Introduction

The Luiss Cultural Heritage Initiative (LCHI) is a project aimed at developing new policy ideas for cultural heritage sectors, ranging from traditional food and wine and related services to fashion, cinema, and art. These sectors offer opportunities for growth and development to both firms and non-profit organizations, such as museums and foundations.

They are part of the creative and cultural industries, which are becoming increasingly central to policy-making in Europe. They have seen a significant rise in their importance in recent years as their direct economic value grows at the European level, along with their ability to generate indirect economic value through their effects on related sectors such as tourism, transport, hotels, and other forms of short-term accommodation. 

Finally, the importance of new technologies applied to heritage goods and services (the digitalization of cultural goods and innovative techniques for exploiting and protecting these goods) is also increasing.

The economic importance of cultural heritage sectors hold for Europe’s future—economically, politically, socially, and symbolically—became evident during the COVID crisis and has been recognized both nationally with the PNRR and at the EU level through the Next Generation EU program. 

Developing Cultural Heritage in light of the PNRR and the EU's Next Generation EU program

Launch event of the Luiss Cultural Heritage Initiative and an opportunity for analysis and discussion regarding the opportunities that Recovery Plan funds offer for cultural heritage and cultural institutions

Flyer: Developing Cultural Heritage in the light of the PNNR and Next Generation EU

Attracting citizens and visitors to Cultural Heritage Sites, both in person and digitally

The second meeting of the Luiss Cultural Initiative

Flyer: Attracting citizens and visitors to cultural heritage sites

Cultural Heritage and Local Development

The third meeting of the Luiss Cultural Initiative

Flyer: Cultural Heritage and Local Development

Cultural Industries, Heritage, and Economic Development

The fourth meeting of the Luiss Cultural Initiative

Flyer: Cultural Industries, Heritage, and Economic Development – March 31

Food, Drink, and Cultural Heritage

The fifth meeting of the Luiss Cultural Initiative > Learn more

Food, Drink, and Cultural Heritage Flyer