Why MACU is needed
Many seniors face social isolation, digital exclusion and limited participation in civic and democratic life. Their knowledge, memories and perspectives are still too often missing from public discussion.
Culture / memory / dialogue / democracy
Culture brings memory into democratic life.
MACU connects seniors from Poland, Slovakia and Romania through cultural heritage, personal stories and shared European values.
Erasmus+ · KA210-ADU2025–2026
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About MACU
Experience deserves a place in public life.
Making Culture a Powerful Tool of Involving Seniors into Democratic Life responds to isolation and low civic participation by creating spaces where seniors learn, speak and shape community life together.
MACU is an international Erasmus+ KA210-ADU partnership connecting organisations in Poland, Slovakia and Romania — three countries with related historical experiences and shared social challenges.
3countries
12months
120+participants
Culture as a democratic tool
Cultural heritage, art, historical memory and personal stories become starting points for dialogue. Seniors participate as active creators through learning journeys, discussions, poetry, storytelling and intergenerational cooperation.
What the project builds
MACU strengthens democratic awareness, critical thinking and shared European values while developing inclusive adult-learning methods. A joint performance, digital platform and e-book will help the results live beyond the project.
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Activities
From cultural memory to active citizenship
Culture · history · creativity · dialogue
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Partnership
Three countries, one shared purpose
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News
What is happening in MACU
RADIOMACU on Radio PiK: seniors and young people create democracy together
Polskie Radio PiK presents how seniors from Toruń and European partners are working with young people on democratic participation, memories and a shared performance.
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NEWSLETTER 02Second MACU newsletter: Power of Poetry in Timișoara
The second newsletter presents the transnational meeting in Timișoara, the intergenerational Power of Poetry workshop, cultural activities and the partners’ work on the project methodology and e-book.
PDF · MACU Project Newsletter 02 · ENOpen the newsletter ↗EPALEThe Power of Poetry: intergenerational dialogue through culture
An EPALE article shares insights from the MACU meeting in Timișoara and shows how poetry, cultural heritage and intergenerational dialogue can strengthen European values.
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NEWSLETTER 01The first chapter of MACU in Košice
The first project newsletter presents the kick-off meeting, Journey for Knowledge and the next steps in Slovakia, Poland and Romania.
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EPALECulture as a path to seniors’ democratic participation
This good-practice article presents how MACU uses culture, historical memory and non-formal learning to involve seniors more actively in civic and democratic life.
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Gallery
Learning through places and stories
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