Members of the Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change met in Lisbon

The Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPI CH ) met in Lisbon on 18 and 19 November. The meeting aimed to share the results of the work developed throughout 2021 and discuss future actions within the scope of supporting research in the area of cultural heritage, namely the implementation of the next Calls for joint transnational projects, one of which is in partnership with JPI Clima, as well as dissemination activities within the framework of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

JPI CH, established in 2010 on the basis of an instrument launched by the European Commission, is a Member State-driven Initiative bringing together national research funding organisations, ministries and research councils from across Europe to address societal challenges in the European Research Area.

The meeting took place in a hybrid format, with the in-person part taking place at the facilities of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Tile Museum. It was attended in person by 18 representatives of JPI, including its President, Pascal Liévaux, and one of its Vice-Presidents, Charles Giry-Deloison.

Portugal has been a member of JPI CH since 2014. National representation has been ensured by the FCT, which now has as a partner the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage, an organization that participated in the organization's work for the first time.

This meeting in Lisbon was supported by the National Tile Museum, which welcomed participants for two afternoons of work, for the presentation of scientific and technological research projects in the area of tiles, as well as for the presentation of the Museum's own collections. The conservation and dissemination of cultural heritage in Portugal were two of the important aspects focused on. Participants were also surprised by a challenge launched by the Tile Museum to collaborate in a cultural and recreational activity. The activity, accepted by everyone with great enthusiasm, consisted of painting a tile and the piece created was taken with them to their countries.