Heritage centers are specialized facilities that celebrate culture, tradition, history, and ancestry. These centers seek to preserve and promote the stories, artifacts, and values that have shaped communities, regions, and nations. Depending on their focus and scope, these institutions may be called by various synonyms, such as cultural centers, historical museums, genealogy libraries, archives, cultural institutes, folklore houses, ethnographic museums, national monuments, local landmarks, memorial sites, or living history museums. Regardless of the term used, these centers unite people with a shared sense of identity and belonging, foster intercultural dialogue and understanding, and inspire pride, respect, and appreciation for the rich and diverse heritage of the world.