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.
read moreThe 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.
read moreOn 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).
read moreIn January 2026, the team working with the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Kraków started the second stage of their project to map the non-governmental heritage sector across Europe. This project is being carried out as part of the European Heritage Hub (EHH) consortium, which is led by Europa Nostra. The International Cultural Centre is managing the project activities, with communication support provided by the Society of Friends of Kraków History and Heritage.
read moreThe popularity of the Schindler Factory – a branch of the Museum of Kraków – which opened 15 years ago, has since led to the creation of a new museum at the nearby KL Plaszow concentration camp. How can the two museums complement each other, and how is it that the KL Plaszow Holocaust memorial site went for so long without being properly commemorated? Dr Katarzyna Jagodzińska meets with Monika Bednarek, director of the KL Plaszow Museum, as well as Bartosz Heksel, manager of the Schindler Factory branch of the Museum of Kraków.
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