TRANS MARIS at the AMMM Forum in Chania
09/11/2026
The TRANS MARIS team took part in the 31st Forum of the Association of Mediterranean Maritime Museums, held in Chania, Crete, from 22 to 25 October 2026. The Forum brought together maritime museums and heritage professionals to exchange ideas about safeguarding and sharing maritime heritage.
The team presented “Learning by Doing: Intergenerational Transmission of Maritime Heritage through the TRANS MARIS Project.” Tamara Nikolić Đerić, Eni Ladavac and Davide Gnola showed how the project’s mentoring programme connects young people with experienced practitioners and gives them opportunities to learn through direct experience. The presentation introduced a programme involving 20 young mentees and 100 hours of learning per participant, combining expert sessions, practical workshops and a six-day sailing expedition from Rovinj to Venice and Cesenatico. They were accompanied by Ennio Cherin, one of the mentors, demonstrating the power of transgenerational transmission.
Eni’s contribution made a particular impression. She received a special round of applause, and participants showed keen interest in her experience as a young mentee and active ambassador for maritime heritage. They especially praised TRANS MARIS for involving young people directly in conferences and cultural activities connected with maritime heritage, giving them a voice and a meaningful role.
This message became a fil rouge throughout the Forum: the need to involve young people actively in the life of maritime heritage. Their participation helps ensure that traditional knowledge is passed on and that young generations can shape how this heritage is understood and shared in the future.
The TRANS MARIS team brought the perspectives of young mentees, mentors and heritage professionals into the wider Mediterranean exchange, opening up new opportunities for dialogue and collaboration.
