Programme Summary

Towards a Living European Sound Heritage
KeyboardHeritage.eu is about more than instruments. It is about restoring Europe’s musical sound to the monuments and sites where it belongs, to its communities, and to its future. It is about ensuring that this shared heritage remains alive, audible, and meaningful for generations to come.

  • Two in-person symposia in Utrecht, parallel to the Festival Early Music Utrecht
  • Nine webinars in three thematic rounds
  • Development of a sustainable stakeholder platform and toolkits for Europe-wide practice

The programme adopts an approach structured around interactive exchange, co-creation and best practice sharing.

It will be moderated by Davide Grosso, Director of Programmes & Partnerships, International Music Council.

This is a free-of-charge programme, financially supported through the third round of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science’s programme for the implementation of the Faro Convention.

Launch Symposium


Utrecht, 3 and 4 September 2026

Official launch of the European Keyboard Heritage Network

Hosted in parallel with the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht

Bringing together stakeholders from across Europe

Webinar Programme

2026 – 2027

Nine international webinars (2.5 to 3 hours each).
25 to 45 participants per session.

Structured around three stakeholder clusters

music and performance ecosystems

museums and collection management

heritage sites and musical sound heritage

Thinktank webinar format

expert input

moderated exchange

interactive discussion

synthesis into working documents

European co-creating process generating

a European assessment model for responsible collecting and deaccessioning

guidelines for re-placement and use of instruments in heritage sites

participatory formats for inclusive and multi-vocal heritage practices 

Final Symposium


Utrecht, September 2027

Presentation and validation of results

Public and policy-oriented dissemination

Consolidation of the network as a permanent European structure