ECHOES Sister projects join forces to celebrate World Heritage Day 2026

World Heritage Day 2026 took place on 18 April. This day reminds us that protecting cultural heritage is not just about preserving the past; it’s also about finding new ways to understand, experience and care for it. This is precisely the area in which the sister projects of the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH), guided by ECHOES, are making their contribution.

To celebrate World Heritage Day 2026, ECHOES has created a carousel highlighting how the projects come together across four connected areas, with input from all sister projects.  

Conservation, Restoration and Heritage Science

Projects in this group support study, conservation and restoration through specialist heritage-science methods, analysis, and digital tools.

Immersive Storytelling, Visitor Experience & Access​

Projects in this group create more participatory and accessible ways for audiences to experience heritage through XR, storytelling and interaction. 

Knowledge, Semantics and Interoperable Heritage Data​

Projects in this group organise, enrich, and connect heritage data through semantic models, knowledge graphs, and interoperable workflows.​

Digitisation, Digital Twins and Multimodal Capture​

Projects in this group capture heritage objects, sites and systems through digitisation, robotics, 3D/4D modelling and multimodal recording.​

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