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Elektra Angelopoulou is the artist selected for AHEAD’s Greek hub
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Elektra Angelopoulou /Photo by Thalia Galanopoulou HERITΛGE in collaboration with the Archaeological Museum of Messara is very pleased to announce that artist Elektra Angelopoulou has been selected as the artist to create a participatory work of art as part of the AHEAD (Accessible Heritage Experience for Audience Development) project. AHEAD is co-funded by
Architectural heritage preservation project in Ukraine going strong
Our latest project in war-torn Ukraine has recently completed its first semester. Developed in collaboration with the Kharkiv School of Architecture (now relocated to Lviv) and Skeiron, a Ukrainian organization specializing in 3D documentation, this initiative addresses the urgent need to protect Ukraine’s architectural heritage by establishing an architectural conservation course for students at the
HERITΛGE Highlights 2024
Training HERITΛGE celebrated a record-breaking milestone in 2024, training over 1,000 heritage caretakers in a single year. Participants engaged in a wide range of programs, including three-day workshops conducted online and in person, two annual summer schools focusing on digital tools and community engagement, and specialized training tailored to specific regions, topics and organizations. These
Contribute to a new mapping initiative in Northern Mexico
HERITΛGE has launched a new collaborative effort to map the cultural heritage sector across Mexico’s six northern border states — Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas — and is inviting heritage professionals, community organizations, educational institutions, researchers, and cultural actors in the region to take part by completing a dedicated survey. The mapping
Sixth Online Networking Convening of Africa Grantees
On 10 December 2025, the HERITΛGE Africa Grants Team held the sixth online networking convening for grantees awarded in 2024. The meeting brought together grantees, HERITΛGE staff, members of the Re-granting Committee, representatives of the Mellon Foundation, and other African donors, with 45 attendees. After welcoming remarks by Richard A. Brown, seven grantees shared their
Two New Projects Advancing the European Cultural Heritage Cloud
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
Heritage Interpretation Workshop
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
The EMPATHS Manifesto: Reimagining Heritage Interpretation Through Participation
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