Europeana 2025 – Preserve, Protect, Reuse will be held on 11-12 June 2025 during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU. This hybrid conference is organised in collaboration and partnership with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, the National Institute of Cultural Heritage and the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, who will host the conference.

Europeana 2025 is organised within the common European data space for cultural heritage. It will explore critical questions facing the digital heritage sector and society at large, and how the data space can contribute to addressing them. It will delve into the preservation, protection and reuse of digital cultural heritage, both within the data space and beyond.

The conference is for professionals, students and policymakers working in, with and around cultural heritage, and interested in exploring the work of the common European data space for cultural heritage. We want the conference programme to be diverse and inclusive, and co-curate it with and for our sector through an open call for proposals. On this page, you can find all the information you need to submit your proposal for an interactive and engaging talk, webinar, workshop, session or intervention to be held online or in person during Europeana 2025.

Europeana 2025 takes place against a challenging global context. The extreme consequences of climate change, war in Ukraine, geopolitical instability and global conflicts threaten lives, peace and security. AI drives innovation, but poses challenges for society. At the same time, 2025 brings change, with a new European Commission and Parliament reshaping the political landscape and offering an opportunity to revitalise the European project.

Under these circumstances, digital cultural heritage can serve as a harbour and greenhouse of values like freedom, solidarity and democracy. The common European data space for cultural heritage can support efforts to reinvigorate the European project, at a time when the EU aims to lead with value-based technology and develop alternative, publicly funded digital infrastructures that serve the common good. In this context, protecting what makes up our ‘European way of life’ – our shared cultural heritage – and ensuring its preservation through digital technologies, gains an even greater significance. Encouraging the reuse of cultural heritage data – be it in education, enjoyment or research – reinforces its societal relevance, enhances the competitiveness of our sector and opens up innovative approaches to the wider challenges that we face.

The call for proposals for sessions and interventions to be held during Europeana 2025 focuses on the themes of Preserve, Protect and Reuse.

Deadline for the submission of applications is 4 March 2025.

Read more about the application procedure, formats, evaluation criteria etc. on Europeana’s website here.