The Heritage in Motion Award celebrates unique and innovative audiovisual and multimedia projects which promote, explore, document, or safeguard Europe’s cultural heritage. The award values and fosters imaginative new routes for diverse audiences into collections, heritage stories and world heritage.
The Heritage in Motion Award recognises innovative multimedia and audiovisual projects which promote, explore or safeguard cultural heritage worldwide, opening up exciting new routes for audiences into heritage collections.
The Heritage in Motion Award was founded in 2012 by the joint initiative of the European Museum Academy and Europa Nostra. The Award has a lasting tradition of celebrating the best examples of innovative multimedia and digital projects on cultural heritage. The first edition was held in 2014, and since the beginning of 2023, the project is managed jointly by European Museum Academy (EMA) and the International Foundation Forum of Slavic Cultures (FSK).
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For projects leveraging advanced technology to promote cultural heritage, with an emphasis on creating immersive and interactive experiences in museums, historical sites, and heritage spaces. Examples include multimedia installations, virtual exhibits, and experiential environments.
Celebrates the use of VR and AR as powerful tools to explore, interpret, and engage with cultural heritage, from accessing museum collections to enhancing the storytelling of historical sites.
Recognizes outstanding audiovisual works—films, documentaries, animations, or short videos—that bring cultural heritage stories to life for a broad audience, making history accessible and compelling.
Focused on the next generation, this category invites projects created by students (ages 15-25) exploring cultural heritage themes. This is a chance for young creators to showcase their vision and understanding of heritage through their unique perspective.
Applications for Heritage in Motion 2025 can be submitted through the FilmFreeway platform, from March 12th to June 15th, 2025: https://filmfreeway.com/HeritageinMotion
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To apply please complete the application form and the copyright authorization:
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The 2025 Award Ceremony will take place on Friday, September 26th, 2025, at the Money Museum in Budapest(Hungary) during the EMA Annual Conference, providing a unique networking and recognition platform for innovators in the field of heritage.
Participants are welcome to attend the ceremony in Budapest at their own expense.
Robin is one the founders of the Heritage in Motion Award and is a film- and documentary maker at heart. He won many awards, amongst others at the 37e Festival International du Film sur l’Art in Montreal Canada (2019) for a documentary on the work of Escher, 2007, a Gold Camera Award (Hollywood, 2007) on the life of Jongkind, and a Gold Dolphin (2016, Cannes) on the freethinker Spinoza.
Amilcar Vargas is an international expert in World Heritage Management and responsible for World Heritage at Casa Batlló. His main task there is the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, raising awareness of the Outstanding Universal Value and pursuing the potential opportunities of Casa Batlló’s inscription on the UNESCO List.
Mateja Kuka Brkić is a project manager at Muze/Muses, with expertise in heritage interpretation, museology, interpretive planning, and innovative curatorial practices. Holding a degree in art history and anthropology from the University of Zagreb, she has led award-winning interdisciplinary Muze/Muses exhibitions since 2018, focusing on creating meaningful and engaging experiences that connect audiences with cultural and natural heritage. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, contemporary approaches to heritage presentation, and fostering community engagement.
The European Museum Academy is a volunteer society of museum experts from different national and cultural backgrounds, united for the advancement of knowledge in museology.
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