EU projects and initiatives

European and international cooperation

As a network dedicated to digital heritage, we participate in collaborative projects that explore various aspects of digital heritage, including reuse, valorisation, data enrichment, and discoverability. These projects serve diverse purposes such as promoting inclusion, enhancing accessibility, protecting cultural heritage, and supporting advocacy efforts. Our activities encompass digital cultural heritage management and valorisation, advocacy, engagement with communities and stakeholders, providing technical support for managing complex transnational projects, organising pilot initiatives, capacity-building programs, as well as communication, dissemination, and the exploitation of project outcomes.

We actively engage in several European programs, including Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, Creative Europe, Digital Europe, Europeana DSI, and CEF.

Ongoing
2024-2029

ECHOES

Horizon Europe

European Cloud for Heritage OpEn Science

Ongoing
2025-2028

TRANSFORM

CREA-CULT-2024-NET European Networks of Cultural and Creative Organisations

TRANSFORM is the name of the programme submitted by MCA under the Creative Europe strand supporting European networks. The aim of the TRANSFORM programme is to support and develop the activities implemented by MCA toward...

Ongoing
2025-2028

3D-4CH

DIGITAL-2024-CLOUD-DATA-AI-06

Online competence centre in 3D for cultural heritage

Ongoing
2022-2026

DS4CH

Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)

Common European Data Space For Cultural Heritage

Completed
2023 - 2026

ANCHISE

Horizon Europe

Applying New solutions for Cultural Heritage protection by Innovative, Scientific, social and economic Engagement

Completed
2022 - 2025

MuseIT

Horizon Europe

Multisensory, User-centred, Shared cultural Experiences through Interactive Technologies

Completed
2023-2024

DE-BIAS

Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)

Detecting and cur(at)ing harmful language in cultural heritage collections

Completed
2021-2024

PITCHER

Erasmus+

Preventing Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Heritage: Educational Resources

Completed
2021-2023

4CH

Horizon 2020

Competence Center on the Conservation of Culture Heritage

Completed
2021-2023

CRAFTED

Europeana / Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union

Enrich and promote traditional and contemporary crafts

Completed
2021-2023

Europeana Translate

CEF Telecom - Connecting Europe Facility Programme

Automated Translation Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs)

Completed
2020-2023

CrowdSchool

Erasmus+

Bringing together heritage, education, and technical experts

Completed
2021-2023

The GLAMers

Erasmus+

Youth engagement in Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums during the COVID-19 crisis

Completed
2020-2022

inDICEs

Horizon 2020

Measuring the impact of digital culture

Completed
2020-2022

MEMEX

Horizon 2020

MEMories and EXperiences for inclusive digital storytelling

Completed
2019-2022

WE-HOPE

Creative Europe

WE-Hope Out of war experiences – Hope for the Future

Completed
2020-2022

Europeana Sport

CEF-Europeana-Generic Services

Highlighting the rich heritage of sport across Europe

Completed
2019-2022

Creative School

Erasmus+

Creative and critical thinking educational approaches

Completed
2021-2022

Amplify

Co-funded by the European Parliament

Make the Future of Europe Yours

Completed
2019-2021

PREVISION

Horizon 2020

PREdiction and Visual Intelligence for Security InformatiON

Completed
2019-2021

NETCHER

H2020

Social platform for Cultural Heritage

Completed
2019-2021

JUDAICA 2.0

CEF-Europeana-Generic Services

Judaica Europeana 2.0 – A source of knowledge for all

Completed
2016-2020

Europeana DSI

CEF-Europeana-Generic Services

Digital Service Infrastructure

Completed
2018-2020

CROWDHERITAGE

CEF-Europeana-Generic Services

A platform for crowdsourcing cultural heritage metadata enrichment & validation campaigns

Completed
2013-2015

Athena Plus

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme

Access to cultural heritage networks for Europeana

Completed
2012-2014

DCH-RP

e-Infrastructure Capacities Programme of Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7)

Digital Cultural Heritage Roadmap for Preservation

Completed
2011-2013

Linked Heritage

ICT PSP Programme

Facilitating and delivering large-scale, long-term enhancement of Europeana and its services

Completed
2008-2011

Athena

eContentplus programme

Access to cultural heritage networks across Europe

Completed
2004-2008

MICHAEL & MICHAELPlus

eTEN programme

Multilingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Europe