The catacombs of Naples
After years of neglect, the catacombs of Naples were entrusted to La Paranza social cooperative and reopened to the public. It is a story of a transformation from degradation to the recovery of a remarkable, hidden heritage.
Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Caring for heritage together
Caring for heritage together
The Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency, set by the municipality of Vilnius, initiated the Community capacity building programme to support private owners to maintain and renovate their properties.
Topotheque. Community-driven online archive anchored in regions.
Topotheque. Community-driven online archive anchored in regions.
Thanks to Topotheque, our grandparents' boxes full of memories will no longer accumulate dust but have the life they deserve.
Commonlands. Cultural community mapping in alpine areas.
Commonlands. Cultural community mapping in alpine areas.
Since 2015, the Commonlands project aims to activate and empower local mountain communities in Val Grande National Park to take responsibility for the preservation and valorisation of their shared cultural and natural heritage.
Adopt a Monument in Tampere!
Adopt a Monument in Tampere!
Adopt a Monument is a grassroots project that consists of maintenance and preservation of archaeological sites and historical buildings by groups of volunteers (adopters).
Transforming fortresses into a major cultural hotspot.
Transforming fortresses into a major cultural hotspot.
The city of Šibenik is characterized by its fortification system dating back to the Early Medieval Period. Bringing together both heritage building management and cultural programming and production, Šibenik's fortresses produce a range of cultural events with a strong focus on local people.
Oil and ancient olive trees. An engine for sustainable development
Oil and ancient olive trees. An engine for sustainable development
The Ancient Olive Trees of the Territorio Sénia project was born as a response to the high concentration of ancient olive trees in the area and the need to preserve them as a very important part of its cultural, historical, landscape, agricultural and environmental heritage.
Song and dance celebrations. A repository of living traditions.
Song and dance celebrations. A repository of living traditions.
Song and dance celebrations are a tradition of Saaremaa, and more widely of Estonia and the Baltic states. The Baltic Song and Dance Celebrations have been listed UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2008.
Archive for an inclusive city.
Archive for an inclusive city.
The city of Rotterdam is collaborating with Dig it Up, a local grassroots cultural heritage organisation that works to preserve people’s memories and memorabilia of local history.
Pactum of Römerland Carnuntum. Guidelines for sustainable habitat development.
Pactum of Römerland Carnuntum. Guidelines for sustainable habitat development.
The Pactum of Römerland Carnuntum, signed by the region’s 30 mayors, calls for an intermunicipal commitment to common, mindful planning and execution of building activities.
Open hub in the Ancient San Peters’ Cloisters
Open hub in the Ancient San Peters’ Cloisters
Reggio Emilia has been able to reinvent itself to the new times by incorporating its history as part of its identity, and maintaining the connection between its past and its present.
Kapana Creative District.
Kapana Creative District.
In 2019, Plovdiv was European Capital of Culture. One goal was rediscovering and revitalising the historic downtown neighbourhood Kapana to spark wider city centre revitalisation.
Water tower quenches cultural thirst.
Water tower quenches cultural thirst.
Local artists’ collective came up with the idea to restore a protected water tower in Oberhausen and transform the water tanks into space for artistic and creative work.
Nantes Patrimonia.
Nantes Patrimonia.
Nantes Patrimonia provides digital tours, articles and interactive cartography, showcasing urban history, daily life, architecture, historical events, and the latest news on Nantes heritage.
From production of coal and steel to production of culture and creativity.
From production of coal and steel to production of culture and creativity.
The Moravian Silesian region engaged in one of the most successful post-1989 industrial heritage conversion processes.
Historic townhouse, home for young and old.
Historic townhouse, home for young and old.
Lodz used the energy-saving refurbishment of one of its heritage buildings to convert it into a multigenerational home.
OPEK, public depot for the arts.
OPEK, public depot for the arts.
OPEK is an old customs building in Leuven where different art disciplines meet in dance, theatre, visual arts, music, literature and photography.
100 buildings/100 stories.
100 buildings/100 stories.
The historic city of Hermoupolis designed the project 100 buildings/100 stories to revitalise itself, preserve its value and keep heritage alive by telling its story.
Name it in Slovenian!
Name it in Slovenian!
A collective efforts of more than 40 Slovene municipalities and thousands of citizens have increased awareness and engagement of local communities to preserve and keep using traditional Slovene house names.
Rediscovering the Antonine Wall.
Rediscovering the Antonine Wall.
‘Rediscovering the Antonine Wall’ is a series of projects that allows local communities to explore the stories embedded in the 60km long historic wall to inspire creative and educational opportunities.
Discovering 300 years of history within four walls.
Discovering 300 years of history within four walls.
Dublin municipal heritage office identified 14 Henrietta Street as a building to tell stories of inhabitants across three important eras in local, national and international history.
STOL, the chair project is reviving traditional crafts for local development.
STOL, the chair project is reviving traditional crafts for local development.
By reviving the local tradition of chair production and using the existing infrastructure, the STOL project created a sustainable platform for crafts and design in the region.
Domus dei to Domus Populi.
Domus dei to Domus Populi.
The Liébana Centre of Studies was founded by the Regional Government to offer cultural, artistic and educational activities to over 6,000 inhabitants at risk of exclusion because of digital divide or geographic isolation.
Budapest100 community festival.
Budapest100 community festival.
Preservation of the built heritage is one of the highest priorities in Hungary and for that, the history of heritage places needs to be made available for all. That’s how the annual festival Budapest100 originated.
Giant steps for participation and co-creation.
Giant steps for participation and co-creation.
Giants are a particular tradition in the North of France and Belgium. Animated and dressed in local costumes, they embody the collective identity of the town.
A cultural environment programme created with local people
A cultural environment programme created with local people
When Vantaa realised that traditional urban cultural programmes from the 1990s no longer fit, the city decided to take another path and started working on a new Cultural Environment Programme together with citizens.