Global Excellence in Interpretation

GAHI Webinar - Presenting Empaths, where communities and heritage professionals come together

We’re excited to invite you to join the next GAHI Webinar which will take place on Thursday, 27th November - at 3:00 pm in the UK.

Presenting Empaths, where communities and heritage professionals come together

Policies say heritage must encourage community participation in heritage interpretation (HI) yet despite the best intentions, many heritage professionals still struggle with the skills and techniques to effectively deliver participatory HI.

In parallel with its established training programme, IE has subsequently teamed up with Greek, Italian and Austrian partners in a two-year Erasmus+-funded project to develop and test a pilot online and onsite training programme to upskill heritage professionals with these necessary competencies where people participate and interpreters facilitate.

Join the project team for a lively panel discussion to learn more about Empaths, to chart progress to date and share key findings and lessons learned as they gear up to test the training programme in three very different pilot territories during 2026.

The Empaths partnership includes Interpret Europe which is paired with UNESCO Global Geopark Karawanken-Karavanke straddling the Austria-Slovenia border, Greek professional training provider, HERITΛGE with its partner the Ethnological Museum of Thrace and The Story Behind, an Italian consultancy specialising ethical branding, storytelling and HI which is teamed with the Archaeological Park of Campi Flegrei near Naples.

More info: https://empaths-project.eu

Saving Ukrainian Heritage

Webinar 1, July 2022: The Love of Freedom: Why the World Needs Skovoroda, and Ukrainian Culture

On Friday night, May 6, 2022, a Russian missile set fire to the Hryhorii Skovoroda National Museum in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Skovoroda was a beloved poet, philosopher, teacher and composer whose work is still influencing modern poets today. He has been seen as a symbol of the “love of freedom” and for many, the attack on the museum (which is actually originally Skovoroda’s home) felt like an attack on the soul of the country. We will learn about the Skovoroda museum, before and after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, why the world needs Skovoroda, how interpreters are helping make it visible to the world, and how you can help.

Webinar recording may be viewed on the GAHI Website.