European Maritime Heritage (EMH) is a non-governmental organization for private owners of traditional ships, as well as for maritime museums and other interested bodies. It was founded in 1995.
The objectives of EMH are to encourage mutual cooperation between the extensive community of organizations in Europe, including museums, involved in keeping maritime heritage alive, to act as a conduit for the flow of advice and assistance between such organizations to contribute to the mutual understanding of different maritime cultures and increase public awareness of those cultures, to identify and promote historic water-borne links between European regions, publicizing the role of waterways as a cultural bridge between the nations, to study and resolve common problems identified in the course of preserving and operating traditional craft in Europe. Further information: emh-org.com/wp/our-story/