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Memory · ethics · recognition
Dhakira —
Heritage Justice
An ethical and memory-based framework for contested pasts, silenced histories, recognition and the right to remember.
A global heritage collective
connecting research, practice,
communities and the arts.
Heritage is
not behind us.
It lives in the stories we carry, the places we protect, and the futures we choose to build together.
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Kholm · Afghanistan · 2009 · Photo CIE / Dilip Banerjee
What moves us
Memory can be a tool for justice.
CIE brings communities, researchers, students and cultural practitioners together around the shared work of reimagining heritage—especially in places shaped by colonial legacies, conflict and contested histories.
Through research, education, storytelling and collaborative practice, we make space for local knowledge and overlooked voices.
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Our work
One shared purpose, approached through justice, practice, ecology, imagination and learning.
Dhakira —
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Document · connect · share
HeritageLab
Our collaborative and digital infrastructure for community narratives, case studies, Co-labs and the Heritage Universe.
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Land · water · living memory
Heritage Ecology
Journeys
Connecting heritage, memory, landscapes and environmental change through lived relationships between people and place.
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Imagine · experiment · participate
Heritage Futures
Public experiments, installations and digital stories that use heritage to imagine and make more inclusive futures.
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Learn · translate · exchange
EduHub
Turning research, seminars and collaborative practice into accessible learning resources, toolkits and training.
Across the clusters
Work in motion
Programmes connect disciplines, places and people. Each becomes a public output: a story, platform, seminar, film or practical method.
Heritage, memory & landscapes
01 / Ecology journeys
TreeRouted
Trees are living archives.
A global project exploring how trees hold memories of migration, trade, conflict, care, ecology and everyday life—connecting community stories across borders.
Active · seeking further funding
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Dhakira2026–27
Right to
Remember
An international seminar series on contested heritage, silenced histories, public dialogue and the politics of memory.
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Ocean heritageIn development
MUCH
Better
Moving from universal “best practice” toward locally grounded, context-sensitive and achievable better practice.
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Heritage FuturesGaza
Where My
Street Remains
A collaborative project about place, disappearance, continuity, belonging and the survival of memory.
Explore the project ↗A year of shared work
Annual Report
2025
From community Co-labs and ecological journeys to digital heritage futures, education and international dialogue—explore a year shaped by cooperation.
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Agenda
Selected milestones from CIE’s 2026 programme.
23 Aug–2 Sep2026
World Heritage Volunteers · Istanbul
Routes of Coexistence
CIE participates in a field programme exploring the Via Egnatia, historic water systems and the multicultural heritage of Istanbul.
Open event summary ↗Sep2026
Platform launch
HeritageLab × MUCH
A new digital space for methods, stories and case studies in maritime and ocean heritage.
25 Nov2026
Hybrid round table · Paris
Better vs Best Practices
The role of museums in underwater archaeology and the protection of maritime cultural heritage.
Nov–Dec2026
Seminar · Istanbul
Right to Remember
An international dialogue on memory, recognition, contested heritage and repair.
About CIE
Rooted in Amsterdam.
Made across borders.
CIE is a non-profit organisation founded in 2006. Our digitally connected team works with communities and institutions around the world to challenge one-sided histories and create more inclusive heritage practice.
CIE works in official relations with UNESCO and holds accreditation relating to the 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
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