Petroculture’s Intersections with The Cultural Heritage sector in the context of green transitions

Project Information

PITCH

Grant agreement ID: 101132385

DOI

10.3030/101132385

EC signature date 6 November 2023

Start date 1 December 2023

End date 30 November 2027

Funded under

• Culture, creativity and inclusive society

Total cost

€ 2 737 165,00

EU contribution

€ 2 737 164,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITETET I STAVANGER
Norway

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PITCH (Petroculture’s Intersections with The Cultural Heritage sector in the context of green transitions)

Reporting period: 2023-12-01 to 2024-11-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

Petrocultures refer to societies and cultures deeply intertwined with the extraction, production, and consumption of fossil fuels, particularly petroleum. Understanding these petrocultures is crucial for engaging citizens and fostering environmentally transformative shifts in behaviours and perspectives. The PITCH project illuminates how cultural heritage can engage with petroculture’s impact on societies. Cultural heritage, whether in the form of objects, sites, or landscapes, can be mobilised directly in imagining alternative sustainable futures. Through collaborative pilot interventions with cultural heritage institutions and a comprehensive toolkit, PITCH equips heritage practitioners and policymakers to navigate green transitions confidently, ensuring a lasting imprint on Europe’s diverse landscape.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

During the first reporting period (01/12/2023-30/11/2024), the beneficiaries worked primarily on Work Package 1 Mapping the Intersections, along with associated work falling within the three overarching work packages WP6 Project Management, WP7 Dissemination and Communication, and WP8 Ethics.
Significant progress was made on WP1 through team efforts to define petrocultures and critical heritage studies as concepts and establish methods for generating new kinds of insights in heritage practices. Through an intensive team workshop meeting at Lusto in August which involved sharing the data so far collected and drafts of the WP1 outputs, the team came to consensus on our working approaches to both petrocultures and cultural heritage. The first version of the PITCH Annotated Bibliography was released and is available on the PITCH website (https://pitch-horizon.eu/). The data collected in WP1 will provide the historical and contextual background leading to the interventions in museums, landscapes, and industrial sites for later work packages.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

The project is still in its early stages and the first year has been spent preparing for the work packages that will create impact.