PARTNERS

‘AWAVES’ is a European cooperation project bringing together organisations from Spain, Portugal, France and Ireland specialising in maritime cultural heritage, digital innovation, public engagement, sustainable tourism, cultural communication and regional development.


Through collaboration among public administrations, cultural organisations, technology centres and academic institutions, the project promotes a common strategy aimed at enhancing the value of Atlantic maritime heritage and developing new opportunities linked to culture, the region and the blue economy.

The project partners bring together knowledge, experience and complementary skills in fields such as research, digital innovation, cultural communication, citizen participation and the development of pilot actions across different regions of the Atlantic area.

  • Provincial Council of Pontevedra (Spain). Lead partner and general coordinator. Responsible for strategic management and institutional coordination, focusing on promoting the intangible maritime heritage of the province of Pontevedra, particularly linked to memory, sea-related trades and the identity of Galician coastal communities.
  • European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology (ERNATC, Ireland). Specialised in digital innovation and technological development, with experience in the digital preservation and promotion of maritime cultural heritage. Its contribution to the project will focus on traditional fishing heritage and the coastal identity of County Donegal (Ireland), supporting innovative approaches to safeguarding and disseminating maritime cultural heritage.
  • Local Council of Viana do Castelo (Portugal). A local authority centred on preserving and promoting the maritime and coastal traditions along the Viana do Castelo coastline, particularly those linked to traditional uses of the sea and local culture.
  • CCG/ZGDV Institute. Centre for Computer Graphics (Portugal). Specialised in digital technologies applied to cultural heritage, among other fields, it contributes to the development of innovative solutions for digital documentation, interpretation, management and dissemination of heritage assets.
  • CORLAB PLUS Association. Radio BOA (France). Responsible for the communication activities of the project. Its area of intervention focuses on audio content and podcasts, documentation, digital storytelling and cultural dissemination related to the memory and maritime heritage of the Atlantic area.
  • Bretagne Culture Diversité/Sevenadurioù (France). Organisation specialised in the preservation, research and dissemination of intangible cultural heritage, as well as in the accessibility and promotion of digital heritage resources.
  • Cultural Development Agency in the Azores (ADCA, Portugal). A non-profit association focused on developing activities and projects that contribute to the promotion and dissemination of knowledge, culture, and cultural, traditional and identity-based heritage, both tangible and intangible, centred on the Azores archipelago.
  • University of Vigo (Spain). Responsible for developing the project’s shared methodology, providing scientific and methodological support for research actions, territorial analysis, heritage documentation and impact assessment.

Associated partners

  • Turismo de Galicia (Galician Agency for Tourism, Spain). A partner organisation whose work is centred on promoting tourism, enhancing the region and engaging with the Galician tourism ecosystem, thereby helping to disseminate the project’s activities.
  • Arousa Moza Association (Spain). A partner organisation involved in youth participation, citizen involvement and engagement with the local coastal network of the coastal inlet Ría de Arousa, contributing to community involvement and the intergenerational transmission of maritime heritage.

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