In the past, a range of studies has investigated how individuals encounter and relate to heritage in the role of the visitor and in contexts of designated heritage places and spaces, which are frequently established and administered by the Authorised Heritage Discourses. The majority of these approaches, however, reduce people either to statistical masses to be quantified, or mere ‘users’ and ‘consumers’ of heritage. Thus, these encounters do not capture the complex character of the relationship between individuals and heritage in everyday life. Moreover, the definitions, value, and relevance of authorised heritage (such as monuments, archaeological sites, museums, and similar heritage structures) are thoroughly specified and grounded in statutory texts – yet there is no official consensus on what everyday heritage is, how and why it may be considered valuable, and in what context this might be the case. This dissertation aims to expand on everyday heritage and reflect on how it is valued, both from an official and individual standpoint. Drawing from Critical Discourse Analysis, policy evaluation, and qualitative interviews, it investigates how people create and engage with heritage on a daily basis, as well as how their perceptions of heritage may differ from those of the Authorised Heritage Discourses. Through reflecting on everyday heritage, this research is critical to understanding heritage in its various mundane forms and expressions. This study is also significant in that it addresses the perspectives of non-marginalised individuals and communities, for whom a connection to and specific positioning toward heritage may not be inherent. In short, it seeks to explore heritage beyond its definitions and valuation based on grassroots approaches and (community) activism, which emphasise involving stakeholders from various social backgrounds, and particularly marginalised and minority groups, in official heritage (e)valuation processes – as opposed to individual accounts of heritage and meaning-making in the everyday. The study of everyday heritage can help close the gap in our understanding of what heritage may mean to many people and individuals. In shifting the focus on what (else) is valued as heritage, this research raises awareness of the range and variety of heritage to question its dominant narrative. Especially regarding the realm of the everyday, this can help to reconsider how people attribute significance to the tangible and intangible aspects of heritage around them – beyond the authorised and official.