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Legacy Builders: Peter Adewale Jegede

Peter Adewale Jegede | Consultant Curator and Heritage Researcher, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Nigeria & 4th Cohort of Case Study Researcher, Open Restitution Africa Which workshop(s) did you attend? I have participated in several HERITΛGE programmes, including Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage, Temporary Exhibition and Touring Strategies, Conservation I, Conservation II, and I will complete

Fourth Online Networking Convening of Africa Grantees

On 3 September 2025, the HERITΛGE Africa Grants Team held the fourth online networking convening for grantees awarded in 2024. The meeting brought together grantees, Heritage staff, committee members, Mellon Foundation representatives, and other African donors, with 76 attendees. After welcoming remarks by Richard A. Brown and an introduction to the day’s agenda by

HERITΛGE Launches Online Winter School

The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) is proud to announce the launch of its Winter School, an intensive online program dedicated to Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage. Running from 26 January to 8 February 2026, this new training initiative builds on the success of HERITΛGE’s established training formats—its introductory 3-day workshop and its immersive summer field

Gambia President visits Jufureh museum supported by HERITΛGE

In a strong show of support for the preservation of The Gambia’s cultural heritage, His Excellency President Adama Barrow visited the Jufureh Heritage Village Museum in the North Bank Region. The visit marks a proud moment for HERITΛGE, as the new museum has been made possible with funding from our Small Grants for African Heritage

How HERITΛGE is using Generative AI to improve cultural heritage funding

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has taken the world by storm — transforming the way we write, design, and make decisions. But at HERITΛGE, we’re exploring how it can achieve something even more meaningful: help us understand, evaluate, and support community-led cultural heritage projects. In 2023 HERITΛGE launched a call inviting and receiving hundreds of proposals

HERITΛGE launches HerMaP Mexico with Mellon Foundation Grant

The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) is proud to announce the launch of HerMaP Mexico, a two-year intervention made possible through a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program. The project will support heritage management initiatives across six Mexican states that share a border with the United States — Baja California, Sonora,

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