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ENIGMA FINAL EVENT
Technology and Data for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage

Date:  3 December 2025
Location:  Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, Belgium & Online

Organizer: ENIGMA Consortium

Description: ENIGMA is a European research project that leverages data-driven technologies to combat the illicit trade of cultural goods. By improving interoperability, traceability, and collaboration among stakeholders, ENIGMA contributes to a safer and more transparent cultural heritage ecosystem.
 
After three fruitful years, the ENIGMA Consortium is pleased to announce the ENIGMA Final Conference, titled “Unlocking ENIGMA – Technology and Data for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage,” to be held on 3 December 2025 at the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels and online.
 
The event will bring together experts, policymakers, cultural heritage institutions, and law enforcement agencies to discuss how technology and data can strengthen efforts to combat illicit trade in cultural goods and protect global heritage.
 
Over the past years, the ENIGMA project, funded by the European Union, has developed innovative tools and a collaborative platform to enhance data sharing, traceability, and interoperability in the cultural heritage sector. The final conference will showcase these achievements and provide a space for dialogue and future collaboration.
 

The one-day program features:

  • Keynotes on data, technology, and heritage protection by leading experts from Europeana Foundation and the Belgian Federal Police.
  • A live demonstration of the ENIGMA platform and tools.
  • A panel discussion on data interoperability for safeguarding cultural heritage.
  • A roundtable with representatives from related EU projects (ANCHISE, AURORA) exploring the way forward.

Participants will gain insights into practical solutions, policy recommendations, and technological innovations that bridge the worlds of cultural stewardship and security.
“ENIGMA represents a milestone in how data and technology can unite cultural and security stakeholders to protect our shared heritage,” said Prof. Georgiadis Charalampos of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, ENIGMA Coordinator.

The conference is free and open to the public, with prior registration required for both in-person and online attendance.

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Trafficking and Conflict: Challenges for Cultural Heritage Today
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Dates:  1 December 2025 (New Date)
Location:  Museum Kunst & Geschiedenis Brussels, Belgium

Organisers: Blue Shields Belgium, ICOM Wallonie-Bruxelles, ENIGMA, Royal Museums of Art and History, and UNESCO Flanders.

Description: This in-person event aspires to foster shared reflection on the professional, ethical, and human responsibilities of heritage experts and institutions. It is aimed at professionals in the heritage sector, including libraries, archives, and museums, as well as scholars, students, and all those interested in the protection and safeguarding of heritage.
 
The morning session is dedicated to current developments in the fight against trafficking in cultural heritage, highlighting expertise from Belgian law enforcement, ICOM International, EU policy, and research projects focusing on issues related to looting, theft, and the movement of cultural goods and artefacts.
 
As war ravages Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, destroying and threatening tangible and intangible cultural heritage, European museums, archives and libraries are reminded of the vulnerability of their collections.
The afternoon session is a response to the growing demand in the Belgian heritage sector for knowledge exchange on the safeguarding of movable heritage in times of armed conflict, with shared perspectives and lessons learnt from the recent and more distant past. Blue Shield Belgium also proudly presents the Belgian premiere of the award-winning docudrama The Oath of Cyriac (France/Syria, 2021), on the emergency evacuation of the collections of the Aleppo National Museum.
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