Scientific and Academic Collaborations
4 April 2025
Promote research and knowledge transfer
The Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec maintains close ties with the research and higher education community in order to promote a better understanding, appreciation and transmission of Quebec’s religious heritage.
By collaborating with researchers, professors, professionals, graduate students and various academic institutions, the Council contributes to enriching knowledge about history, Contemporary issues and practices in the conservation of religious heritage. These partnerships also help to develop innovative projects, foster interdisciplinary thinking and promote the transfer of knowledge to professional circles and local communities.
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Whether it is research in history, art history, religious studies, museology, architecture, archival science or heritage management, the Council acts as a catalyst between scientific knowledge and realities on the ground. The Council welcomes any proposal for collaboration and encourages research projects, internships, dissertations, theses and publications that contribute to publicizing the richness and diversity of Quebec’s religious heritage.
Innovating together: Towards a better integration of religious heritage research
With this in mind, the Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec is currently implementing various initiatives aimed at structuring and strengthening its partnerships with the academic community. It works to establish sustainable bridges with universities and research centres in order to better integrate scientific advances into practices for the valorization and conservation of religious heritage. Efforts are underway to formalize collaborations, support the emergence of interdisciplinary projects, and provide a framework conducive to hosting internships, supervising research work or sharing data and expertise. The Council is also working on mechanisms to facilitate the flow of knowledge between researchers and heritage stakeholders, including by organizing study days, conferences or joint publications. This strategic orientation is part of a desire to create renewed spaces for dialogue between the research community and the realities on the ground, in order to feed a collective reflection on current and future heritage issues.