Cultural heritage enhanced by digital technologies is a field that the European Commission (EC) has conscientiously advocated for with policy frameworks and funding programmes. One of the axes the European Union (EU) guidelines revolve around, is public outreach. Many research projects have been realized accordingly, complying with the general requirements, but how are they applied in practice? The aim of this study is to map EU-funded cultural heritage research projects that employ digital technologies from a user-centred perspective. The objectives are to identify key characteristics of the projects, to classify the projects, and to identify their intentions for public outreach. The concepts of digitization, accessibility, user experience, classification schemata and the EC theoretical perspective on the field comprise the underlying theoretical framework of the thesis’ approach. The results show a diversity of applications, and conclusions indicate a general shift towards a user-centred perspective, openness and connectedness. It should be noted, however, that project intentions are heavily directed by policy framework requirements.