Call for Collaborators: Region Värmland Living Lab

News & events Call for Collaborators: Region Värmland Living Lab [subtitle] CULTURALITY partner Region Värmland is seeking collaborators for a Living Lab prototyping workshop. During this event, participants will collaborate to develop ideas in the fields of culture and cultural tourism in rural areas, with a primary focus on traditional crafts, arts and crafts, and intangible cultural heritage. The Living Lab workshop will be held from October 5 to 9, 2026, at Kyrkerud Folk High School in Värmland, Sweden. Applications for participation are open from August 11 to 27, 2026. The workshop will focus on the following core ideas: Idea 1: The open air museum comes to lifeIn Sweden, over 1,000 local open-air museums preserve important cultural heritage. This idea, submitted by project collaborators Pia Bruer and Louise Alvarsson, explores how local open-air museums can be brought to life in innovative ways, focusing on intergenerational engagement and connecting the past, present, and future. Idea 2: Analog playSubmitted by Anna Liljestrand Evaldsson of the Brunskog Local Heritage Association, this concept examines how to make open-air museums more appealing to children. It questions how to enhance experiences for youth by incorporating fairy tales, games, and traditional craft techniques, aiming to promote these spaces as destinations for younger audiences during both low and high seasons. Idea 3: Bringing summer farming at fäbod and seter culture to lifeSummer farming at fäbod and seter culture has been included on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage since 2024. Submitted by Ingela Kåreskog of the Värmland Säter Culture Association, this idea explores how knowledge of seter culture can be conveyed with a focus on preparedness and knowledge transfer, particularly as learning to live without modern conveniences becomes increasingly relevant. Idea 4: Cultural infrastructure in rural areasDeveloping year-round cultural tourism in rural areas requires infrastructure that connects existing resources. Submitted by project collaborator Ulrika Jäger, this idea uses northern Värmland—including its pilgrimage trail, the Klarälven Valley, and manor culture—as a starting point to explore how infrastructure can be strengthened. For further information regarding the Living Lab and registration process, visit the link bellow. https://www.regionvarmland.se/regionvarmland/nyhetsarkiv/region-varmland/2026-06-30-tre-dagars-folkfrossa-lockade-manga-att-lyssna-och-testa Share with: Previous Post

Region Värmland CULTURALITY #RuralEvent Roundup

News & events Region Värmland CULTURALITY #RuralEvent Roundup Subtitle Over 3,000 people visited the three-day rural event “Folkfrossa” at the Brunskog open-air museum in Värmland. The event focused on intangible cultural heritage and folk culture, with a particular emphasis on folk costumes and folk art. Region Värmland, in collaboration with Brunskog’s Heritage Farm, organized a comprehensive program featuring lectures, workshops, hands-on activities, an exhibition, and a craft fair. Participants during a gathering session, organized to foster networking opportunities. Folkfrossa highlighted different perspectives on folk culture. During a performance, performer Fredy Clue explored the interplay between queer and traditional expressions through folk music and crafts. The event featured elements of Swedish, Norwegian, and Ukrainian traditions, and it raised questions about how tradition meets innovation when Swedes in the U.S. weave new identities into their costumes. The program offered numerous courses on traditional craft techniques. Speaker Julie Mari Brevik from Norway delivered a lecture about Norwegian traditional costumes, while artisan Karin Edlund taught a class on making paper flowers. A panel discussion further explored the creativity and limitations within folk culture, examining how folk costumes can serve as vehicles for identity, a sense of belonging, and storytelling. Finally, to foster networking opportunities, a gathering was organized for exhibitors and participants to engage in conversation and music. Julie Mari Brevik giving a presentation on Norwegian traditional costumes. Artisan Karin Edlund teaching a class on paper flower-making. CULTURALITY researcher Kajsa Stinnerbom moderating the panel discussion. Photography: (Photographer/s’ name/s) https://www.regionvarmland.se/regionvarmland/nyhetsarkiv/region-varmland/2026-06-30-tre-dagars-folkfrossa-lockade-manga-att-lyssna-och-testa Share with:

