The Nordic Centre of Heritage Learning and Creativity (NCK) is a Nordic-Baltic research and development centre owned by museums and archives in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Founded in 2005, NCK is headquartered in Östersund, Sweden.
NCK conducts and promotes research to deepen understanding of the importance and role of heritage in the present and future. NCK firmly believes that heritage can foster the development of new competencies and contribute to building a sustainable and inclusive society where learning is a lifelong process. NCK’s focus is on learning through heritage, not merely learning historical facts.
Current and recent projects revolve around volunteer management—engaging volunteers in co-creating heritage in museums and archives—and leveraging cultural heritage to build resilience and develop innovative solutions to address climate change. As a means of creating and evaluating project impacts, NCK frequently employs the Generic Learning Outcomes (GLO) framework, a tool for assessing how heritage affects visitors.
NCK bridges practice, policy, and research through national and international projects in collaboration with cultural heritage institutions, universities, and regional actors across the Nordic and Baltic countries and Europe. Additionally, NCK regularly organizes courses, conferences, and workshops involving participants from the Nordic-Baltic heritage sector.
