Participatory art · Heritage · Imagination

What could a historic niche mean today?

OpenNiches is an experimental and participatory art platform exploring what heritage niches can mean today — and tomorrow.

We explore how heritage can become a living context for meaning, connection and wellbeing.

The first digital exhibition is currently in preparation.

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What new meanings can historic niches hold for people today — and tomorrow?

We explore heritage through

Meaning

Connection

Wellbeing

How we explore

01 Experiment

02 Research

03 Co-create

04 Share

OpenNiches invites artists, citizens and heritage partners to experiment with new possibilities for historic niches.

Together we explore how these spaces can become places for meaning, connection and wellbeing through research, co-creation and imagination.

Exploring the future of heritage, one niche at a time.