Cultural Heritage & Tourism

The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Working Group has two main lines of action: Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage, and the policies and actions that link the two areas. In this context, the WG investigates R&I-related measures to mitigate touristic flows' environmental and social impact and encourage the transition towards sustainable tourism and cultural policies and practices. To this end, the WG supports ERRIN members in the uptake of digital technologies and the development of skills/competences in the Cultural Heritage and Tourism sectors, facilitating exchanges of good practices and developing new projects. 
Finally, the Working Group aims to provide early information to members on cultural heritage and tourism policy future strands, financial tools, inter-regional joint activities, EU calls, and disseminating open opportunities and results of key ongoing projects.

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Next Working Group Meetings

Future Related ERRIN Working Group Meetings

EU Design Day 2024

EU Design Day 2024

Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

The 12th edition of EU Design Day will happen in Brussels on 17 September 2024, gathering key stakeholders from the design and creativity sectors for a networking opportunity with familiar and new

Last Working Group Meetings

Previous Related ERRIN Working Group Meetings

Strengthening skills governance in regional innovation ecosystems:  lessons learnt and remaining challenges

Strengthening skills governance in regional innovation ecosystems: lessons learnt and remaining challenges

Astrid Hannes

As the activities of the EU Year of Skills came to an end in April 2024, the Science and Education for Society Working Group is organising a Working Group meeting to reflect on the lessons learnt

Design & Creativity WG

The Pact for Skills for CCIs - What next after the Year of Skills?

Francesca Pozzebon

The European Year of Skills is coming to an end after the Pact for Skills Forum (21- 22 March) and the Closing event, taking place on 30 April, which will reflect on the achievements of the past year

NEB

Shaping the content NEB Facility: ERRIN NEB Task Force meeting

Francesca Pozzebon

As a consolidation of the open dialogue and collaboration between the ERRIN and the Joint Research Center, ERRIN members are invited to provide inputs and recommendations to support the shaping and

WG Related Events

WG Related Events

Going Viral: Crisis impacts on cultural heritage – lessons for cohesion policy - EU Week of Regions and Cities 2022 Side Event

As a side event of the European Week of Cities and Regions 2022, the regional development agency of Umbria Region in collaboration with the Regional Government of Extremadura and City of Šibenik are organising an event in Brussels on 10 October, within the frame of the Interreg Europe project SHARE.

OUR WAY project final conference: GreenWays, a must to sustainable tourism

The Interreg Europe project "OUR WAY: Preservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage through Greenways" is organising its final conference "Greenways, a must to sustainable tourism" on 28 September 2022, at the European Committee of the Regions.

OURWAY Final Conference “Greenways, a must to sustainable tourism’

Save the date for the OUR WAY Final Conference 'Greenways, a must to sustainable tourism’ that will be held on 28th September 2022, at the European Committee of the Regions, in Brussels.

European Research and Innovation Days 2022

The European Research and Innovation Days (RiDaysEU) is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event. This year’s edition will take place online on 28 – 29 September.

Stakeholder event on Transition pathway for tourism co-implementation

DG Grow is organising a stakeholder event on Transition pathway for tourism co-implementation on 13 September. The event, organised in hybrid format physically in Brussels and online, aims at updating on the transition pathway related developments and received pledges.

Be.CULTOUR project: 19 innovations on Circular Cultural Tourism

In the context of the Be.CULTOUR project, 19 teams of innovators will join the Be.CULTOUR Hackathon, to develop their innovative ideas on circular cultural tourism into innovative desirable, and feasible projects. Visit the project website and vote for your favourite one!

WG Documents

WG Documents

ERRIN Year in review 2022

The ERRIN Year in review 2022 is out! Read the report to see the numerous activities ERRIN and its members have been involved in throughout the year.

WG Related Content

WG Related Content

Kunsthal Nord is looking for project partners with a focus on anxiety and depression

This project seeks to use art as a tool for communicating the reality of the anxious and depressed to create new pathways of understanding and empathy in its audience, as well as provide a comparative framework for understanding the differences between how European nations deal with anxiety and depression.

Draft Horizon Europe 2023-24 work programmes published

The European Commission has published the draft 2023-2024 Horizon Europe work programmes. The drafts have not yet been adopted or endorsed by the European Commission, but have been made available to provide potential participants with the currently expected overview of this work programme. 

Funding opportunities in circular cultural tourism

Read about selected calls on circular cultural tourism in the Be.CULTOUR newsletter special edition on funding opportunities. The newsletter is provided by ERRIN, in collaboration with Iniziativa Cube, as partners of Be.CULTOUR project.

ERRIN Autumn AGM 2022 – Towards the Year of Skills

ERRIN’s 2022 Autumn Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on 8 December 14:30-18:15 CET, followed by networking drinks from 18:15 CET. We cordially invite all the network members to join us – registration is now open!

ERRIN annual member survey: Shape ERRIN's agenda for 2023!

All members are invited to provide input on our priorities, topics, and activities that should be addressed in 2023. Your inputs are essential as they will provide a basis for the discussions during the workshops, and for the overall planning process for 2023, which will define ERRIN’s work next year.

European Urban Initiative – Innovative Actions: First call open

The European Urban Initiative (EUI) has officially launched its first Innovative Actions Call to support the New European Bauhaus demonstrators. The call for applications is open until 19 January 2023.

Latest Updates

  • By Hilary Webb

CHARTER Alliance launches community for external stakeholders

The European Cultural Heritage Skills Alliance CHARTER, in which ERRIN is a partner, has launched its CHARTER Community programme for external stakeholders interested in connecting and engaging with the Erasmus+ project.

  • By Françoise Guaspare

The Hauts de Seine County Council is looking for partners to reply to a Horizon Europe call

The Hauts-de-Seine County Council is currently working on the creation of an institution that will bring together design and arts activities for the first time. The project goal would be to propose new business models between digital and traditional crafts.

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

CulturEU, a new interactive guide mapping all funding opportunities available now

​​​​​​​The CulturEU is a  one-stop shop for EU funding and gathers a total of 75 funding opportunities from 21 different EU programmes, from Creative Europe and Horizon Europe to structural funds and InvestEU. The interactive online tool can direct any European cultural entity to the most appropriate EU financial support available to it.

  • By Teresa Vio

European Heritage Awards 2022 (deadline: 1 February 2022)

The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards are now open for submissions until 1 February 2022.

  • By Teresa Vio

Launch of the CulturEU funding guide

CulturEU is a new user-friendly tool for cultural stakeholders to navigate available funding opportunities for the cultural and creative sectors in EU programmes 2021-2027.

  • By Ewa Chomicz

Management Board elections 2021 – results

Between 4 and 18 October, ERRIN members could put forward their candidatures for this year’s ERRIN Management Board elections. Three new Management Board members were selected.