The Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC) will organise on 3 December 2024 in Rome the workshop “Building the Research and Innovation Alliance on Cultural Heritage” within the framework of the Horizon Europe-funded ARCHE project (Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe). The event will take place at the Sala Dante of Palazzo Poli (via Poli 54) and online.
This workshop is the second in a series of six events dedicated to the Member States and Associated Countries and will engage with countries from Southern Europe and the Mediterranean area. The aim is to build a worldwide network of partners willing to engage with the future European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH) based on the Horizon Europe Framework Programme strategy to encourage international cooperation.
The workshop’s objective is to reach a large number of committed partners from the Member States and Associated Countries. The event will present the preliminary version of the ARCHE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and the European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage, discuss CH research & innovation policies and agendas of Southern Europe and Mediterranean area countries, with a focus on the Italian context, and lay the foundations for future cooperation.
The workshop will encourage the open discussion and will include a participatory working session. The audience will be invited to answer a series of questions on the topics addressed during the meeting; an electronic device will be required to be involved in this session.
The event will take place in hybrid format. Registrations for on-site participation are now closed.
For further inquiries, please contact:
Direzione generale Educazione, ricerca e istituti culturali – MIC, workshop organiser (dg-eric.progettoarche@cultura.gov.it)
Alexandre Caussé, ARCHE Coordinator (alexandre.causse@sciences-patrimoine.org)
What is the Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe?
The Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe (ARCHE) is a three-year EU-funded Horizon project that started in September 2022 to develop a pan-European framework for a holistic approach to Research and Innovation in Cultural Heritage. The project consortium consists of 24 partners from 18 countries and is coordinated by the Fondation des Sciences du Patrimoine (France). Through a series of workshops, ARCHE will develop a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Cultural Heritage and demonstrate the added value of a European Partnership to address Cultural Heritage.
What is the European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage?
The European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH) is a European Commission proposal for a European Partnership under the Research and Innovation Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society. A European Partnership is primarily funded through Member States contributions, with supplementary funding from the European Commission. The aim of the RCH is twofold: to strengthen the means of preserving Europe’s cultural heritage and to contribute to climate neutrality in other sectors by bringing forward traditional and innovative practices, techniques and materials resulting from cultural heritage research. It will address two main challenges: 1) the limited research and evidence regarding adaptation strategies and the impact of climate and environmental change on cultural heritage; and 2) the need for enhanced understanding, use and recognition of how cultural heritage can inform policies and guide implementation measures, including the role of traditional and local knowledge. RCH is first Partnership addressing social sciences and humanities to be approved under Cluster 2. The full draft Partnership proposal has been officially published on the European Commission website.
What is the relationship between ARCHE and RCH?
ARCHE, along with other multi-partner projects such as the Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change and through the preparation of a SRIA, aims to pave the way for the future European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage.