Cultural heritage conservation
8 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 3 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ
Spanish university strong in science communication, citizen science, and RRI, with growing applied research in bioeconomy, health, and marine environment.
“InnovaConcrete (coordinator, EUR 601K) developed innovative materials for conserving 20th-century concrete-based cultural heritage.”
ES25 projects - MINISTERO DELLA CULTURA
Italy's national cultural heritage authority, contributing policy expertise, protected site access, and conservation validation to EU research consortia.
“Core involvement across NANO-CATHEDRAL, InnovaConcrete, APACHE, TECTONIC, RePAIR, and others — spanning stone, concrete, underwater, and stored artifact conservation.”
PrimaryIT14 projects - CY Cergy Paris Université
French university near Paris specializing in researcher training, sustainable energy materials, and transport research within the EUTOPIA European University alliance.
“SCORE, coordinated by CY, addresses climate change adaptation for built cultural heritage through sustainable conservation methods.”
FR13 projects - CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS DEL INSTITUTO POLITECNICO NACIONAL
Mexico's leading advanced research center bridging Latin American and European science in plant genetics, HPC, and interdisciplinary research exchange.
“SCORE project on sustainable conservation and restoration of built heritage under climate change adaptation.”
MX10 projects - UNIVERSITAT FUR ANGEWANDTE KUNST WIEN
Vienna's applied arts university bridging creative disciplines with technology, heritage conservation, and arts-based public engagement in EU research.
“NANO-CATHEDRAL applied nanomaterials to conserve European architectural heritage, combining materials science with cultural preservation expertise.”
AT5 projects - JAVNI ZAVOD REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE ZA VARSTVO KULTURNE DEDISCINE
Slovenia's national heritage protection institute, contributing conservation expertise and real-world heritage sites to European research on sustainable building materials and heritage science.
“Core institutional mission reflected across all four H2020 projects, from heritage science infrastructure (E-RIHS PP, IPERION HS) to built environment research (InnoRenew CoE).”
PrimarySI4 projects - ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE PRISMA
Florence-based cultural association contributing specialist input to European digital heritage, archaeological data, and cultural conservation research infrastructures.
“4CH (2021-2023) is building a European Competence Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage.”
IT3 projects - DIPUTACION FORAL DE ALAVA
Basque provincial government providing public heritage sites and institutional partnership for EU research in conservation monitoring and materials science.
“Both NANO-CATHEDRAL and CollectionCare address preservation of physical cultural assets — architectural structures and museum artefacts respectively.”
PrimaryES2 projects