CIE was founded on the 27th April 2006, established as a non-profit foundation (stichting). Our head office is located in Leiden, The Netherlands but our network of advisors, associates and partners stretch worldwide. Our CIE family is made up of individuals from a diverse range of different cultures and countries, all united by a passion for heritage, and a desire to foster community empowerment and capacity building initiatives through cultural activities. Our organisation embraces members from a variety of different disciplines and experiences, welcoming those who are at the beginning of their career, as well as those who have dedicated their whole working lives to heritage. It is this attitude we feel that makes our team unique and their diverse repetoire of experiences and knowledge of different sectors allows us to take  fresh and exciting approaches towards cultural heritage. 

CIE is a dyamic, international and independant non-profit knowledge centre and leading advocate for multilateral heritage cooperation. With our collaborative, participatroy and inclusive approach towards heritage, CIE has built up a strong reputation for cooperating with stakeholders and local partners in helping to improve heritage management practices through capacity-building and awareness raising initiatives.