Cheritage is a three-year* Erasmus+ project (2018-2021) involving 8 European countries in the creation of a visual library of cultural heritage accessible in augmented reality. The project is based on a learning-by-doing methodology engaging adults in the use of technology for content creation. During the project, the participants will work to present a list of the most relevant items of their national heritage in this innovative and enriched form. This will lead to the creation of an online visual gallery of European cultural heritage, accompanied by a visual portfolio of flashcards to be distributed locally and accessed in AR mode.
*Cheritage started as a two-year project but its duration was extended by one year after the Coronavirus outbreak, in order to have the possibility to complete all the scheduled activities that had to be temporarily suspended due to the restrictions in force.
Through the promotion of cultural heritage in an innovative way, Cheritage aims to increase the sense of belonging to European values, highlighting the national specificity of the States involved. In line with the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020), the project aims to achieve the following goals:
increasing awareness on the European cultural heritage
prototyping a learning method based on augmented reality
developing adult learners’ digital skills using AR technology
facilitating the transfer of innovative practices to the European educational communities
The project was launched in Romania in October 2018, whereas its results will be showcased in Italy at the Turin International Book Fair in May 2020. Other two transnational meetings will take place in Greece (June 2019) and Ireland (July 2020), for mid-term and final evaluations, respectively. The learning process will be based on four learning activities, conducted by professional trainers on the following topics:
February 2019
May 2019
October 2019
March 2020
Find out more about the project partners and countries involved**
Czech Republic
Knihovna Kromerizska
Greece
European Institute for Local Development
Ireland
Inventya Ventures
Italy
Associazione Culturale Twitteratura
Malta
TR Associates
Portugal
Escola Profissional Cristóvão Colombo
Romania
Biblioteca Judeteana Antim Ivireanul
Slovenia
Visoka Sola Za Storitve
**The partner organisation from Malta withdrew from the project partnership in 2019 due to internal organisational reasons. The partner organisation from Ireland decided not to take part in the project extension, concluding its partnership in 2020 as initially agreed.
Visual library of Cultural Heritage (CHERITAGE) is a Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships financed by the European Commission.
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