Culture Lab provides technical support and specialized expertise in the field of project management and monitoring, as well as for field and office-based studies and evaluations in Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa.
Expertise
ACP-EU Culture programme (2019-2025)
Since July 2019 and until January 2025, Culture Lab is providing technical support and specialized expertise in the framework of the Technical Assistance Unit in charge of the management of the ACP-EU Culture programme. The ACP-EU Culture programme (2019-2025) is a programme implemented by the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and funded by…
Culture Advisory Services (2017-2025)
As from January 2017, Culture Lab takes part in a technical assistance providing advisory and capacity building services as well as technical support to the European Commission with a view to: – Support the continuing definition and/or adaptation of EU policies on culture in development– Improve the quality of the EU assistance (programs and projects)…
“Transbook” – implementation of a monitoring methodology
Transbook is a European initiative to promote the digital transition and internationalisation of the children’s publishing industry. Transbook is co-financed by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and operated by seven European partners from the children’s publishing industry. Culture Lab has been assigned the mission to draft a methodology for the on-going monitoring…
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Euromed Heritage IV Programme – Regional Monitoring and Support Unit ENPI-South
The Euromed Heritage IV Programme (2008-2012) has mainly pursued the strategy defined by the previous EH programmes, while focusing its activities towards the awareness-raising and the public outreach about cultural heritage. The general objective was to strengthen and consolidate mutual understanding and dialogue between cultures by the promotion of Mediterranean cultural heritage and public awareness-raising.…
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Cultural heritage & social and economic development
Organisation, on behalf of the EU (EuropeAid) and the Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA, Benin) of an international workshop on “Cultural heritage & social and economic development”. This event was held in the premises of EPA, Porto-Novo (Benin), from the 7th to the 10th February 2011. The workshop targeted task managers from European Union Delegations…
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Technical and financial quality assessment of cultural projects in West bank & Gaza Strip
Since 1996 and following the launching of the Barcelona Process on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, the European Commission funds local and regional cultural activities in the Mediterranean Countries. The cultural activities are submitted by organisers from one or more Mediterranean partners to the Delegations of the European Commission in the countries of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. In…
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Evaluation and prospective mission on the EU support to the cultural sector in Mali
The support program to the cultural policy of Mali (P.A.P.C.M. – 8th EDF) was organized in several chapters, for a global amount of 4.8 million euro: – “Support to cultural heritage” (budget 2.15 M€) – “Support to creativity” (budget 1.26 M€) – “PSIC” – programme de soutien aux initiatives culturelles (budget 0.7 M€) – “Coordination,…
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Evaluation des Rencontres de la Photographie africaine de Bamako (5th & 6th edition)
The 5th edition of the “Rencontre de la Photographie africaine” Carried out for the Direction of the “Rencontres de la Photographie africaine” [March to May 2004], this evaluation mission has allowed a global appraisal of the “Rencontres” since their creation, in 1994, until the 5th edition, held in Bamako from the 20th October to the…
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Study mission on cultural heritage and the decentralisation process in Mali
Mali has a very important cultural heritage. In this context, it is essential to equip the country with museums enabling the safeguard, at the local and regional level, of the resources of the past while promoting the Malian cultural life in her diversity and its spontaneousness. Today, the decentralized institutional framework (regions, circles, municipalities) benefits…
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Evaluation of the Med’Act project
Culture Lab has carried out the ex-post evaluation of the MED’ACT project (Mediterranean Europe Development Action of Cities and Towns), phases 1 and 2, on behalf of the City of Bordeaux and the European Commission. This mission, in 2 phases, has been carried out between 07/2003 and 11/2006. Download the Phase 1 evaluation report (.pdf)…
Evaluation of the Kaleidoscope, Ariane and Raphael EU cultural programmes
Ex-post evaluation of the European support programmes for culture Kaleidoscope (contemporary creation), Ariane (Books and reading) and Raphael (cultural heritage). Setting up of the evaluation methodology, interviews of the cultural organisations on th field and writing of a final report. ◄ BACK TO EXPERTISE LIST
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