Leveraging Cultural Heritage as Catalyst for Sustainable Development Goals: A Creative Call 

Although it represents an under-recognized resource for sustainable development, Cultural Heritage can be a strategic catalyst for the achievement of the social, economic and environmental tasks blueprinted by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the core of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. The Open Atelier Competition aims to nourish and promote this concept through the development of innovative multi-media and co-creative formats based on the envisioning of new interpretations and uses of the collections of four European museums – Einar Jónsson Museum (Iceland), Plečnik House at Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Millesgården (Sweden) and Art Museums of Skagen (Denmark).

This digital initiative calls on all creative talents to explore these heritages in the light of their possible connection with or involvement in the achievement of one or multiple SDGs. The ensuing proposals will be conveyed through a “visual statement”, intended to harness the powerful link between cultural heritage and people, to foster positive changes and support the construction of a sustainable, fair, prosperous and peaceful future.