛGE delivered an online workshop on Heritage Interpretation, bringing together 22 heritage managers from 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Through 22 capacity building cases and 22 case studies, participants explored how interpretation can generate meaningful connections between visitors and heritage. “This is the first time I

HERITΛGE is proud to be a partner in the EMPATHS project, a European initiative funded by the Erasmus+ Programme that seeks to transform how cultural heritage is interpreted, shared, and experienced. As part of this work, the EMPATHS consortium has recently published the EMPATHS Manifesto — a collective call to reimagine heritage interpretation as a

We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for our 2026 Summer Field Schools in Greece. This year’s programmes bring together community focused heritage practice, advanced digital documentation, and hands-on field experience. Both summer schools offer updated structures for 2026, including more flexible online learning, expanded field components, and a strong emphasis on

On 29 October 2025, the HERITΛGE Africa Grants Team hosted its fifth network convening bringing together grantees, HERITΛGE staff, Re-granting Committee members, representatives from the Mellon Foundation, and other African donors. 65 people attended the meeting. The convening differed from previous ones as it included simultaneous interpretation to accommodate Francophone speakers, who represented the majority