Counter for Heritage and Sustainability
The city of Amsterdam created the Counter for Heritage and Sustainability, an online tool to collect and deliver information on making built heritage more sustainable.
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.
A free zone for art and creativity
“Transfert” encouraged interactive activities and cultural events for the local community, and created pleasant green spaces. The reconstruction took into consideration the wider urban scene as well as representation of its local history and communities.
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.
Cultural heritage through youth’s eyes
Alice Strömberg is a seventeen-year-old curator at the ‘My Castle, Your Castle project’ in Sweden. Last October, she spent three days on an immersive visit to the ancient city of Zaragoza, as part of Cultural Heritage in Action.
Agent for change
In 2017, the Glasgow City Council created a new role to tackle racism and inequality. The Agent for Change also known as Senior Arts, Music manager in charge of diversity, aims at improving racial diversity across the city’s cultural scene.
Museums go green!
In 2022, the Reims City Museums initiated a global environmental approach based on a cultural season entitled “Museums go green”. The dynamic initiated by the season has made it possible to set in motion a longer-term approach.
Rolli Lab
The city of Genoa adopted an inclusive and sustainable approach to managing its urban heritage: an open call for innovative ideas to enhance the value and public use of urban heritage in Genoa and improve the city’s cultural life.
Time travel in the city
“heritage x design” is an initiative by the cultural department of the city of Eindhoven, Cultuur Eindhoven, pairing up heritage and design organisations to collectively propose a new storytelling of Eindhoven.