Horizon Europe-funded project ARCHE (Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe) launched on September 25th a consultation with the broad community on a new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Cultural Heritage. The launch of the consultation was one of the highlights of the “Towards the ARCHE SRIA” workshop, organised by the Institute for Heritage Science of the National Research Council of Italy alongside Fondazione CR Firenze.
The event opened with introductory remarks from the Italian Ministry of University and Research, Italian Ministry of Culture and the Institute for Heritage Science of the National Research Council of Italy, as well as with presentations from the ARCHE project coordinator and the leaders of the team working on the SRIA, a roadmap with research priorities that will form the basis of calls for projects and other activities due to start in 2026, within the European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH).
The workshop then followed with four different panels approaching the different sections of the future SRIA: a more general panel on cross-cutting themes, with topics such as diversity, equity and inclusion, that will be attached in future activities to specific research themes from three priority areas: cultural heritage and society, cultural heritage and environment, cultural heritage and governance. Representatives of the European Commission from the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) and the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) delivered the concluding remarks.
Consultation for the future SRIA
On behalf of the ARCHE consortium, we’d like to invite you to contribute to a consultation that will shape the future of cultural heritage research and innovation for the next 7-10 years.
This consultation aims at gathering input for the ARCHE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), the roadmap that will guide transnational calls for projects and complementary activities within the framework of the RCH Partnership. This Partnership will coordinate resources and networks at an unprecedented level and, thus, build upon and maximise the impact of the work that has already been undertaken in the field. The purpose of RCH is to, on one hand, contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change on cultural heritage, while also tapping into the potential of cultural heritage for being an active agent contributing to solutions for addressing this crisis.
Kindly respond to the survey until 15 November 2024.
We would also be immensely grateful for your help in spreading the word about it amongst your communities. In addition, if you want to continue the exchanges, we welcome you on the Heritage Research Forum – all you have to do is create an account on the Heritage Research Hub and tap your profile icon.
The findings will be integrated in the final version of the SRIA, scheduled for publication during the first quarter of 2025.