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In this podcast of the Holistic Heritage series, the Kraków Heritage Hub’s John Beauchamp is in Bucharest for the 2024 European Cultural Heritage Summit, where he takes a closer look at the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards. Since 2002, the awards have championed the best cultural heritage initiatives from across Europe, with a total of just under 4,000 entries from as many as 46 countries. Why is the award so popular? And for all the programmes which have been awarded, what has the impact been of the award?
Enhancing access to Europe’s shared cultural heritage for everyone to enjoy and be inspired by is a major EU policy goal. From increasing access to culture and improving engagement, to supporting preservation and fostering reuse, 3D offers unprecedented opportunities to advance this objective. 3D models are not just digital copies of heritage assets. They capture intricate details about the object and its story, as well as the digital documentation process, offering new knowledge and fresh insights. In 2019, EU Member States acknowledged the potential of 3D for digital preservation that
State of Culture is an outcome of a non-academic policy research initiative exploring how culture’s role and value are framed in national and European cultural policies. State of Culture also gathers insights from key stakeholders across the cultural and creative sectors on the major challenges and opportunities they face in the present world. The report explores new pathways for positioning the cultural sector in response to the evolving social and political landscape by offering a deeper understanding of the current state of culture. It raises critical questions about the role
The first policy brief of the MuseIT Project focuses on the critical issue of cultural accessibility for people with disabilities within the European Union. This brief not only analyzes current EU policies but also highlights the significant gaps that hinder true inclusivity in the cultural sector. Cultural accessibility is more than just a legal obligation; it is a fundamental right that ensures everyone, regardless of ability, can engage with and contribute to cultural life. Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) emphasizes the
Explore the evolving landscape of chamber music through an engaging podcast series featuring the MERITA Quartets. MERITA, a platform co-financed by the European Union, aims to revitalise classical music performance in Europe by connecting emerging musicians, mentors, and historic venues. This series delves into how six innovative string quartets have redefined their art through their residencies with MERITA. The podcast offers detailed conversations with the quartets—Adorno, Alinde, Wassily, Akela, Antarja, and Airis—highlighting their unique experiences and artistic developments. Each episode reveals how these ensembles have pushed the boundaries of traditional
This paper examines the representation of cultural policies in the electoral programs for the 2024 legislative elections in Portugal, comparing them to the previous 2022 elections. It highlights a persistent lack of prioritisation of culture within public policies, despite various political parties proposing measures to address issues such as precarious employment in the cultural sector and the need for better funding and support for cultural institutions. Several political parties, including Livre, PS, and PAN, have put forth specific proposals aimed at combating precariousness among cultural professionals. These include promoting stable
This report highlights the transformative role of digital technology in preserving and enhancing cultural heritage across Europe. It presents the ambitious efforts led by the EU to revolutionise how cultural heritage institutions operate in the digital age, focusing on initiatives like the Cultural Heritage Cloud. This cloud infrastructure aims to facilitate unprecedented collaboration among professionals, enabling them to share research, digitise artefacts, and develop immersive digital replicas of heritage sites. The framework also prioritises intellectual property protection and empowers institutions with cutting-edge tools for preservation and conservation. Furthermore, the report
We see cultural artefacts, hear music composed centuries ago and, if we are lucky, get to handle pieces that were created by long-forgotten makers. But what about bringing to life the smell of a historic scene, or an object no longer made? When we turn to ancient manuscripts to understand the past, we have long focused on what was written on the parchment and vellum. But what can the material itself tell us about the lives of the animals that gave up their skins, and of the people tending them?
This text serves as an introduction to the special issue of the journal “Diacrítica” titled “Textual Heritage: Interdisciplinary Approaches”. This special issue focuses on the theme of textual heritage in the Portuguese language and aims to foster a specialised approach in the fields of literary, linguistic, cultural, aesthetic, and philosophical studies, with special emphasis on the areas of philology and textual criticism. This text introduces the concept of textual heritage and analyzes different types of text editing, including facsimile, paleographic, semi-diplomatic, critical, and interpretative editions. It emphasizes the importance of