Call for Sumbissions: CULTURALITY Conference (2027)

News & events Call for Submissions: CULTURALITY Conference (2027) CULTURALITY & Tourism: Designing Sustainable Paths / INVTUR 2027 CULTURALITY partner Universidade de Aveiro has published a Call for Submissions for the CULTURALITY & Tourism: Designing Sustainable Paths conference: CULTURALITY European Horizon project and INVTUR 2027 are jointly organizing a collaborative academic and professional international conference, scheduled to take place between 20–22 April 2027 at Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. The conference addresses tourism as part of a wider cultural, social, and territorial ecosystem shaped by memory, identity, participation, creativity, and knowledge. Discussions will focus on how traditional crafts, oral traditions, gastronomy, music, vernacular knowledge, storytelling and cultural landscapes contribute to resilient and inclusive models of sustainable territorial development. The conference will also critically handle the tensions between preservation and transformation, local identity, and global tourism dynamics. CULTURALITY & Tourism: Designing Sustainable Paths invites the submission of Full papers (5,000–8,000 words), Case studies (3,000 words), Extended abstracts (1,000–1,200 words), Statements of good practice (2,000–3,000 words), Storytelling (2,000–3,000 words) and Conversations (length dependent on case). The call invites proposals that explore the following areas: Models for Sustainable Tourism and Good Practices Tradition, Identity and Local Tourism Cultural Tourism and Intangible Heritage Nature as Cultural Heritage Design, Creativity and Cultural Innovation Conference Name: CULTURALITY & Tourism: Designing Sustainable Paths Keywords: Design, Sustainable Tourism, Cultural Innovation, Heritage, Rural Ecosystems, Nature Important Dates: Submissions by 30 September 2026, conference between 20–22 April 2027 Language: English For full details and submission guidelines, please visit the official call through the link below: https://www.ua.pt/en/invtur/dates Share with: Previous Post

CULTURALITY Conference 2027 Announcement

News & events CULTURALITY Conference 2027 Announcement CULTURALITY & Tourism: Designing Sustainable Paths CULTURALITY European Horizon project and INVTUR 2027 are jointly organizing a collaborative academic and professional international conference. Scheduled to take place from April 20 to 22, 2027, at Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal, CULTURALITY & Tourism: Designing Sustainable Paths expands the discussion to bring together researchers, alumni, students, decision-makers and other stakeholders to explore how tourism, through perspectives grounded in design, heritage studies, arts, sustainability, circular economy, regeneration, and creative practices can adapt to ongoing global transformations, climate challenges, and shifting mobility patterns. The campus of the University of Aveiro. The conference addresses tourism as part of a wider cultural, social, and territorial ecosystem shaped by memory, identity, participation, creativity, and knowledge. Discussions will focus on how traditional crafts, oral traditions, gastronomy, music, vernacular knowledge, storytelling and cultural landscapes contribute to resilient and inclusive models of sustainable territorial development. The conference will also critically handle the tensions between preservation and transformation, local identity, and global tourism dynamics. CULTURALITY & Tourism: Designing Sustainable Paths invites the submission of Full papers (5,000–8,000 words), Case studies (3,000 words), Extended abstracts (1,000–1,200 words), Statements of good practice (2,000–3,000 words), Storytelling (2,000–3,000 words) and Conversations (length dependent on case). Thematic tracks include: Models for Sustainable Tourism and Good Practices Tradition, Identity and Local Tourism Cultural Tourism and Intangible Heritage Nature as Cultural Heritage Design, Creativity and Cultural Innovation All submission information can be found at: https://www.ua.pt/en/invtur/dates More about the conference at: https://www.ua.pt/en/invtur/ Photography: ©Universidade de Aveiro https://www.ua.pt/en/invtur/ Share with:

Call for Collaborators: La Ponte CULTURALITY Living Lab

News & events La Ponte CULTURALITY Living Lab Call for Collaborators CULTURALITY partner La Ponte Research Centre and Ecomuseum has launched an open call for individuals interested in collaborating on selected prototyping ideas. This initiative is part of a CULTURALITY Living Lab, the “Taller de experimentación e innovación para el desarrollo de prototipos centrados en la artesanía y los saberes tradicionales,” which focuses on utilizing crafts and traditional knowledge as heritage assets for sustainable tourism in rural areas. The workshop will take place in Villanueva de Santo Adriano, Asturias, from September 1 to 5, 2026. Villanueva de Santo Adriano, in Asturias. The call is directed at individuals connected to the crafts sector, including professionals and students, as well as those interested in tangible and intangible cultural heritage, tourism, rural development, and collaborative networks. Up to six collaborators will be selected for each project. The application period for collaborators is open from July 1 to July 15, 2026. No Images Found! Participants may register to collaborate on the development of one of the following selected ideas: Idea 1: Weaving Futures: Ancestral Knowledge for the Contemporary Rural WorldProposed by project promoter Olga Busom Salafranca, this idea gathers artisans from various disciplines to investigate and experiment collectively. Utilizing basketry, wool, looms, ceramics, wood, and forge work, the project explores how traditional knowledge can address contemporary rural issues such as depopulation, knowledge transmission, the role of women, and new ruralities. Idea 2: Creating Spaces for Sharing Knowledge and Tools: An Object Library and Rural Makerspace in the Trubia ValleyProposed by project promoter Thomas Smith, this initiative focuses on establishing an object library and makerspace. These shared environments will provide community access to tools and equipment at a low cost, fostering sustainable living, shared consumption, and community collaboration in repair and creation processes. Idea 3: Craft Routes in Rural AsturiasLed by project promoter Mar Muñoz Arrue, this proposal develops a visitor itinerary connecting artisanal workshops across rural Asturias. The routes are designed to allow artisans to exhibit their techniques, materials, and relationship with the territory, bridging the gap between visitors, the rural region, and traditional trades. Idea 4: Spinning Time, Weaving TerritoryProposed by project promoter Susana Marqués Nubla, this project centers on manual spinning with local wool, inspired by traditional spinning gatherings (filandones). It merges the craft with the collection of oral history and the co-design of sustainable souvenirs, functioning as an exercise in both wellbeing and circular economy. Idea 5: From Chestnut Grove to Basket: Reviving and Passing on Traditional Chestnut Wood Basketry in Western AsturiasLed by project promoter Sergio Federico Hache, this idea seeks to recover and document traditional chestnut wood basketry in western Asturias. It will focus on chestnut management, artisanal basketry processes, and capturing the knowledge retained by older generations. The registration form can be found at:https://archivos.nuberu.org/apps/forms/s/eJ3foFsq88Q7orxyJASsagsN For further information regarding the Living Lab, visit the link bellow. Photography: © Carmen Moran / Wikimedia Commons https://laponte.org/11091-2/ Share with: Previous Post

