Historical Horizons: Shared Stories - an EU project

Are you involved in one of these: youth work, teaching, multimedia art, history, or computer science? Are you passionate about creativity, culture, and innovation? Are you curious on how we can share our historical records and turn them into storytelling? Are you seeking opportunities to enhance your skills, connect with like-minded professionals, and create lasting impact through youth work? If yes, this is your chance to be part of an inspiring journey!

What and When

Historical Horizons: Shared Stories (working title) is a one-week event in Copenhagen from September 21- 27 2025.

This project aims to empower you and other youth involved by unlocking the potential of cultural archives, equipping them with tools and methodologies to creatively engage young people with history, promote inclusive narratives, and leverage digital innovation to preserve cultural heritage. We want to promote critical thinking, and intercultural dialogue through creative approaches such as digital storytelling, cultural preservation, and multimedia engagement.

We will organize courses in: art, programming, music and history and culture. We use informal and informal learning in our workshops that will be hands-on where we share and discuss our perspectives. Participants do not need to be experts. We will have a nice time together and make new connections and friendships among people in games or education. In our project, we will understand history, storytelling and museums better by looking at how we can best share information about history and tell stories based on history. We expect to have this fully funded, and thus we will pay for stay, transportation and green meals (from breakfast to dinner) while in the event. Participating is free! Transportation to/from Copenhagen will be reimbursed.

Other than workshops we also plan to organize:

• Excursions and Cultural Visits: Visit museums, archives, and cultural sites in Copenhagen to gain real-world insights into storytelling and preservation.

• Creative Labs: Collaborate in teams to co-create innovative educational tools, including digital exhibits and cultural resources. Experiment with gamified learning methods to make history engaging for young people.

• Role-Playing and Simulations: Engage in hands-on activities like designing inclusive museum exhibits or solving real-world cultural challenges.

• Dissemination Activities: Contribute to advocacy campaigns and presentations to share project results. Help develop toolkits and digital archives that will be made accessible to youth workers globally.

Relevance of the Project:

The project addresses key challenges for multimedia storytellers and teachers who want to gain access to historical information. Currently, nonscholars have limited access to historical records and it is hard to search historical museum databases. Bridging the gap between cultural heritage and youth engagement fosters a deeper understanding of history’s relevance to contemporary social issues while equipping youth workers with digital skills and sustainable practices. These competencies are essential for creating impactful and inclusive learning experiences in a rapidly changing cultural and technological landscape.

Who - Criteria

To be eligible to be involved you must be between 18-30 years of age and have an address in one of our partner countries: Denmark, Germany, Ukraine, Sweden, France, or Poland. We have plenty of room in these countries, thus you are more than welcome to recommend a friend or co-worker! You do not need to be an expert in history, computer science, teaching, or media/culture, but you need to have a connection to them and if you apply to join you have to be able to fully join the program on the listed dates. Also, you need to be able to communicate in English, we expect you to be fluent or almost fluent. Examples of relevant backgrounds: Creative arts, digital media, storytelling, games, Cultural heritage, history, museum work, education, community engagement, youth advocacy, digital innovation, and IT.

We also expect you to contribute to the project by helping out at the event with practical matters such as cleaning, photography, cooking ect.

Co-organize and or facilitate

We are also looking for people who are interested in co-organizing the project. This involves the planning and execution of the project. Like co-designing the program, and plans, and communicating with stakeholders, partners, and participants. Thus you can be involved in shaping what will happen at the event and how and who we will work with!

Another role we are looking for is people who would like to facilitate a workshop at the event. Planning and coordination will take place online but we are also paying for a small preparation visit, beforehand in September.

Where

The project will be held in Copenhagen. Some days we will have outside activities, and there will be a few excursions some of the days around the city too. Organizers will be accommodated with participants in hostel rooms booked at Steel House Copenhagen. 

If you don’t want to stay at Steel House, you have to buy a stay elsewhere which you pay for yourself.

Interested in being involved?

Apply at our application side at thehub.io, NOT ON MAIL

For co-organizers and facilitators, we would like to hear from you as soon as possible, preferably before the 10th of February, after that date, you can still apply and you can still be involved if we have space!. We will invite you to a short online call in the afternoon to discuss it further.

So do not use the listed mail address to apply, actual application must be submitted at thehub.io

Remember we have more openings so please feel free to refer this to a friend or co-worker.