We are delighted to announce the finalists of the Heritage in Motion Award 2025. The winners of each category, as well as the overall winner of Heritage in Motion, will be revealed during the Award Ceremony on 26 September at the Money Museum in Budapest, held within the framework of the European Museum Academy Conference. The ceremony will also be livestreamed, allowing participants from all over the world to join us online.

The 2025 edition marks the 11th edition of the Award and, for the very first time, it has been open to projects worldwide. Until 2024, Heritage in Motion focused on safeguarding and documenting European heritage; this year, we are proud to celebrate inspiring initiatives from across four continents – Europe, Asia, America, and Oceania.

The list of finalists, presented below by country with their respective categories, reflects the extraordinary diversity and creativity of the projects submitted. Out of a remarkable pool of entries – each valuable in its own way – the jury has carefully selected 17 finalists for 2025.

Heritage Audioviduals
–      Filming Living Heritage – Belgium
–      Skammata – Cyprus
–      Hands Deep – A journey into demoscene – Finland
–      You are at the National Museum – Qatar– Candidate from “Museums in Short” Award
–      Bled Castle – Slovenia
–      Day Release – UK

New Digital Experience
–      Mouthful of Dust – Australia
–      The House of Mrs. L – Germany
–      Gorithia – Through the folds of time – Italy
–      Genius Loci – Italy
–      Invisible Houses – Slovenia – Link
–      When We Went In: The D-Day Experience in Light and Sound – USA

Virtual And Augmented Reality
–      Galileo VR – Life, discoveries, the process – Italy
–      HistoryCity – Italy/UK
–      Soviet War Cemetery Experience – Netherlands
–      Walk of Memory – Slovenia
–      Haghia Sophia Visiting Area – Turkey – Link

We warmly thank all participants for the exceptional quality of the projects submitted and wish everyone the best of luck for the final ceremony!