UAveiro CULTURALITY #RuralEvent Postponed

News & events University of Aveiro CULTURALITY #RuralEvent Postponed UA.LABDESIGN 4.0 — Confluências / Confluences CULTURALITY partner Universidade de Aveiro has postponed its rural event in the village of Múceres, Tondela, originally scheduled for July 6 to 12, 2026. Due to active wildfires in the region and the triggering of the Municipal Civil Protection Emergency Plan, the event will now take place from August 31 to September 6, 2026. The initiative occurs in close collaboration with the fourth edition of the territorial laboratory UA.LABDESIGN, which articulates pedagogical practice, research, and community involvement through immersion in real contexts and collaboration with local knowledge. The laboratory is organized intensively over a week, structured around three main axes: Situated practice workshops: Developed in Múceres in direct collaboration with local artisans, focusing on traditional techniques such as linen and weaving, ceramics, basketry, wood, and printing. Community life: Integration of participants into daily local life through community meals and moments of sharing. Territorial articulation: While Múceres functions as the central and permanent core, the event extends to other areas in the territory, namely Molelos for pottery and ceramics, and Nandufe for artisanal practices. While the practical workshops take place from Monday to Friday, 31 August to 4 September, the weekend features a program open to the general public: Saturday 5 September 10:00 AM: Guided walk through Múceresdeparting from Bar da Esmeralda and ending at AmaCastelões 12:00 PM: Opening of the exhibition of projects by Design students from the University of Aveiroat AmaCastelões 1:00 PM: Lunch at Clube de Múceres 4:00 PM: Public session: Territory, Heritage, and Education for a Wisdom EconomyCristiane Menezes: UA.LABDESIGN — Origins, Development and ContinuityFátima Pombo: Presentation of the CULTURALITY projectRound-table discussion: With Paula Soares, Rosa Ferreira, Fausto Dinis and Helena Rodrigues, and moderated by Nuno Dias 6:00 PM: Coffee Break 8:30 PM: Collective dinner and social gathering Sunday 6 September 11:30 AM: Opening of the exhibition presenting the outcomes of UA.LABDESIGN 4.0 in partnership with CULTURALITYwith a public presentation of the workshop results by the respective participants 1:30 PM: Community lunch 3:00 PM: Visit to the Crafts and Gastronomy Mini-Market 5:00 PM: Closing session and farewell No Images Found! Photography: ©Stefan Barkman, at the AmaCastelões association in Múceres, Tondela. http://ualabdesign.pt/en/home-english/ Share with: Previous Post

Call for Papers: 5th Artefacta Conference

News & events Call for Papers: 5th International Artefacta Conference (2027) Sustainability and Heritage CULTURALITY partner University of Tartu has published a Call for Papers for the 5th International Artefacta Conference, with CULTURALITY related themes: The Fifth International Artefacta Conference will be held in Estonia from April 14 to April 16, 2027. The event is organized by the Estonian National Museum and CULTURALITY partner, the University of Tartu. At the core of the Artefacta Conferences are things and artefacts, as well as the materiality and material culture associated with them. The theme of the Fifth International Artefacta Conference is “Sustainability and Heritage,” which connects objects and material culture to discussions of sustainability and cultural heritage. Sustainability is increasingly significant to the study of artefacts and heritage. Beyond cultural, social, and economic sustainability, concerns about ecological viability and the climate crisis are prompting scholars to view artefacts, material culture, and the materiality of cultural heritage in new contexts. The meaning of cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, is shifting from an object of preservation to a cultural resource for sustainability and resilience. The call invites proposals that explore the following themes: Material living heritage Revisiting past practices of sustainability Heritage-based future solutions for sustainability Museums and memory institutions as the guardians of artefacts Teaching artefacts Craftsmen, designers, and craftivists in search of sustainable futures Sustainable design and architecture Sustainable production and consumption Repair, reuse, repurposing, and low-tech recycling Conference Theme: Sustainability and Heritage Important Dates: Abstract Submissions by 15 November 2026; Conference on 14–16 April 2027 Language: English For full details and submission guidelines, please visit the official call page in the link below: https://confenta.com/en/artefacta/call-for-papers/ Share with: Previous Post

Värmlandstrafik provides trafic aid for CULTURALITY #RuralEvent

News & events Värmlandstrafik provides trafic aid for CULTURALITY #RuralEvent Subtitle During the spring of 2026, the regional public transportation company Värmlandstrafik and CULTURALITY partner Region Värmland initiated a dialogue to make the rural areas of Värmland more accessible. This collaboration integrates Värmlandstrafik’s public transportation network with the CULTURALITY team’s focus on supporting cultural heritage, creative tourism, and sustainability in remote regions. The temporary stop set-up to aid Region Värmland’s Rural Event. To support future transit projects focused on cultural and creative sites, Region Värmland invited Värmlandstrafik to improve public access to the Folkfrossa rural event. Taking place from June 26 to June 28, 2026, at the Brunskog open air museum in Värmland, the initiative introduced additional bus services and a temporary bus stop near the event site. This temporary stop reduces the walking distance to the Brunskog fairground from 900 metres to a mere 100-metre walkway. Passengers who utilize public transportation to attend the event are also provided with complimentary coffee upon arrival. No Images Found! Photography: (Photographer/s’ name/s) https://regionvarmland.se/regionvarmland/kultur/kulturutveckling/hemslojd/culturality/folkfrossa-2026 Share with: Previous Post

