About the project
OpenHeritage: Organizing, Promoting and ENabling HEritage Reuse
through Inclusion, Technology, Access, Governance and Empowerment
OpenHeritage identifies and tests the best practices of adaptive heritage re-use in Europe. Drawing on the observations and results, the project will develop inclusive governance and management models for marginalized, non-touristic heritage sites and tests them in selected Cooperative Heritage Labs over Europe. It works with communities, local businesses, local and municipal administration, tries out new forms of engagement and uses crowdfunding and crowd sourcing mechanisms to create active heritage communities.
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For interested parties it offers:
Practices – an online database of current practices and policies listing national regulations, connecting them with diverse local initiatives, documenting the work in the sites with pictures, videos and a short analysis
Heritage Labs– online platforms to create/strengthen communities around the Cooperative Heritage Labs, inviting interested parties to observe and participate
National networking events and dialogues – to facilitate the exchange of views between practitioners, policy makers and public administration officials
International conferences – to exchange views
Training programs – for local administrations and practitioners
News & Events

A video series on the OpenHeritage Training on Adaptive Heritage Reuse is now available
Join the OpenHeritage Training at our e-learning website. As part of the Open Heritage project, Eutropian and Platoniq developed the Open Heritage Training on Adaptive Heritage Reuse which was carried out during the autumn months of...

OpenHeritage invites you to join a Policy Conference in Ghent
17-18 May 2022 | Ghent & online streamingClick here to register for the OpenHeritage Policy Conference. OpenHeritage and the University of Ghent organise a Policy Conference that will zoom in on “Bottom-up driven adaptive heritage reuse: policies and practices”....

OpenHeritage Database provides overview of heritage reuse regulatory frameworks and concrete reuse practices across Europe
OpenHeritage Database is an open, easy to navigate and searchable repository of knowledge systematically collected in the project. It combines the in-depth analysis of heritage reuse policies and regulations in different European countries with the practical knowledge...

OpenHeritage Policy Brief #03 on “Financing the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage”
Are you involved in the transformation of a heritage site into a vibrant community hub? Wondering about financing mechanisms and business models that can optimize the sustainability of your endeavor? Do you want to improve the policy framework for adaptive reuse...