Contacto and Virgule feature Emblem's Luxembourg Passport

Contacto and Virgule profile Daniel Michels and the Luxembourg Passport, tracing how Emblem turns real places, local creativity, and cultural stories into a digital collection.

Publisher
Emblem: Digital Souvenirs
Editorial
Emblem Editorial
Published
July 22, 2026
Source basis
Contacto and Virgule

This article references material from contacto.lu alongside Emblem reporting.

Read the original Contacto feature

Contacto and Virgule profile Daniel Michels and the Luxembourg Passport, tracing how Emblem turns real places, local creativity, and cultural stories into a digital collection. This article sits inside the wider Emblem news archive covering launches, programme support, Emblem creator projects and public recognition.

Article text

Contacto and Virgule have published a new profile of Emblem: Digital Souvenirs and the Luxembourg Passport.

Reported by journalist Tiago Rodrigues, with photographs by Chris Karaba, the feature follows Daniel Michels and explains how Emblem turns visits to real places into a cultural collection held on a phone.

The article traces the idea back to Expo 2020 Dubai and follows the project's development through the Covid period, its selection for the Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme, and the launch of a live passport spanning Luxembourg.

The coverage presents the Luxembourg Passport as a cultural guide for visitors, newcomers, residents, and families, while also exploring Emblem's ambition to create cultural passports for places and communities around the world.

The original article is available in Portuguese on Contacto and in French on Virgule.