HERITΛGE teams continued delivering online and in person workshops, training heritage professionals around the world, as well as contributing to the global heritage debates. 

The looting of artefacts has always been a sign of military might or economic power. To combat this illicit traffic in antiquities it is necessary to have a comprehensive international strategy, which will enable the international community once and for all to stop this cultural crime, HERITΛGE director, Dr. Evangelos Kyriakidis, wrote for the The Conversation back in 2016. With war now extending into European soil, the Greek Reporter republished the article for its readers. 

HERITΛGE much-anticipated visit to The Gambia after the lifting of pandemic restrictions made the news. A 3-person team, headed by Mina Morou visited the country for the HerMaP Gambia program in August, to deliver an in-person workshop and further develop capacity mapping and building functions for the country’s heritage sector. Read more here.

Some weeks earlier, over 40 heritage managers from around the country completed a three-day workshop on Heritage Interpretation for Site Managers. Read here.

Our team also visited Benin and delivered a Project Management 3-day in person workshop in cooperation with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), at the School Of African Heritage in the capital Port Novo. The participation of 27 heritage professionals from ministries, NGO and other organizations was reported in the press, here.

HERITΛGE work in Africa and beyond was featured in Athens Voice, Greece’s premier free press weekly. AV spoke to HERITΛGE director, Dr. Evangelos Kyriakidis. Read the interview [in greek].

Finally, HERITΛGE director, Dr. Evangelos Kyriakidis, spoke to Greece’s public broadcaster ERT and its 2nd Program radio station during the annual European Heritage Days celebratory weekend. Speaking to journalist Ioanna Niaoti and #namaste, Kyriakidis explored themes such as why cultural heritage is important, the threats it faces and paradigms from around the continent.

Listen to the program here.

 

 

HERITΛGE is happy to announce three upcoming training workshops for Heritage Professionals.

At HERITΛGE we train professionals in the management of heritage sites, independently of project specifics. We have trained more than 1000 individuals and organizations in over 77 countries and are now on course to impact a quarter of global heritage hotspots by 2025. 

Our upcoming opportunities include:

Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage – Online and In-Person

This course draws from our long experience with community engagement through heritage and will discuss several examples from our own and others’ work. At HERITΛGE aim to develop a distinct approach to community engagement, based on social (and art) research with community-led initiative.

Introduction to Heritage Interpretation for Site Managers – Online

Heritage Interpretation is a structured approach to non-formal learning, specialized in making visitors’ experience meaningful and unforgettable. In this 3-day course, participants will familiarize themselves with the principles of quality heritage interpretation and will practice how to use interpretation on their own sites.

Interpretive Writing for Natural and Cultural Heritage – Online

The key to effective word-based Heritage Interpretation is written text that grabs and holds the reader’s attention. During a 3-day online course, participants will discover and practice a wide range of techniques to engage visitors and master the techniques of interpretive writing.

 

*There is funding available through the Benefactor Scholarships of the Heritage Management Organizations. The scholarships are available for qualified candidates and cover a large part of the cost, excluding travel and hotel expenses for in-person training.

DEADLINE EXTENDED – Apply by August 20! 

Developing and Organising Temporary Exhibitions and Touring Strategies Workshop 

Heritage is happy to invite applications for the Developing and Organising Temporary Exhibitions from your Collections and Touring Strategies training program which will take place online 23rd-25th September 2022. 

This workshop focuses on how temporary exhibitions can enhance and promote the mission of a cultural organization, create new audiences, build partnerships and potentially generate revenue. 

Starting with building an organizational strategy for exhibition making and partnership building, participants will explore the process behind making temporary exhibitions for display at home and for the tour.  This includes identifying exhibition objectives, shaping the narrative and content to create a compelling visitor experience, as well as strategies for touring exhibitions nationally and internationally.`

Only scholarship holders are accepted to this workshop. 

Scholarships available normally cover up to 90% of tuition fees.  In exceptional cases, Heritage may cover the full fees.

