Welcome to my website!
Hey there! I’m Vasilka Dimitrovska, a Master of Science in Archaeology 🏺, certified interpretive trainer, heritage consultant 📜, cultural manager 💼, storyteller ✨, content writer 📚 and a creative director of HAEMUS.
I’ve been an associate of the National Geographic Society since 2011 and I am now legally safeguarding the “Martinki Custom” in UNESCO, thanks to a multinational application. Over the past few years, I have a steadfast role as a permanent heritage consultant at Pivara Skopje AD (Coca Cola HBC & Heineken N.V.), regarding their industrial heritage.
My portfolio is full of different achievements, from organizing scientific conferences and exhibitions to providing consultations and trainings for the management and promotion of heritage in Macedonia and the Balkans. I’ve collaborated with individuals, institutions, and companies from various industries to make heritage accessible to all.
At HAEMUS, I’ve created several programs that left a deep mark on many generations. “Grandma March Day” is a UNESCO-recognized program for nurturing, educating, and promoting the “Martinki Custom”, now part of UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible World Cultural Heritage. For saving this tradition from oblivion I got the award as the “Best European Heritage Story in 2020” by the Council of Europe and the European Commission. “SCUPINI ROMANI” is an educational program that promotes ancient Roman culture and heritage, and “Young Explorer” is an innovative educational platform dedicated to children and youth with its own publishing edition. All three programs interweave heritage interpretation and creative industries, and they’re not just educational and pedagogical but also self-sustaining programs that contribute to the socio-economic development of the local community.
Together with HAEMUS, we manage the official website for the archaeo-astronomical site Kokino (www.kokino.mk).
I have published over 25 monographs, books, and manuals (both for adults and for children), alongside with more than 50 scientific papers.
In March 2023, I launched Storytelling Skopje, an educational program that uses interpretive tools to bring heritage to life. In March 2024, I upgraded it to Storytelling Macedonia.
I aim to inspire those interested in the creative industries to explore social entrepreneurship. Therefore, I conduct training sessions several times a year. It brings me great joy to share my extensive experience in heritage interpretation through trainings, seminars, workshops, and webinars.
Over my career, I have worked with thousands of people, demonstrating that in the realm of informal education, the only limit to heritage interpretation is imagination. This opens doors to an incredibly educational and communicative tool. With extensive experience in education, youth services, and working with local communities, I’m committed to preserving, interpreting and promoting the rich heritage.
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CURRENT POSSITIONS
HAEMUS
(Owner/Creative Director)
Nov 2012 – Present
Center for scientific research and promotion of the culture, engaged in research, exploration, education, popularization, promotion and management of the heritage of the Balkan peninsula as a mutual benefit from the past.
Storytelling Macedonia – Interpretive Consulting, Training, Planning, Writing and Design (Owner)
Mar 2024 – Present
Education, Heritage Interpretive Consulting, Heritage Interpretive Training, Product Development, Environmental Sustainability, Communication, Social Game Design, Gamified Activities Design, Storytelling, Copy writing, Content writing, Video editing
Storytelling Skopje – Interpretive Consulting, Training, Planning, Writing and Design (Owner)
Mar 2023 – Present
Education, Heritage Interpretive Consulting, Heritage Interpretive Training, Product Development, Environmental Sustainability, Communication, Social Game Design, Gamified Activities Design, Storytelling, Copy writing, Content writing, Video editing
Pivara Skopje AD
Heritage Consultant
Sep 2018 – Present
Scientific research, Heritage Consulting, Archive Documentation, Heritage Storytelling, Organization of the Museum Depot, Foundation and Consulting of Experience Center and Museum of Pivara Skopje AD
Interpret Europe – European Association for Heritage Interpretation
Certified Interpretive Trainer
Jun 2024 – Present
Country Coordinator Macedonia
Aug 2023 – Present
UNESCO – Safeguarding Custom Martinki in UNESCO
Dec 2017 – Present
Since 2017 together with my organization HAEMUS I am legally safeguarding the “Custom Martinki” (Мартинки, Martenitsa, Mărțișor) inscribe as Intangible Cultural Heritage on UNSCO World Heritage List