helping the emergence of new cultural

and creative sectors

This is why the EU supports research and innovation in cultural heritage through

the Horizon 2020 programme

decay and abandonment of historic areas and landscapes

cultural heritage includes urban and rural landscapes,

art, literature, music, dance, cinema, theatre,

digital technology and much more

Cultural heritage contributes to EU economy

Through new and innovative forms of interaction, cultural heritage becomes a source for reinterpreting and recreating our culture, identity

and relations with other groups or nations

value of ecosystem services from EU’s natural heritage sites –climate change

mitigation, water purification, tourism etc.

€200-300

billion

2014-2017

€300 million 173 projects

2018-2020

€260 millionestimate

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WHY FUND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN CULTURAL HERITAGE?

Threats to our shared cultural heritage

Research and innovation can find new ways of preserving cultural heritage

and using this heritage smartly

socio-economic pressures – such as insensitive / unregulated tourism,

creation of industrial zones in areas of cultural heritage

visualising and interpreting cultural heritage

in new ways

encouraging sustainable tourism

it is moveable, immoveable, tangible

or intangibleforms part of the cultural identity of a group of people or a nation

Research and Innovation Policies, publications and funding details to support preserving Europe's cultural heritage:

European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018: https://europa.eu/cultural-heritage/

Our cultural heritage a shared European inheritance

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8.4 million people

employed in this sector

Around

3.7% of total

employment

This amounts to

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natural and manmade disasters – such as

climate change, wars and conflicts

We need new insights and approaches to address the challenges and opportunities