More details in the Official Announcement. To submit your application, please fill out the application form.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 20TH AUGUST  2022

Testimonials from previous workshop participants

The Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Emerging Trends and Technologies in Cultural Organizations: Management Innovation and Network Collaboration one-day conference that took place in Thessaloniki on July 14th realized with the support of the American Farm School and the International Hellenic University.

The conference was the culmination of the TEACH FOR FUTURE international program, which was realized by HERITΛGE in cooperation with the Romanian National Association of Librarians and Public Libraries (ANBPR) and Global Libraries – Bulgarian Foundation.

Conference speakers included Dr. Jeffrey Lansdale, President of the American Farm School, Dr. Evangelos Kyriakidis, HERITAGE Founder and Director, and Dr. Emmanuel Garoufallou, Head of the Department of Library Science, Archives and Information Systems, School of Social Sciences, International Hellenic University and coordinator of the TEACH FOR FUTURE program. 

“Teach for Future and this conference aim to contribute to improving and extending adult high-quality learning opportunities on innovative educational topics, with potential for economic growth, acquiring and recognising new skills, knowledge and behaviors in line with the demands of the labor market,”  Dr. Garoufallou.

The conference’s keynote presentation “Copyright and online learning in a time of transition: games, creativity and learning” was  given by Dr. Jane Secker of the University of London and Chris Morrison of the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. 

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 MORE ABOUT TEACH FOR FUTURE

TEACH FOR FUTURE was co-funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus + initiative to train more than 300 people in three countries, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. The aim of the program is for graduates to transfer specialized knowledge in the fields of Information Technology, Innovation Management and Network Collaboration, as well as Entrepreneurship and Leadership to diverse communities of adult learners from the three participating countries and the wider region and act as multipliers for the acquisition of skills.

The Heritage Management Organisation’s people, programs and partners have all been in the news. You can find some of the articles below. 

 

Heritage Director, Evangelos Kyriakidis, told Euronews’ Jonny Walfisz that Britain must seize the opportunity for cultural diplomacy and give up its fears regarding the restitution of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece and the British Museum needs to see past the legal arguments it has been presenting on the issue…

Read more on Euronews.com 

 

Staying on the same topic, Dr. Kyriakidis told Euronews a few weeks later that European museums must do more than just return artefacts…. 

Read more on Euronews.com

 

Irene Onyancha of the United Nations, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) speaking on behalf of Nita Deerpalsing during the “Community Engagement Workshop with Community Leaders on the Promotion and Protection of Heritage Resources” which was held in Nairobi, Kenya, told participants that ECA is partnering with stakeholders including the Africa Union Commission and HERITAGE, to implement its heritage management programme which aims to empower local communities and experts…

Read more on ModernGhana.com 

 

Press in The Gambia and beyond reported on Heritage’s “Engaging Communities in Cultural Heritage” and “Heritage Interpretation for Site Managers” workshops. Cultural heritage managers in Banjul, Barra, Janjanbureh and beyond took part in the workshops which address the needs of the country’s heritage organizations and local groups as they themselves set them out in a survey conducted by the Heritage Management Organisation. The workshops are part of the HerMaP Gambia project, co-financed by the EU with partly-matched funding by the United Nations ECA….

Read more on AllAfrica.com,  ThePoint.gm and ModernGhana.com

 

Naftemporiki, one of Greece’s oldest and best-known financial papers/websites, features Hertigage’s work in Africa, highlighting that this is the first time that the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has collaborated with an organization to develop a cultural heritage program in the continent…

Read more on Naftemporiki.gr

 

Greek media reported on the upcoming conference on “Emerging Trends and Technologies (EMTech) in Cultural Organizations: Management Innovation and Network Collaboration” that HERITAGE is organizing at the American Farm School in Thessaloniki to mark the conclusion of the international TEACH FOR FUTURE project. The project was co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme and took place in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania… 

Read more on MyPortal.gr 

INVITATION 

 

Upon completion of  TEACH FOR FUTURE  international program,  the Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE) in cooperation with the Romanian National Association of Librarians and Public Libraries (ANBPR) and Global Libraries – Bulgarian Foundation invites you to attend the conference on 

Emerging Trends and Technologies (EMTech) in Cultural Organizations: Management Innovation and Network Collaboration 

on Thursday 14th July, 9AM at the American Farm School of Thessaloniki.

