Kiri

Dear Kristiin,

Dear Harry,

 

We would like to thank you and your team for your important and tireless work. The Estonian Ministry of Culture will continue to support Europeana with a contribution of €15,000.

 

Could you please send us the invoice for the 2025 contribution?

 

Kind regards,

 

Kristiin Meos

Adviser (Digital Heritage)

Cultural Heritage Department

The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia

 

[email protected]
+372 628 2253

Suur-Karja 23 | 15076   Tallinn | Estonia

www.kul.ee/en

 

 

 

From: Harry Verwayen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 5:08 PM
To: Kristiin Meos <[email protected]>
Cc: Albert Verhaar <[email protected]>; Shadi Ardalan <[email protected]>
Subject: Request for financial support in 2025

 

Dear Kristiin,

I would like to thank you and your colleagues in Estonia for the continuous support of Europeana's work over the years. This partnership and our long-standing cooperation with the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the Estonian e-Repository and Conservation of Collections have certainly enriched the common European data space for cultural heritage and other Europeana projects, and advanced our shared goals. To ensure our collective efforts reach their full potential, and to scale, we need your support and sustained investment in our projects and activities in 2025.

The Europeana Initiative, the data space for cultural heritage, and our sector stand at a pivotal juncture. We have a unique opportunity to position the data space as the central entry point for cultural heritage data in Europe - serving as a trusted connector and facilitator for key initiatives and actors across our sector. These include the Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage, the Data Spaces for Tourism, Media, and Language, EIT Culture & Creativity, 3D-4CH, the European Heritage Hub, the Heritage Research Hub: ARCHE and RCH partnerships, among others.

By actively participating in and connecting with these initiatives, we can create powerful complementarities and synergies. This is more than just collaboration; it's about: expanding the reach of the digital cultural heritage sector to new audiences and domains; strengthening the underlying infrastructures; fostering interoperability between diverse digital resources, enabling richer exchanges; driving the reuse of digital cultural heritage materials in innovative and transformative ways and in other fields and sectors; maximising support for our sector; and, thereby achieving significant scale.

 
These synergies will make the data space a richer, more inclusive and dynamic place, empowering institutions and professionals in Estonia to actively engage with, and benefit from, its collective reach and diverse offerings. This interconnected ecosystem will enable Estonia and other Member States to:

• Participate in collaborative projects and knowledge-sharing networks

• Connect national data to a broader European and global context, reaching new audiences

• Gain access to specialised knowledge, know-how, and best practices in emerging fields, and utilise services and technological advancements

In addition, in the past two years, we have made significant progress in deploying the data space, establishing a reliable infrastructure, enhancing data aggregation systems, and supporting heritage professionals. Our recently completed and currently running projects, including XRCulture, Eureka3D-XR, 3DBigDataSpace, 3D-4CH, AI4Culture, and DEPLOYTOUR - Data Space for Tourism, utilise AI, 3D, and XR technologies to enrich the data space’s offerings.

 
For the data space to advance this vision of a vibrant and interconnected digital cultural heritage ecosystem, strategic investment is needed. It is in this context that I kindly request your financial support to ensure Europeana Initiative’s continued efforts related to these crucial connections throughout 2025.

 
Your financial support will not only contribute to the success of these projects but also lay the groundwork for long-term, sustainable development in digital cultural heritage in Estonia and across Europe.

 
For your reference, detailed information about our completed and ongoing projects is attached herewith.

Thank you for your consideration and looking forward to your support.

 
Warm regards,
Harry

 

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Harry Verwayen | General Director
M: +31(0)6 10884060
E: [email protected] 

 

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