Applications are now open for the second edition of the European Heritage Hub Small Grants Programme for heritage projects carried out by civil society organisations in the following 11 neighbouring and EU candidate countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine.
Can scent be used to convey heritage? What opportunities, challenges and risks are involved in using this sense in our work? During the latest online meeting of the Narrative Heritage Network on Wednesday 17 June 2026, we explored possibilities for new ways of telling stories. John Beauchamp, our guide to olfactory heritage, demonstrated how aromas can become part of the experience alongside sight and sound.
What’s in a smell? For this session of the Narrative Heritage Network from the Europa Nostra European Heritage Hub, we explore the world of olfactory senses and how we can conjure up worlds through smell. During the online meeting, we will explore how certain smells can conjure up certain emotions, memories, reactions… How can we harness the power of the olfactory network to deepen the experience of heritage? The discussion will be led by heritage expert and researcher and John Beauchamp. Do join us online on Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 1000 CEST.
The Narrative Heritage Network, launched at the end of 2025 by the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Kraków, the 2026 season opened on Wednesday 29 April with an online workshop session on the use of sound in heritage hosted by John Beauchamp, an audio professional and sonic heritage researcher.
We warmly invite you to the second meeting of the Narrative Heritage Network, which will be held online on Wednesday 29 April at 13:30 CEST. In creating this discussion platform, we aim to unite people involved in storytelling on a daily basis – museum staff, non-governmental organisations and cultural institutions, artists, and outreach professionals – to exchange experiences, engage in discussions on current challenges and share best practices.
As part of the project Mapping the Non-Governmental Heritage Sector in North and Western Europe (2026–2027), we are launching the survey phase addressed to non-governmental organisations active in the field of cultural heritage in Northern and Western Europe. The study is carried out by the International Cultural Centre in Krakow within the framework of the European Heritage Hub, coordinated by Europa Nostra.
On 12 March, the Steering Committee of the European Heritage Hub project held its first meeting. Poland was represented by Agata Wąsowska-Pawlik (Director of the ICC), Dr Joanna Sanetra-Szeliga, and Dr Katarzyna Jagodzińska (members of the research team).