PROTECH 2024 | Interreg Europe

The project aims to preserve, protect, and make European cultural heritage accessible for future generations. To achieve this, it applies modern preventive conservation methods and technological innovations that help predict and prevent damage. The participating partners develop adaptable heritage management models that can be implemented in other regions as well. Through artificial intelligence, digital data management, and monitoring systems, costs can be reduced and heritage protection made more efficient. The project promotes knowledge exchange, community involvement, and the development of new services. The collaboration seeks to make heritage management more innovative, inclusive, and resilient.

Main Guidelines:

  • Preservation and Utilization of Heritage: Protecting, preserving, and making European cultural heritage accessible for future generations, while supporting social innovation, cultural development, and sustainable tourism.
  • Preventive Measures: Predicting and preventing damage to heritage using modern technical and scientific methods, taking into account increasingly limited budgetary resources.
  • Adaptable Heritage Management Models: Developing practices that can be tailored to specific needs and applied across different regions and administrative contexts.
  • Application of Technological Innovations: Integrating new technologies, data management tools, and artificial intelligence (e.g., 3D scanning, drones, predictive analysis) to ensure more efficient and cost-effective heritage protection.
  • Knowledge Exchange and Cooperation: Promoting knowledge and experience sharing among partners, reviewing existing tools, and identifying new projects and services. Also improving the adoption and implementation of policies for the management of cultural heritage.
  • Social Participation and Inclusiveness: Encouraging community involvement, establishing collaborative platforms, and making heritage management more democratic and resilient.

Project partners:

The project is implemented by 9 partners from 7 different countries.

  • General Directorate of Cultural Heritage.Regional Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport.Regional Government of Castilla y León. – lead partner –Spain
  • City of Antwerp -Belgium
  • Estonian War Museum – General Laidoner Museum -Estonia
  • Langhe Monferrato and Roero Development Agency - Italy
  • Centre for development of the East Planning Region - North Macedonia
  • NICRT – NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING - Romania
  • Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency (CTRIA) - Hungary
  • Saint Mary the Royal Foundation of Historic Heritage - Spain
  • Ministry of Culture - Estonia
Associated Policy Authority: Municipality of Acqui Terme - Italy

Duration of the project: May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2029