The Europeana conference is a leading event in the world of digital cultural heritage and a flagship event of the common European data space for cultural heritage. This year’s edition - Europeana 2025 - Preserve, Protect, Reuse - will explore critical questions facing the digital heritage sector and society at large, and look at how the data space can contribute to addressing them. Tickets are already on sale for Europeana 2025, with options for online or onsite attendance, and the event promises to be an exciting experience. Read on to discover what’s planned!
A historic and award-winning setting
We are honoured that Europeana 2025 is taking place under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, in the vibrant Polish capital Warsaw. The 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 in their multi-award-winning building, a gem of contemporary architecture. Those joining in person will be able to visit the museum’s moving exhibitions and take part in tours to discover the city’s history and heritage.
Sector-leading keynotes
We are delighted to announce that the keynote speakers for Europeana 2025 are activist, creative technologist and researcher, Birgitte Aga; Professor of Digital Heritage and coordinator of the Amsterdam Time Machine project, Dr. Julia Noordegraaf; and interdisciplinary artist, director and cameraman Jakub Wróblewski.
The keynotes will be open to onsite and online audiences, and offer engaging and unique perspectives on the hottest topics facing the digital cultural heritage sector today. Birgitte Aga will take on AI, examining what it is, what it isn’t, and how it can add value to cultural heritage. Dr. Julia Noordegraaf will offer insights into the futuristic work of the Time Machine Amsterdam. Finally, Jakub Wróblewski will bring in the crucial topic of reuse, demonstrating the varied ways that cultural heritage data can be reused for artistic creation.
Keynotes will be followed by video provocations and panel discussions - expect lively debates, illuminating exchanges and new insights into the sector!
High-level speakers and a policy focus
In the turbulent times faced by Europe and the world, work to combat disinformation, ensure cybersecurity and defend heritage under threat take on a renewed urgency for the sector. We are honoured that Hanna Wróblewska, Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, is planning to join us and open the event, and that and Europeana 2025 will include a Policy Forum dedicated to ‘Preserving cultural heritage: Protecting heritage at risk and enhancing cybersecurity.’ High-level policymakers from national governments and the European Commission will join the Forum, offering unique insights into the challenges - and opportunities - faced across the continent. Attending the Forum onsite is by invitation only, but it is open to all to watch online.
Among others, speakers include Marta Cienkowska, Under Secretary of State at the Polish Ministry of Culture & National Heritage; Karol Zgódka, Director of the Department of Media and Creative Sectors at the Ministry of Culture & National Heritage; Karol Czajkowski, Deputy Director of National Institute of Cultural Heritage, Poland; Mihkel Kaevats, Head of the Cultural Heritage Department at the Estonian Ministry of Culture; and Katerina Moutogianni, Policy Officer, Interactive technologies, Digital for Culture and Education, DG CNECT, European Commission. A keynote by Liz Jolly, Chief Librarian at the British Library, will explore preventive and innovative approaches to cybersecurity.
These contributions will join those from the influential figures opening the conference: Rehana Schwinninger-Ladak - Head of Unit, Interactive technologies, Digital for Culture and Education, DG CNECT, European Commission; Kerstin Arnold, Chair of the Europeana Aggregators’ Forum; Sofie Taes, Chair of the Europeana Network Association; Harry Verwayen, General Director of the Europeana Foundation; and Karol Zgódka, Director of the Department of Media and Creative Sectors at the Ministry of Culture & National Heritage of Poland.
Workshops, talks and panel discussions
Afternoons at Europeana 2025 have been curated for and by the sector through the conference’s call for proposals. Onsite participants will be able to choose from more than 60 workshops, panels and lectures, while online participants will have a dedicated programme of talks tailored for digital participation. Topics range from Jewish heritage to community collaboration, tourism to 3D, ethical data to reuse, persistent identifiers to AI - and more! Full details of the afternoon’s sessions will be announced soon.
A focus on funding
Mindful of a sector facing economic and social challenges - as well as the growing range of EU funding opportunities - Europeana 2025 will include a panel discussion dedicated to funding opportunities across the digital cultural heritage ecosystem. Whether you work for a small cultural heritage institution or a large sectoral body, don’t miss this chance to get the latest news about grants and funding schemes and insights into how to optimise your own applications. This will be open to onsite and online participants.
Networking and social moments
Europeana 2025 will offer opportunities for learning, reflection and discovery - but it’s also an opportunity to meet new people and reconnect with your peers. For those attending onsite, there will be opportunities to grow your professional network. From a Fair offering the chance to meet those running projects across the data space, to a silent disco, to a cultural programme, to meals out together, Europeana 2025 will offer numerous ways to have fun and meet future collaborators.
Get your tickets
All sounding good to you? Then don’t miss your chance to get your ticket now!
Do you want to join onsite? Register now for your in person ticket!
Tickets start from 150 euros, and you can see all options and prices on our ticketing platform.
Early bird tickets are available until 1 May 2025 at a 50% discount for ENA members and a 20% discount for non ENA members.
ENA Members can apply for a grant to attend the conference in person - find out more.
Do you want to attend online? Register now for your free online ticket.
We can’t wait to see you there!
