Back to the future...of your neighborhood: urban transformations of a neighborhood through its memory and history

Back to the future...of your neighborhood is a cultural initiative based in North-East Paris that engages local communities in co-creating narratives rooted in memory, heritage, and urban change. By combining artistic practice, digital tools, and participatory methods, the project reactivates the identity of places through the lived experiences of their inhabitants.

OBJECTIVES
• Empower citizens to shape their neighborhoods through storytelling and creative exploration.
• Promote digital literacy and visual culture, especially in underserved areas.
• Valorise urban memory to foster belonging, identity, and intergenerational dialogue.

KEY ACTIVITIES
• Storytelling workshops and memory archives
• Urban walks and sensitive mapping
• Mobile apps and digital tools for place-based narratives. •Public art installations and cultural events

Aligned with the New European Bauhaus and Horizon Europe, the project fosters inclusive, sustainable, and creative urban development.

It contributes to: • Cultural heritage as a driver for innovation
• Digital inclusion and civic participation
• The cultural dimension of the green and just transition

By weaving memory and innovation, Back to the future...of your neighborhood helps shape more connected and resilient urban futures.

This is an existing pilot project that was tested in Rosa Parks (North east of Paris) and that can be adapted to another neighborhood in another European city as needed.