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The present document is the last of the deliverables prepared by the “CulturalBase. Social Platform on Cultural Heritage and European Identities” project. It intends to make a contribution towards improving how to address sustainable management of cultural heritage across Europe and understanding the challenges related to multi-stakeholder processes and evidence-based decision making. The proposal is […]

“CulturalBase. Social Platform on Cultural Heritage and European Identities” has now reached its final stage. With the publication of the “Roadmap for Cultural Heritage and European Identities through Cultural Memory, Cultural Inclusion and Cultural Creativity” the Consortium finalises the CulturalBase project which has run from May 2015 to May 2017. The Roadmap documents the different […]

The European Commission’s proposal to designate 2018 as the European of Cultural Heritage, is a clear demonstration that cultural heritage plays an important role in the building of a European identity and the strengthening of cohesion at a time when cultural diversity is increasing in European societies. This policy brief, the fourth and last of […]

The Policy Seminar will be held at the Centre for Fine Arts - Bozar in Brussels (Belgium) on 31 January 2017, in the framework of CulturalBase, a project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program. ‘Cultural heritage policies for a troubled Europe. Proposals from the CulturalBase Social Platform’ is the title of this policy […]

Researchers, stakeholders and policy makers had the opportunity to debate a set of topics regarding Europe’s identity and cultural heritage and to put forward priorities for future research and policy programmes in the second and final CulturalBase Workshop (Florence, Italy, 1 and 2 December). With the title ‘Rethinking research and policy agendas on cultural heritage […]

“Rethinking Research and Policy Agendas on Cultural Heritage and European Identities” is the title of the last workshop of the CulturalBase Project that will take place on 2 and 3 December 2016 in Florence (Italy). Cultural heritage managers/decision-makers, experts from several European academic institutions and civil society organisations will participate. They will focus on building […]

The proposal to create a European year devoted to cultural heritage came from the European Commission, whose work includes bolstering and supplementing the actions of the Member States to preserve and promote European cultural heritage. This type of initiative enables activities to be organised and resources earmarked to highlight the important economic and identity role […]

Today, cultural heritage and identity are extremely important topics for the future of Europe. The “Cultural Base: Social Platform on Cultural Heritage and European Identities” project addresses these “hot” topics from a double standpoint, namely an analytical as well as a public policy perspective. CulturalBase now launches an open consultation process on these topics to […]