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

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

HERITΛGE is proud to be part of the EU-funded AHEAD project, and today we’re excited to share the publication of the brand-new AHEAD Magazine — a comprehensive look back at our two-year journey transforming how audiences engage with cultural heritage. This rich publication brings together insights, case studies, and reflections from the project’s three hubs

HERITΛGE is proud to announce that one of the projects funded through our Small Grants for Africa initiative—made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program—has been selected as a laureate of the 2025 UNESCO–Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This global recognition celebrates outstanding and transformative initiatives advancing sustainability

As members of the Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance (HACA) and co-founding members of the Climate Heritage Network, HERITΛGE—together with our partners—warmly welcomes the historic developments achieved at COP30 in Belém. The placement of cultural heritage and local, traditional, and Indigenous knowledge at the heart of global climate adaptation efforts, and the adoption of five