Heritage + Art

Discover the transformative power of community-based art as a means to engage learners and safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Participants try painting ceramics
Painted Saxon furniture
The site of a ruined church in Ireland
Mowing hay with a horse in Eastern Finland

Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is part of who we are, but it is under threat from many factors. The HEART project set out to develop a new, inclusive model for community-based art education that will help safeguard ICH.

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  • Children playing music in the Kaustinen fiddle tradition

    Our digital toolkit gives you the knowledge and resources to incorporate ICH into your educational practice and create transformative experiences for learners and teachers alike.

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  • A Saxon castle in Romania

    Five pilot studies in four countries tested a new approach for educators working with ICH. Each one tells its own story about a unique aspect of European cultural heritage.

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Co-funded by the European Union

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

  • Kansalaisfoorumi
  • Asociatia Perseidele
  • Blue Beehive
  • Oideas Gael
  • University of Eastern Finland

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