WORK PACKAGE 1: Mapping Atlantic heritage. Cartography and 'living memory'

The aim of this work package is to identify, document and highlight the maritime cultural heritage of the Atlantic area, particularly the less visible or intangible heritage linked to collective memory, traditions and knowledge shared by coastal communities.

Through digital tools and interactive resources, 'AWAVES' will promote new ways of recording, preserving and disseminating Atlantic maritime heritage, facilitating access to knowledge and contributing to pass it on to future generations.

Main activities:

• Developing a digital map of the maritime heritage (nautical chart).
• Creating a digital archive of collective memory (Atlantic memorial wall).
• Designing an interactive digital platform for documenting and accessing heritage.
• Identifying and recording elements of the Atlantic maritime cultural heritage.
• Collecting personal accounts, stories and oral memory linked to coastal communities.

WORK PACKAGE 2: Living encounters. Immersive and sensory sea experiences

This package focuses on creating participatory and immersive experiences that bring maritime heritage closer to the public from an experiential, emotional and sensory perspective.

'AWAVES' will promote actions aimed at the active participation of local communities, the intergenerational transmission of knowledge and the creation of spaces for meeting and exchange centred on Atlantic maritime culture.

Main activities:

• Creating spaces for knowledge transmission (memory lighthouses).
• Designing sensory routes linked to maritime heritage and the experience of the area.
• Organising meetings and knowledge exchanges among communities.
• Promoting maritime heritage through innovative cultural and technological formats.
• Developing actions for cultural transmission and citizen participation.

WORK PACKAGE 3: Navigable Innovation

This package promotes innovation, experimentation and the creation of new tools for cultural transmission through the use of technology, social participation and collaboration among areas.

'WAVES' is committed to innovative formats for learning, collective creation and cultural dissemination, integrating culture, technology and cooperation as tools for promoting Atlantic maritime heritage.

Main activities:

• Developing itinerant schools.
• Organising international hackathons and collaborative innovation spaces.
• Creating digital content and new cultural narratives (wave culture).
• Implementing participatory tools for learning and experimenting.
• Innovative dissemination of maritime heritage through cultural and technological formats.