Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Lisbon
Hub for the promotion of cultural heritage in the Lisbon region.
About
The Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Lisbon was established in April 2024 as part of a larger project, the ‘European Heritage Hub‘, led by Europa Nostra together with a consortium of 20 partners and supported by the European Union. The project aims to safeguard cultural heritage while contributing to building a more inclusive, sustainable, and digital Europe.
The Lisbon Hub is operated by the Centro Nacional de Cultura, a private cultural non-profit association that represents Europa Nostra in Portugal, in collaboration with the City of Lisbon.
It considers the importance of Lisbon as one of Europe’s oldest and most multicultural cities, long recognised for the richness and diversity of its heritage – factors which amply justify its selection as the location for the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub.
The establishment of the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Lisbon contributes to strengthening the City of Lisbon’s role in the international field of cultural heritage and leads to the reinforcement of synergies between the public sector, the non-governmental sector and civil society for the management, promotion and preservation of cultural heritage.
In Varietate Concordia
In Varietate Concordia is a new initiative led by the Lisbon Hub and Europa Nostra with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. It seeks to inspire reflection, provoke meaningful debates on the core challenges facing Europe, and ultimately drive action in defence of European values. It unfolds across three mediums: live talks, podcast interviews, and written columns. Leveraging on the Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage, it engages laureates from a broad spectrum of disciplines in dialogues alongside emerging thinkers, activists, or creatives, often from different generational or geographical backgrounds.
Lisbon Hub News
Register for ‘Music Now!
The second ‘Music Now! Musica Nostra!’ Forum will take place on 7-8 November 2026 at the Royal Building of Mafra, Portugal. It will bring together leading European figures and experts from the fields of music, heritage, science and civil society, alongside youth participants, to make music and listening catalysts for passing on heritage, fostering dialogue and strengthening European cohesion.
Discover the programme and register
Webinar “Innovate. Protect. Empower.”
What if Europe could shape an approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) that puts the public interest first? And what role could cultural heritage play in this process?
To reflect on these and other questions, join the European Heritage Hub for the online session “Innovate. Protect. Empower.: how cultural heritage can make Public AI a reality”, on 29 September, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Portugal time). Discover the provisional programme and secure your registration today.
The Threads That Unite Europe
In Episode 2 of the In Varietate Concordia Podcast, Sabine Verheyen, First Vice-President of the European Parliament, and host Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, Secretary General Europa Nostra, discuss the political and economic value of culture, the history and layers of our European identity, and what Europe needs to do for the cultural sector. They trace Verheyen’s trajectory from Aachen, where she spent her childhood and began her political career, exploring the threads that led her to become one of the most fervent advocates for the importance of culture and cultural heritage within the European political landscape. This episode is produced in collaboration with the Europa2Go Podcast and is available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Music.
EHH Call for good Practices
The Memories of Lisbon Programme, run by the Municipality of Lisbon, was one of ten initiatives selected as local best practices by the European Heritage Hub, praised for its strategic use of culture, heritage and digital innovation to foster social cohesion, inclusion and sustainable urban development.
Following this recognition, Portugal’s capital will host a peer-learning visit on 4–6 November 2026, bringing together up to 20 professionals and representatives from European cities and regions. Learn more about the selected best practices and about the upcoming visit, organised in partnership with Lisbon City Council.
Intergenerational Conversation on Climate in Sagres
On 5–6 October 2026, at Sagres Promontory, ICLEI Europe, the European Heritage Label Bureau and Youth.Heritage.Europe are hosting a two-day event on cultural heritage, climate action and territorial resilience. The programme of this inaugural Intergenerational Climate Conversation includes an interactive knowledge mapping, a visit to a contemporary art exhibition, presentations and expert talks on climate change, cultural heritage and local adaptation, as well as multiple participatory workshops.
Learn more and express your interest in attending this event by filling out this brief form by 11 September 2026.
Heritage as the Soul of Mare Nostrum
On 26 May 2026, in the framework of the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2026, the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, Cyprus, hosted the second In Varietate Concordia Talk, entitled “Heritage as the Soul of Mare Nostrum”. The dialogue gathered award-winning historian, author and broadcaster Prof. Bettany Hughes and Prof. Dr. Hermann Parzinger, archaeologist and Executive President of Europa Nostra. Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, Secretary General of Europa Nostra and Project Leader of the European Heritage Hub, moderated the conversation.
» Watch it here.
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