Author Archives: elena.pardini

Call for Papers: A Sustainable Revolution for Open-Air Museums

The second call for papers was launched by Exarc for the conference “A Sustainable Revolution for Open-Air Museums” that will be held at Butser Ancient Farm in southern England next 19-20 May 2020. The conference, organized by EXARC (the ICOM … Continue reading


Hubs of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Transformation of Historic Urban Areas

HUB-IN is an EU H2020 project focused on the transformation and regeneration of historic urban areas (HUAs) while preserving their unique cultural and social identity and environment. The project identifies different HUAs: Historic town or city centres Historic areas which … Continue reading


Call for entries is open for European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2022

Europa Nostra, the European Voice of Civil Society Committed to Cultural Heritage, launched the entries to participate in the 2022 edition of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards. The Awards were launched for the first time 20 years … Continue reading


Digital strategies for small and medium-sized European museums: the call by DOORS

DOORS, the Digital Incubator for Museums, is a project co-funded by the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, aims to create an European incubator to support small and medium-sized museums. It is coordinated by ARS ELECTRONICA. The digital transformation … Continue reading


The 12 most endangered monuments and heritage sites in Europe

The 7 Most Endangered Programme, launched in 2013, is run by Europa Nostra in partnership with the European Investment Bank Institute and with the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. It is part of a civil … Continue reading


New EU partnership to promote culture and health

A new European partnership has just started to carry out a study on the importance of cultural activities and arts in ensuring mental health and well-being both on an individual and collective level. This project, called “CultureForHealth”, consists of major … Continue reading


UNCHARTED joins the Heritage Research Hub!

The Heritage Research Hub is a free and collaborative platform on and for the cultural heritage research community, created and managed by the Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPI CH) which is a EU Member-State-driven initiative … Continue reading


Culture in the EU’s National Recovery and Resilience Plans

A new document was recently published by Culture Action Europe as part of the #CulturalDealEU campaign, which demands the full inclusion of culture in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the European Green Deal, calling on the EU Member States … Continue reading


UNCHARTED at the “What’s the value in and of creative practice?” event

Today December 14, 2021 the event organized by UAL Social Design Institute takes place to discuss about the value of creative practice. The mission of UAL Social Design Institute is to make a positive social and environmental difference. It intends … Continue reading


ILUCIDARE Innovation Handbook

After the ILUCIDARE Playground event on 2-3 December focusing on the relationship between heritage and innovation, citizen involvement and participatory governance of heritage for innovation in the territories, the ILUCIDARE project launched its Innovation Handbook for heritage. The publication is … Continue reading