SAVE THE DATE | T4EU Common European Heritage Week | HERITAGE FUTURE(S) / FUTURE HERITAGE(S)

From 16 to 20 March 2026, Universidade Católica Portuguesa will host the T4EU Common European Heritage Week in Porto, Portugal. Under the topic HERITAGE FUTURE(S) / FUTURE HERITAGE(S): ON THE THRESHOLD OF CHANGE, the Transform4Europe Common European Heritage Week will bring together scholars, practitioners and students for an intensive programme of formative activities, including workshops, public lectures, a roundtable and a scientific conference.

Integrated in this week, the Annual T4EU Sustainable Heritage Conference will take place, from March 18 to 20. This important conference will be jointly organized with EPoCH2026 - the third edition of the international annual conference of the Heritage and Conservation-Restoration research area of CITAR, Católica, offering a unique platform to explore critical reflections and experimental practices in conservation-restoration and heritage studies within the European context.

The central theme invites us to consider the future(s) of heritage and the heritage(s) of the future: How will our actions today shape our shared tomorrow? What new responsibilities arise as we face rapid ecological, technological, and social transformations? Are our decisions ensuring the sustainability of heritage ecosystems?

From material care to digital memory, from endangered traditions to emerging sustainable solutions and cultural forms, we will be challenged to critically reflect on the evolving landscapes and to imagine new configurations of practice, ethics, and responsibility – on the threshold of change.

The week will take place as part of a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), for which students across the T4EU Alliance will be able to apply. The preliminary programme and call for contributions will be announced soon.