In the second year of the common European data space for cultural heritage, its potential to accelerate the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector and foster reuse of cultural heritage data has become even clearer. As we reflect on the past year of deployment, we are pleased to...

This study investigates the impact of digital transformation on visitor satisfaction, engagement, and recommendation intentions at World Heritage Sites in Chinese coastal cities. A survey-based quantitative research design was employed, collecting data from four hundred and two respondents...

The aim of this article was to analyse modern approaches to tourist zoning in Ukraine and assess the balanced development of cultural tourism in regions, considering economic, social, and ecological factors. Methods for evaluating the development of cultural tourism were identified, problems...

This report presents findings from an MSCA-funded project Cultural Heritage Participation Patterns among Immigrants and Their Influence on Integration. The Case of Ukrainians in Poland and Poles in Norway (HerInt). First, it identifies and describes the patterns of participation in cultural...

The internal control system (ICS) plays a crucial role in safeguarding firms against risks that could hinder the achievement of business objectives. However, implementing an effective ICS in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) poses unique challenges, including a lack of skilled personnel...

This article examines Black American women's roots travel throughout the African diaspora between 2000 and 2023. By analyzing interviews with travelers alongside roots travel memoirs, this study shows how such travel responds to historical dislocation and U.S. inequities. The trips are...

Culture is a key factor for a participative and people-centred approach and should be prioritised for the recovery of post-war society. To achieve this, it is important to promptly safeguard cultural heritage, given the current emergency situation in Ukraine, through integrated and...

Culture is a key factor for a participative and people-centred approach and should be prioritised for the recovery of post-war society. To achieve this, it is important to promptly safeguard cultural heritage, given the current emergency situation in Ukraine, through integrated and...

The EU action plan against trafficking in cultural goods, adopted on 13 December 2022, aims to deter organised criminal networks effectively, to address evolving security threats and to protect cultural heritage within and beyond the EU. It builds on existing EU activity and addresses ongoing...

This publication will be used as a communication tool to showcase the R&I funding on Cultural Heritage to a wider audience, such as other researchers, policymakers, and the general public. It will also be used by other Commission services working in similar areas of Cultural Heritage. The...

Cultural heritage plays an essential role in our societies. It fosters our identity, collective memory and connections across generations and across societies, while it offers opportunities for inclusion, participation and economic growth. Cultural heritage institutions are the facilitators for...

Sustainable cultural tourism puts cultural heritage and local communities at the centre of the decision-making process. This will drive good conservation practices and provide an authentic experience for visitors while supporting the local economy. This new CORDIS Results Pack focuses on eight...

Sustainable cultural tourism puts cultural heritage and local communities at the centre of the decision-making process. This will drive good conservation practices and provide an authentic experience for visitors while supporting the local economy. This new CORDIS Results Pack focuses on eight...

Sustainable cultural tourism puts cultural heritage and local communities at the centre of the decision-making process. This will drive good conservation practices and provide an authentic experience for visitors while supporting the local economy. This new CORDIS Results Pack focuses on eight...

2023 Report of the European Panel to the European Commission in application of Decision 1194/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label.

Cultural tourism has the potential to regenerate and valorise cultural heritage and empower local communities by creating sustainable jobs and opportunities for entrepreneurial activity. EU-funded research projects demonstrate the EU's commitment to transitioning to a sustainable cultural...

Cultural tourism has the potential to regenerate and valorise cultural heritage and empower local communities by creating sustainable jobs and opportunities for entrepreneurial activity. EU-funded research projects demonstrate the EU's commitment to transitioning to a sustainable cultural...

In the first year of deployment of the common European data space for cultural heritage, we have shaped this new initiative and brought it to life. The data space offers the opportunity to support advances in technology and to innovate in areas like 3D and AI, to aggregate, enrich, promote and...

Adaptive reuse of cultural heritage can be a valid strategy to recover heritage buildings in a state of abandonment or underuse, as well as to implement the circular economy model in cities and regions, contributing to the achievement of climate objectives, to social cohesion, wellbeing and...

The relationship between heritage, conservation and tourism has determined countless actions on the historic centers of several cities in the world. In Latin America, governmental entities have set guidelines for urban heritage interventions through plans, programs and a variety of projects...

Culture itself forms society's identity, social values, and formal and informal social relations. This strengthens social capital, which is based on community, citizenship, volunteerism, and social values. These aspects promote effective democratic governance, and thereby ensure economic growth...

Cultural heritage is an important carrier of Chinese excellent traditional culture, based on the background of digital and real integration, introducing symbiosis theory into the theoretical analysis framework of the integration and development of cultural heritage and digital technology has...

This paper explores the territorial, economic, and social factors that affect the evolution of bullfighting festivities in Spain. Using data from the Ministry of Culture and Sports, we employ panel data regression models to analyze bullfighting celebrations from 2011 to 2019 before the COVID...

With outstanding advantages in virtuality, immersion, connectivity, and openness, the application of the metaverse in the development of intangible cultural heritage has demonstrated great potential to enhance Gen-Zers' participation intention, but the effect and its mechanism remain unclear....

Das "kulturelle Erbe" eines Landes ist ein wichtiger Identifikationsfaktor: Eine Eurobarometer-Befragung ergab, dass fast drei Viertel der befragten Österreicher:innen stolz auf das kulturelle Erbe des Landes sind. Das kulturelle Erbe Österreichs ist aber auch einer der wesentlichen Gründe...