Pavel Kats

Executive Director Jewish Heritage Network Netherlands, NL Cultural Heritage

Pavel is Jewish Heritage Network’s Co-founder. He is responsible for JHN strategy, product roadmap and fundraising. Prior to it, Pavel worked for several years at Europeana in technology roles. He holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

News posts

Title:

Show window west side J. Obrecht Synagogue]

Creator:

Elte, Harry (1880-1944) Bogtman, Willem (1882-1955)

Date:

1920 - 1925

Institution:

Jewish Historical Museum

Country:

Netherlands

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 23 January 2023 Pavel Kats

Discover how the J-Ark project connects data aggregation with preservation

Projects

The J-Ark project aims to explore how aggregation of cultural heritage content can be connected with its long-term preservation. Find out more about the project’s work, discover how its insights are relevant to data spaces, and join an upcoming event which explores this topic.

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Title:

Detail from 'Tourist Still Life'

Creator:

Dohnány, Miloš

Date:

1925/1945

Institution:

Slovak national gallery

Country:

Slovakia

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 13 July 2022 Pavel Kats

How the Jewish History Tours project is showcasing Jewish heritage across Europe

Projects Generic-services

The Jewish History Tours project aims to engage the public with Jewish heritage through innovative tourism experiences built using digital collections. With the project halfway through, we hear about the self-guided audio tours it has developed.

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Title:

Friends

Creator:

Hanna Hirsch-Pauli

Date:

1900/1907

Institution:

Nationalmuseet

Country:

Sweden

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 26 January 2021 Pavel Kats

Judaica Europeana 2.0: the aggregation platform for Jewish heritage content to Europeana

Data publication Projects Cultural Heritage Institutions Generic-services Judaica

Pavel Kats looks back on the accomplishments of the Europeana Generic Services project Judaica Europeana 2.0, and discusses how the project consortium has revived the Judaica Europeana aggregator.

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Title:

David George van Lennep (1712-97), Senior Merchant of the Dutch Factory at Smyrna, and his Wife and Children

Creator:

Lennep, David George van

Date:

1769 - 1771

Institution:

Rijksmuseum

Country:

Netherlands

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 24 July 2020 Pavel Kats

Interacting with the Culture Chatbot

Projects Cultural Heritage Institutions Generic-services Artificial-intelligence

The Europeana Generic Services project Culture Chatbot aimed to help cultural heritage institutions to use chatbots to engage visitors, help them find content and answer common questions. Find out more about what the project achieved and the different chatbots it developed.

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Title:

The Culture Chatbot on the CulturaItalia website

Creator:

Culture Chatbot

Date:

2019

Institution:

Culture Chatbot

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 18 November 2019 Pavel Kats Georgia Evans

The Culture Chatbot - engaging visitors with your collections

Collections Projects Cultural Heritage Institutions Creative industries Projects

How can cultural heritage institutions use chatbots to engage visitors, help them find content and answer common questions? The Culture Chatbot project has been exploring these questions, and in this post Pavel Kats from the Jewish Heritage Network, the organisation behind the project, explains the work they have done so far and how you can benefit from their expertise.

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