The Forum is organised in the frame of the European Heritage Hub EU-funded pilot project, with the vital input of all Hub partners and powered by Europeana.

Building on the outcomes of the first European Heritage Hub Forum held in 2023 in Venice, which explored the role and impact of cultural heritage in Europe’s green transformation, this second Forum will delve into the challenges and opportunities presented by digital transition. It will explore how the cultural heritage sector can and is already embracing a socially and environmentally responsible digital transition and how it can support and inspire Europe’s digital future. Its outcomes will inspire and set the stage for the third Hub Forum in 2025, which will focus on the social dimension of the sector’s triple transformation.

The Forum is organised in the frame of the European Heritage Hub EU-funded pilot project, with the vital input of all Hub partners and powered by Europeana. It is a key component of the European Cultural Heritage Summit organised by Europa Nostra under the High Patronage of the President of Romania and in cooperation with and support from the European Commission.

Discussions will address the urgent need for human-centred and value-based uses of Artificial Intelligence with regard to cultural heritage. The Forum will also highlight the vital interaction between the digital dimension of heritage preservation and the positive role of heritage for the social and environmental transformation of our society and economy. It will gather leading cultural heritage actors, policy-makers at European, national and regional levels, as well as experts and innovators. It will serve as a platform for the European Heritage Hub community to discuss timely and forward-looking topics concerning the digital transformation of the heritage sector. It will consist of two interlinked components.

• Policy conversations will bring together policy-makers at all levels, experts, and professionals to assess the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector, with a specific focus on its social and environmental impacts. These discussions will pinpoint key challenges and opportunities, showcase best practices and explore forward-looking themes related to heritage digitisation in Europe. The outcome will be a Call to Action or Manifesto stressing the significance of a socially and environmentally responsible digital transformation in the heritage sector and its role in shaping Europe’s (digital) future.
• An interactive exploration and fair will showcase a diverse array of projects, initiatives, and best practices that harness digital technologies to enhance sustainability, inclusion, and diversity in the heritage sector. This component will stimulate the networking, cooperation and knowledge-sharing of the European Heritage Community of Practice, Community of Interest, Hub partners and all Forum participants in an inspiring and interactive setting.

The in-person event is invite only but we invite you to register to follow and participate online!