IFGA26 Categories > Heritage

Heritage

Working on a project exploring the past and its role in shaping place?

This category is likely a good fit.

This category focuses on how children and young people shape how heritage is understood, valued and carried forward.

Projects may vary in scale and stage — from early ideas through to implemented change.

It includes work where their input influences:

  • interpretation of history

  • preservation decisions

  • how heritage informs future use of place

The key is past ↔ future connection, not present-day cultural expression.

What this includes

  • Input shaping heritage interpretation

  • Contributions influencing preservation or legacy

  • Work connecting history to future use of place

  • Changes to how heritage is understood or valued

What counts

  • Evidence of changed interpretation or approach

  • Decisions influenced by young people’s input

  • Outcomes affecting how heritage is used or understood

This doesn’t include

  • Cultural expression focused on the present (→ Culture)

  • Learning about history without application

  • Projects without connection to place

If your work spans multiple areas, choose the category that best represents what was shaped. If it fits within two categories, submit each application separately as an original entry

Submissions open 2nd June 2026

Examples of strong submissions
These illustrate how children and young people have shaped how heritage is understood, interpreted and carried forward.

  • Young people’s input influenced how history is interpreted or presented in a place.

  • Contributions shaped decisions about preservation or future use of heritage.

  • Young people helped connect past narratives to how a place is used today.

  • Input informed how heritage is valued or communicated.

  • Projects where young people’s involvement changed how heritage is understood or applied.

Eligibility

You can submit as a client, public body, or project partner — not just a delivery organisation.