A quick look at some news from other organisations and recent events.
UK’s AHI celebrates turning 50
The UK’s Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI) has been awarded £150,000 Sterling from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for their Interpretation Gold project.The initiative celebrates 50 years of AHI, and will preserve the rich heritage in its journals, best practice guides, and oral histories by making them accessible online. Plus, a new ‘Freecycle’ programme will encourage members to share and reuse interpretation materials, promoting a circular economy and reducing waste.
European Cultural Heritage Summit
This four-day event took place recently in Bucharest, Romania, bringing together over 800 heritage professionals, volunteers and enthusiasts. Taking place exactly four months after the European elections, and with less than two months remaining until the Romanian elections, the Summit addressed some of the most pressing challenges of our time, where cultural heritage plays an important role. The Manifesto for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Romania was adopted during the summit by over 60 heritage NGOs active in Romania. This document explains the rationale and proposes priority needs and corresponding action to be undertaken by the authorities. The 26 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2024 were celebrated as the very best heritage practices from across Europe came together in the magnificent Romanian Athenaeum. The value of networks was clearly demonstrated as partners gathered for the second Forum of the European Heritage Hub. Building on the success of last year’s forum on the Green Transformation, this year’s discussions informed a forceful Call to Action. Continuing the dialogue on Europe’s future, the Policy Agora offered a crucial space for heritage experts, policymakers and artists to engage in meaningful discussion on quality principles and policy priorities ahead of the new EU legislative period. Contributions from both the younger generation and national representatives also helped set the tone through two key pre-Summit events: a Youth Forum and a roundtable on Romanian heritage.
European Heritage Hub Call to Action
The European Heritage Hub Call to Action ‘Championing a Responsible Digital Transition for and with Cultural Heritage’ is now live.
https://www.europeanheritagehub.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/European-Heritage-Hub_Call-to-Action_Bucharest_22_October-2024.pdf The Call is the main outcome of the second Hub Forum, which brought together 400 participants in Bucharest and online, held on 7 October 2024. Collaboratively prepared by the 20 European Heritage Hub partners, with the Europeana Foundation and Europa Nostra leading the effort, the Call to Action draws on diverse perspectives from leading (digital) heritage experts, policymakers, and representatives from civil society from all across Europe. The Call serves as an advocacy tool to convey key messages to decision makers at all levels of governance. It also reaffirms the Hub’s strong commitment to the outlined five priorities for advancing a holistic digital transformation in cultural heritage. Together, we can advance a responsible digital transition for and with cultural heritage. You can read more about the second Hub Forum in Bucharest, which featured policy conversations and an interactive fair on our website here. https://www.europeanheritagehub.eu/call-to-action-for-a-responsible-digital-transition-in-cultural-heritage-launched-at-second-hub-forum-in-bucharest/ To keep the conversation alive, we would also like to invite you to join the European Heritage Hub Social Forum! This interactive platform already has over 500 members and several group discussions (e.g. on Digital Transformation) including policy updates, publications and opportunities. Your insights and participation would be a valuable addition!
Consultation on the ARCHE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda – deadline 15 November 2024
On behalf of the consortium of the Horizon-Europe funded project ARCHE (Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe), the preparatory project for the upcoming European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH Partnership), you are warmly invited to contribute to a consultation that will shape the future of cultural heritage research and innovation for the next 7-10 years. This consultation aims at gathering input for the ARCHE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), the roadmap that will guide transnational calls for projects and complementary activities within the framework of the RCH Partnership. The purpose of the RCH Partnership is to contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change on cultural heritage, while also tapping into the potential of cultural heritage for being an active agent contributing to solutions for addressing this crisis. You can respond to the survey until 15 November 2024. https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ARCHE_SRIA_Stakeholders_Consultation
To cite this article: IE News Team (2024) ‘What’s going on elsewhere‘ in Interpret Europe Newsletter 3-2024, pg.23.
Available online: PDF-Newsletter_2024_3.pdf
