International Journal of Education & the Arts Editors Christopher M. Schulte University of Arkansas Eeva Anttila University of the Arts Helsinki Kristine Sunday Old Dominion University Tawnya Smith Boston University Christina Gray Edith Cowan University http://www.ijea.org/ ISSN: 1529-8094 Volume 21 Number 33 November 5, 2020 Crafting the City: Promoting Heritage Awareness Through Craft Making in a Historical Town Anna Kouhia University of Helsinki, Finland Marja-Leena Rönkkö University of Turku, Rauma Campus, Finland Citation: Kouhia, A. & Rönkkö, M. (2020). Crafting the city: Promoting heritage awareness through craft making in a historical town. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 21(33). http://doi.org/10.26209/ijea21n33 Abstract This paper reports on a project designed to promote the understanding of the World Heritage site of Old Rauma, Finland, with the help of craft activities. Through fieldwork and an analysis of the data collected from two craft interventions, the paper examines how craft making can serve as a medium to celebrate a sense of place and inspire people to deliberate the role that heritage occupies in their everyday lives. Based on the study, it can be concluded that attention needs to be placed on the teaching and learning of creative practices in order to contribute to the makers’