Ready to turn your region into a Learning Landscape? Help shape a future where heritage inspires connection, care and co-creation.
Together with UNESCO, Interpret Europe has developed the Learning Landscapes initiative – an innovative approach to transforming regions into vibrant spaces where heritage connects people, strengthens communities, and inspires action for a shared future.
At the heart of this initiative is the creation of local stakeholder networks that co-design meaningful heritage experiences. The aim? To make heritage more relevant in people’s lives – and people more engaged in the stewardship of our common world.
To make this happen, capacity building plays a central role. IE experts train and mentor local interpretive agents in developing place-based interpretive strategies through a series of co-creative workshops. In parallel, trainers implement IE’s tried-and-tested course programme to support local professionals in designing plans for heritage sites and interpretive services that align with them.
The Learning Landscapes concept has been in pilot phase since 2024, with encouraging progress in several regions across Europe. As we approach the end of this initial phase in early 2026, we are preparing to launch six new Learning Landscapes – and we warmly invite you to consider whether your region could be one of them.
Are you ready to take this step?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- A noteable number of different heritage sites or properties
- Around five committed organisations willing to form a local steering group
- A diverse network of 30–50 stakeholders ready to co-create the interpretive strategy
- The readiness of 50–80 professionals to be engaged in the training and capacity-building process
If this sounds like your region—or you’re curious about how to get there—we’d love to hear from you.
Participating regions must secure funding independently, but the programme is strongly aligned with current EU priorities – such as participation, inclusion, co-creation in tourism and heritage, community empowerment, peace building, and sustainable development. Regions are therefore encouraged to explore suitable funding sources and prepare their applications in the coming months.
If you’d like to learn more about how to join the Learning Landscapes movement, get in touch at: office@interpret-europe.net.
Let’s reimagine the role of heritage—together.
To cite this article: Vaio, Vanessa (2025) ‘Learning Landscapes: The new call‘ in Interpret Europe Newsletter 2-2025, pg.26.
Available online: Newsletter summer 2025
