CIE - Centre for International Heritage Activities
Centrum voor Internationale Erfgoedactiviteiten
About CIE
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The CIE–Centre for International Heritage Activities is a non-profit organisation based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Since 2006, we’ve been working across borders to connect people, communities, and ideas through shared interest in cultural heritage.
Our team includes people from many different countries, cultures, and backgrounds—some just starting out in their careers, others with years of experience. What brings us together is a passion for heritage and a belief in its power to strengthen communities.
CIE 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.
​Mission and Vision
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We believe heritage and memory can be powerful tools for justice, community strength, and positive change. At CIE – Centre for International Heritage Activities – we work toward a more inclusive cultural world by challenging one-sided histories and giving space to voices that have often been overlooked. We aim to help build fairer, more sustainable futures where communities can tell their own stories and care for their own cultural spaces and traditions.
The CIE supports work that addresses past and ongoing injustices linked to colonialism, inequality, and exclusion. We do this through education, storytelling (both digital and traditional), research, and close collaboration with communities. By valuing local knowledge and promoting fair, creative, and inclusive ways of working with heritage, we help people and groups push back against narrow approaches and shape new, meaningful practices.
Donations and Legal Status
CIE is an Algemeen Nut Beoogende Instelling (ANBI) for the purposes of the authorities in the Netherlands. Any donation will therefore give a resident in the Netherlands the possibility of a potential tax deduction.
If you are considering supporting the activities of CIE please contact us, and we will gladly provide you with more information.
Name: Stichting Centrum voor Internationale Erfgoedactiviteiten
Bank: ABN AMRO
IBAN: NL08ABNA0470248947
BIC: ABNANL2A
CIE was inducted by UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova as an international NGO working in official relations with UNESCO. CIE was granted UNESCO collaboration and consulation accreditation to work with the Convention for the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001.