Our Shared Futures left the participants caring for their communities
On 25 – 26 March 2026, the DACCHE project welcomed the world to the event Our Shared Futures. This was one of the final public activities of the project which wrapped up many of our learnings – but we also wanted it to function as a stepping stone towards the future. That is why we chose the name Our Shared Futures – we wanted this to be an opportunity to talk about the possible futures that we can all be part of.
The participants came from various backgrounds and occupations – museums, tech companies, NGO’s, regional development, tourism, schools, culture workers to name a few. But they were also of different ages, ranging from high school students to seniors!
Themes covered during the two days ranged from the museums of the future to how to use XR technology to create visitor interaction, and how to understand landscapes as a concept. Just to name a few!
As a final reflection, everyone was asked to write on post-it notes what they carry with them in relation to the four themes of the conference: Heritage, Digital, Community and Climate. What really had struck a chord with the participants was the theme of community – at least if you count the number of post-it notes. Several notes mentioned either wanting to engage more in a local community or continue an ongoing engagement. In the notes, we can also see a pattern of wanting to learn and to listen - to get more knowledge but also to see more perspectives beyond the obvious ones.
We could really feel the sense of community, action and care that the participants brought to Our Shared Futures. As we hoped, the event both became a final celebration of the DACCHE project but also a stepping stone into the future.
The proceedings from Our Shared Futures can now be found in the Outputs & Results section.
Some of the reflections from the participants on what they are carrying forward from Our Shared Futures.
The participants got to go on an interactive guided tour around Jamtli open-air museum - here getting to meet an old lady from 1785 telling about the societal challenges at the time.