University of Aveiro Hosts CULTURALITY #RuralEvent

News & events University of Aveiro Hosts CULTURALITY #RuralEvent in the village of Múceres, Tondela UA.LABDESIGN 4.0 — Confluências / Confluences CULTURALITY partner Universidade de Aveiro organizes a rural event from 6 to 12 July 2026 31 August to 6 September 2026, in the village of Múceres, Tondela. The initiative takes place in close collaboration with the fourth edition of the territorial laboratory UA.LABDESIGN. This laboratory articulates pedagogical practice, research, and community involvement through immersion in real contexts and collaboration with local knowledge. The laboratory is organized intensively over a week, structured around three main axes: Situated practice workshops: Developed in Múceres in direct collaboration with local artisans, focusing on traditional techniques such as linen and weaving, ceramics, basketry, wood, and printing. Community life: Integration of participants into daily local life through community meals and moments of sharing. Territorial articulation: While Múceres functions as the central and permanent core, the event extends to other areas in the territory, namely Molelos for pottery and ceramics, and Nandufe for artisanal practices. While the practical workshops take place from Monday to Friday, 6 to 10 July 31 August to 4 September, the weekend features a program open to the general public: Saturday 11 July 5 September 10:00 AM: Guided walk through Múceresdeparting from Bar da Esmeralda and ending at AmaCastelões 12:00 PM: Opening of the exhibition of projects by Design students from the University of Aveiroat AmaCastelões 1:00 PM: Lunch at Clube de Múceres 4:00 PM: Public session: Territory, Heritage, and Education for a Wisdom EconomyCristiane Menezes: UA.LABDESIGN — Origins, Development and ContinuityFátima Pombo: Presentation of the CULTURALITY projectCarmen Pérez Maestro: Ecomuseums: Innovation, Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in Rural TerritoriesRound-table discussion: With Paula Soares, Rosa Ferreira, Fausto Dinis and Helena Rodrigues, and moderated by Nuno Dias 6:00 PM: Coffee Break 8:30 PM: Collective dinner and social gathering Sunday 12 July 6 September 11:30 AM: Opening of the exhibition presenting the outcomes of UA.LABDESIGN 4.0 in partnership with CULTURALITYwith a public presentation of the workshop results by the respective participants 1:30 PM: Community lunch 3:00 PM: Visit to the Crafts and Gastronomy Mini-Market 5:00 PM: Closing session and farewell No Images Found! Photography: ©Câmara Municipal de Tondela http://ualabdesign.pt/en/home-english/ Share with: Previous PostNext Post

Museum Nord Living Lab project at the MØLJE

News & events Museum Nord Living Lab project presented at the MØLJE open stage Subtitle On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the project that was selected at Museum Nord’s Living Lab was presented at the open stage event “MØLJE”. The presentation took place at Arbeidern in Kabelvåg, Norway. As detailed by SKREI Research Center Leader Jonas Walsøe, the event occurs three to four times a year and regularly draws an audience of approximately 300 to 400 participants. MØLJE operates as an open stage concept, providing individuals with ten-minute slots to share projects, interests, or performances with the welcoming Kabelvåg and Lofoten community. The gathering serves as a consistent platform to discover local initiatives, establish new connections, and find potential collaborators within the region. No Images Found! Photography: Jonas Walsøe https://www.scenekunstlove.com/molje Share with: Previous Post