Evaluation and Research

Launched in 2025, this milestone report uses the Cultural Protection Fund community as a starting point. It contains in-depth analysis with deep dives into nine technologies, cutting-edge case studies and recommendations for the future of heritage protection. 

The Cultural Protection Fund commissioned Aleph Strategies and the Centre on Armed Groups to conduct research into the role of non-state armed groups in the protection of cultural heritage.

The project aimed to test the hypothesis that engaging with non-state armed groups for the protection of cultural heritage provides opportunities for peace-building. Read the full report.

Published in 2025, this resource comes out of ‘Connecting Cultural Heritage’ (CCH), a programme commissioned by the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund.

The idea was to find a way for people working in cultural heritage who share similar challenges all over the world to come together, learn from each other and form a supportive network.

The learnings from programme designers and facilitators of CCH have been distilled into this report by the Audience Agency. 

The Cultural Protection Fund awarded follow-up evaluation grants in 2022 to selected projects, aiming to explore medium-term impacts and diverse evaluation approaches.

Download these reports on this page.

The British Council commissioned ERS to undertake an independent evaluation of the first phase of their grant programme delivered between 2016 and 2020 (not inclusive of the Fund's extension year to 2021 in which further funding as awarded).

Read the full report.