The EU-funded European Heritage Hub has announced the selection of 10 initiatives from its recent Open Call for Local Good Practices, aimed at identifying exemplary local practices in the field of cultural heritage that contribute to the triple transformation (green, digital, and social) of our society.
European Heritage Hub writes:
Running from November 2025 to January 2026, the call received 45 high-quality applications from 21 cities/regions across Europe. The selection criteria evaluated the alignment of submitted practices with the overarching themes of the Hub project, giving particular attention to the triple transformation and the innovative character of the initiatives. Additionally, the selection ensured a balanced representation of themes and locations. This initiative will inform future capacity-building activities of the Hub. In 2026, peer-learning visits, each open to 20 participants, will be held in two cities selected among the 10 winners of the Call.
The 10 selected Good Practices:
- Brussels Capital Region (Belgium): From embodied memory to embodied carbon – A pioneering approach to recent heritage
- Chalki (Greece): Chalki music festival – reviving the island’s roots sustainably
- Lisbon (Portugal): Memórias de Lisboa – Weaving the city’s history together
- Rotterdam (The Netherlands): Holy Houses – Celebrating Rotterdam’s religious heritages
- Trnava self-governing region (Slovakia): Living heritage – A cross-border driver of innovation, local entrepreneurship and sustainable regional development
- Selva (Spain): ArqueoSelva – Archaeological heritage for social transformation
- Üsküdar (Turkiye): CARE Valideba? – Civic and rights-based ecosystem governance practice for Valideba? grove
- Vlasotince (Serbia): Study for the protection of Built Heritage of Vlasotince – An integrated, sustainable approach to the protection and management of built heritage
- Vantaa (Finland): MuKa ‘Museum for everybody’ – The cultural-heritage collection of all Vantaa residents
- Venice (Italy): Retail regulation for cultural heritage protection – Restoring liveability in Venice’s city centre
For map and links to selection click here.
