Cricult

CRICULT is an EU-funded network bringing together experts to protect cultural heritage in times of crisis through research, collaboration & policy development.

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📣 Call for Papers
Intangible Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis
📅 17–18 Sept 2026 | Hybrid, Frankfurt(Oder), GR
Focus: transformation, governance & #IntangibleReligiousHeritage
📝 Deadline: 20 May 2026
📧 [email protected]
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📢 CRICULT Action Grants — Call!
STSM & Conference Grants in Cultural Heritage in Crisis.
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
📍 Apply via e-COST → Profile → Apply for a grant
⚠️ Read Action rules before applying
🔗 Details: https://t.co/l0OkLLyH0E
#CRICULT #COSTAction #ResearchFunding

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📢 CRICULT Action Grants — Call Open!
Funding STSM & Conference Grants in Cultural Heritage in Crisis.
📅 Deadline: 31 March 2026
📍 Apply via e-COST → Profile → Apply for a grant
⚠️ Read Action rules
🔗 Details: https://t.co/L0Gz9Gj409
#CRICULT #COSTAction #ResearchFunding

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State of the Art Review: Digitisation of Cultural Heritage: a cross-sectoral snapshot of current practices, technologies, and challenges shaping digital data acquisition today, and highlights priorities for future, sustainable digitisation strategies. https://t.co/duqCEQ5jE7

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2025 TRAINING PARTICIPATIONS
🔹 June 24: COST Chair Training Workshop – Brussels
💡 September 9: COST Academy Workshop for Leadership Positions – Brussels
📢 October 14: COST Academy for Social Media Officers – Brussels

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🎯 Reflecting on an extraordinary 2025 for CRICULT – a year of foundation-building, strategic leadership development, and continental networking.
As we close out 2025, the CRICULT CA24125 marks significant milestones across leadership, training, and collaborative research.

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2025 MAIN EVENTS
🔹 September 29: CRICULT Kick-Off Meeting – Brussels
🔹 December 8–10: First Management Committee & Leadership Meeting – Edinburgh

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The end of 2025 brought us together at the first CRICULT Core Group Meeting in Edinburgh, 8–10 December.
Chair Piotr Stec, Vice-Chair Izabella Parowicz and WG leaders reviewed the progress, and planned future collaborations.
#CRICULT #COSTAction #CulturalHeritage

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Meet our Science Communication Officer, who attended the first COST Academy for Social Media Officers on behalf of the CRICULT COST Action CA24125.​
Growing, learning, networking and sharing 🌍🧭❤️​
#CRICULT #COST #COSTAcademy #ScienceCommunication #CulturalHeritage

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We also discussed the Science Communication Strategy, COST publication guidelines and Grant Management Strategy, and identified priorities for future joint research and funding applications. Follow for forthcoming calls and outputs.

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WG leaders presented work programmes on: trafficking of cultural goods, climate- and disaster-related heritage crises, heritage law in warfare and cultural cleansing, crises of intangible heritage, overtourism, and transdisciplinary cooperation. #CulturalHeritage

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The first CRICULT MC & Leadership Meeting took place in Edinburgh (8–10 Dec), hosted at Craiglockhart Campus by Dr Michal A. Piegzik. The core group reviewed Action progress and research objectives. #CRICULT #COST

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1/2 CRICULT members Raffaella De Marco, Jelena Pavličić Šarić, & Michał A. Piegzik attended COST Academy Leadership Workshop (Brussels, Sep 9). Covered roles, responsibilities & inclusive leadership for COST Actions. #CRICULT #COS

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2/2 Dr Ronald de Bruin on scaling EU networks; focus on early-career empowerment for WG leads/grants. Boosts CRICULT CA24125. #CulturalHeritage #ResearchLeadership

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3/3 Phase 1: "Who preserves heritage? Mandated?" Ethics/law/policy focus. Updates soon—follow! #COSTAction #IntangibleHeritage

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1/3 🌍 WG4 (COST CA24125) 2nd meeting success! 42 members joined "Crisis of intangible heritage & tangible loss." Leaders shared objectives, plans, methods. #CRICULT #CulturalHeritage

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2/3 Priorities: 1) Co-authored paper (De Marco, Volzone, Gill-Frerking, Franceschini). 2) Sub-groups: Phase 1 Foundation, Phase 2 Policy/Risk. Experts: anthropologists, legal scholars, heritage pros. Core Q: Intangible crisis → tangible loss?

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Next steps: clearer communication, support for early-career researchers, and new joint projects. Interested in heritage and crisis? Follow us and get in touch.

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We talked about: stolen cultural objects, climate change & disasters, heritage in war, loss of traditions, overtourism, and how to cooperate across borders and disciplines. #CulturalHeritage

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The first CRICULT MC & Leadership Meeting was held in Edinburgh, 8–10 Dec, at Craiglockhart Campus, hosted by Dr Michal A. Piegzik. We brought together experts who care about culture in times of crisis. #CRICULT