Progetto ARCHE - Direzione Generale Educazione, ricerca e istituti culturali

ARCHE - Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe is a research project aimed to providing support research in Cultural Heritage, funded by the European Union. The aim of the project is to create and coordinate a network of researchers, innovators, heritage professionals, institutional bodies and citizens. All the actors in member involved co-design Research & Innovation strategies and roadmaps, unifying multidisciplinary approaches and skills.

ARCHE is a CSA - coordination and support action, funded by Horizon Europe 21-27, through a strategic plan for culture, creativity and inclusive societies, with a budget of € 2.913.136,25.

Mission

The challenges of the ARCHE pan-European network supporting research in cultural heritage are:

Set up an interdisciplinary approach to research across specific sectors like environmental sciences, green technologies, social sciences and humanities
Support convergences and interactions between Cultural Heritage research and economic fields, such as cultural and creative industries, tourism, regional growth and rural development
Develop and make available new knowledge, skills and strategies for the conservation, conservation, sustainability and management of cultural heritage

Structure and goals

ARCHE is composed by 6 different WP - work package (groups of actions). Each WP is also characterized by specific actions called Tasks.

ARCHE's work package:

Outline the state of research and innovation on Cultural Heritage in Europe
Develop the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for research and innovation in Europe based on a holistic approach to Cultural Heritage
Create a network governance that promotes the involvement and the effort of partner to ensures an efficient coordination
Develop the alliance and involve a huge number of stakeholders in order to ensure the sustainability of the project
Disseminate and promote the ARCHE's network
Coordinate and manage the whole project

Partners

FSP – Fondation des Sciences du Patrimoine (FR) is the lead institution of ARCHE. FSP – Fondation des Sciences du Patrimoine , a foundation under the high patronage of the French Ministry of Culture and the Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS).

Other attendees: 30 different institutions take part in the project, of which 24 come from EU countries. All partners are divided in coordinators, affiliated and associated partners.