This article presents the design, implementation, and preliminary outcomes of the project Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage and Participation, conducted by the University of Perugia in 2023–2025. Grounded in participatory action research, pedagogy, narratology, interpretive anthropology, the project explores how narrative and translational practices can foster a more democratic interpretation of cultural heritage. Focusing on three areas of Umbria—Perugia, Spoleto, and the Valnerina—the research developed two main pathways: the narrative re-appropriation of space through autobiographical storytelling and walking interviews, and the creative translation of experiences via collective visual practices and lexical mapping. An additional quantitative–qualitative survey extended the investigation to youth perceptions of cultural heritage and the role of reading as intangible heritage. The methodology followed a choice-point participatory approach, aiming to activate subjective and biographical engagement with shared spaces and to encourage the co-construction of meaning. Over 700 participants and 220 territorial actors were directly or indirectly involved. The diversity and richness of the collected data invite an incoming interdisciplinary analysis capable of capturing the processes of cultural citizenship formation and the dynamic negotiation of public spaces and cultural heritage through participatory knowledge practices.