CIE - Centre for International Heritage Activities
Centrum voor Internationale Erfgoedactiviteiten
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Welcome at CIE
CIE – the Centre for International Heritage Activities is a lively and globally connected hub for heritage work. We believe in collaboration, inclusion, and working with local partners to share knowledge and build skills. Through joint projects, training, and community-driven initiatives, we help improve how heritage is understood, managed, and celebrated around the world.
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We use heritage and memory as tools for justice, resilience, and inclusive change. Through research, education, and storytelling, we challenge dominant histories and support communities in reclaiming their narratives and cultural spaces.
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Main Themes of Collaboration
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19 May 2025 Robert Parthesius to Speak at the EU–Kuwait Cultural Forum
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On 9 May 2025, Dr. Robert Parthesius will speak at the EU–Kuwait Cultural Forum, held in celebration of Kuwait’s designation as the Arab Capital of Culture. His keynote address, “Managing the Past at Home and Abroad,” will explore the evolving dynamics of European–Kuwaiti collaboration in heritage management and cultural exchange.
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Spring 2025
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Climate Cartographies: Glitch Course in Dubai
CIE Director of Programs Alia Yunis presentes at the Climate Cartographies: Glitch course organised by the AA Visiting School 25 April 2025–3 May 2025.
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Winter 2025
Book Launch: (RE) EMERGING PASTS
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In February, CIE celebrated the release of Future Stories in the Global Heritage Industry (Routledge 2025) with an online panel with the authors and editors in a four-year long CIE project. Written by an interdisciplinary group of emerging scholars and heritage professionals connected to these sites through their own heritage, this volume considers how a community can engage with a site’s globalized importance while retaining its own sense of history. Here is the full conversation.​