Projects and Collaborations

We continuously work in project format with varying structures. In terms of duration, collaborations can range from a few months to several years. We operate both locally, nationally, and internationally. What all projects have in common is that they enrich and develop the activities, focusing on promoting and safeguarding the oral storytelling tradition. We aim to stimulate oral storytelling both as a cultural form and as a means of communication and exchange of experiences among people.
Feel free to contact us for more detailed information: kontakt@sagobygden.se

Creative Europe –  Living Heritage Journeys. Ongoing 2024-2027.
A collaboration with Thomas More University in Belgium and a group of UNESCO-accredited NGOs from several countries to explore innovative and creative processes for integrating living cultural heritage into the tourism sector.
Read more about the project

Creative Europe – Cassandra. Ongoing 2024-2025.
A project for young storytellers representing five international storytelling festivals in Europe. The aim is to enhance the capacity of both storytellers and storytelling organizations to work internationally, reach new audiences, and highlight the role of culture in society.
Read more about the project

Read the Newsletter December 2024

The Kamprad Project – Everyone Has a Story
A storytelling project aimed at fostering conversations and creating meaningful connections for retirees. Through these discussions, participants can share their memories and gain new insights into themselves. There is also an opportunity to write and reflect on how life experiences have shaped them. Three groups have been established in each of the three municipalities of Sagobygden. Each group consists of a maximum of eight participants and is led by a storyteller from Sagobygden. The eight sessions each have a specific theme that participants are encouraged to share their stories about. All documentation is reserved exclusively for the participants.

COMPLETED PROJECTS

Erasmus+ – Storytelling – a key to inclusive society. 2023-2024
The city of Kuldīga in Latvia is facing a nomination as cultural heritage within the World Heritage Convention, and they are seeking inspiration from The Land of Legends Sweden to utilize our method in creating an inclusive city for the future.”
Project number: NR. 2022-2-LV01-KA210-ADU-000099986.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

A documentation video about the projcet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll4Yf8POhgY

Erasmus+ – Sharing intangible cultural heritage knowledge in Nordic and Baltic Region
One goal is to increase awareness of the intangible cultural heritage, it’s social and cultural significance among various professional stakeholders. To establish and strengthen networks for collaboration and exchange between experts on intangible cultural heritage and organizations in the Nordic-Baltic region.