Conference speakers include Dr. Jeffrey Lansdale, President of the American Farm School, Dr. Evangelos Kyriakidis, HERITAGE Founder and Director, and Dr. Emmanuel Garoufallou, Head of the Department of Library Science, Archives and Information Systems, School of Social Sciences, International Hellenic University and coordinator of the TEACH FOR FUTURE program. 

The keynote presentation Copyright and online learning in a time of transition: games, creativity and learning will be given by Dr. Jane Secker of the University of London and Chris Morrison of the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. 

TEACH FOR FUTURE was co-funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus + initiative to train more than 300 people in three countries, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. The aim of the program is for graduates to transfer specialized knowledge in the fields of Information Technology, Innovation Management and Network Collaboration, as well as Entrepreneurship and Leadership to diverse communities of adult learners from the three participating countries and the wider region and act as multipliers for the acquisition of skills.

The conference is realized with the support of the American Farm School and the International Hellenic University. 

Find the conference schedule here.

To participate, please fill up the registration form.

 

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ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ

 

Με αφορμή την ολοκλήρωση των δράσεων του διεθνούς προγράμματος  TEACH FOR FUTURE και την παρουσίαση των αποτελεσμάτων του προγράμματος,  η Πρωτοβουλία για την Ανάδειξη της Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς HERITΛGE σε συνεργασία με την Ένωση Δημόσιων Βιβλιοθηκονόμων και Βιβλιοθηκών της Ρουμανίας (ANBPR) και το Ίδρυμα Global Libraries Bulgaria στη Βουλγαρία σας προσκαλούν στην ημερίδα

Emerging Trends and Technologies in Cultural Organizations: Management Innovation and Network Collaboration

την Πέμπτη 14 Ιουλίου, 09:00 στην Αμερικανική Γεωργική Σχολή Θεσσαλονίκης, Μαρίνου Αντύπα 54, Θέρμη, Θεσσαλονίκης.

Την ημερίδα θα χαιρετίσουν ο Dr. Jeffrey Lansdale, Πρόεδρος της Αμερικανικής Γεωργικής Σχολής, ο Δρ. Ευάγγελος Κυριακίδης, Ιδρυτής και Διευθυντής του HERITΛGE και ο Δρ. Εμμανουήλ Γαρουφάλλου, Πρόεδρος του Τμήματος Βιβλιοθηκονομίας, Αρχειονομίας και Συστημάτων Πληροφόρησης του Διεθνούς Πανεπιστημίου της Ελλάδος και συντονιστής του προγράμματος TEACH FOR FUTURE.

Η κεντρική παρουσίαση της ημερίδας έχει θέμα Copyright and online learning in a time of transition: games, creativity and learning και θα γίνει από τους Dr. Jane Secker του Πανεπιστημίου του Λονδίνου και Chris Morrison των Bodleian Libraries του Πανεπιστημίου της Οχφόρδης.

Το TEACH FOR FUTURE συγχρηματοδοτήθηκε από την πρωτοβουλία Erasmus + της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής για να εκπαιδεύσει πάνω από 300 άτομα σε τρεις χώρες,  Βουλγαρία, Ελλάδα και Ρουμανία.  Στόχος του προγράμματος είναι οι απόφοιτοι να μεταφέρουν εξειδικευμένη γνώση στους τομείς της Πληροφορικής, της Διαχείρισης Καινοτομίας και Συνεργασίας Δικτύων, όπως και της Επιχειρηματικότητας και Ηγεσίας σε ετερογενείς κοινότητες ενήλικων εκπαιδευόμενων από τις τρεις χώρες που συμμετέχουν και την ευρύτερη περιοχή, ώστε να λειτουργήσουν ως πολλαπλασιαστές για την απόκτηση δεξιοτήτων στις κατά τόπους κοινωνίες.

Η εκδήλωση πραγματοποιείται με την υποστήριξη του Διεθνούς Πανεπιστημίου της Ελλάδος και της Αμερικανικής Γεωργικής Σχολής Θεσσαλονίκης.

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