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Posted on Monday November 14, 2022

Updated on Wednesday August 7, 2024

Projects Cultural Heritage Institutions Data-space

Common European data space for cultural heritage

The common European data space for cultural heritage accelerates the digital transformation of Europe’s cultural sector and fosters the creation and reuse of content in the cultural and creative sectors. 

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United Kingdom

The common European data space for cultural heritage is the new flagship initiative of the European Commission to accelerate the digital transformation of Europe’s cultural sector, and foster the creation and reuse of content in the cultural and creative sectors. The deployment of the common European data space for cultural heritage is funded under Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) of the European Union. 

Find out more about the data space below.

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Data space - supporting projects
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Sweden

Data space - supporting projects

A number of projects facilitate digital transformation and capacity building of the cultural heritage sector within the common European data space for cultural heritage.

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Podcast

The heads of the three pillars of the Europeana Initiative discuss the data space and its opportunities on the Michael Culture EUCropolis podcast - listen below!

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Close Encounters with AI: a deep dive in image content analysis
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Creator:
Max Gruber

Close Encounters with AI: a deep dive in image content analysis

Created: 20 June 2024

Have you ever marvelled at how technology can 'understand' the visual world around us? Explore this fascinating topic - and a new tool - with Henk Vanstappen (digital strategist at Datable) and EFHA’s Marco Rendina as part of the AI4Culture interviews series.

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Finland shares its Twin It! 3D for Europe’s culture story
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Twin it! logo. A composition of Windmolen van Elene by FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0 and Elene windmill by visualdimension, CC BY-NC-ND
Creator:
Ana Moreno
Date:
2023
Institution:
Europeana Foundation
Country:
Netherlands

Finland shares its Twin It! 3D for Europe’s culture story

Created: 17 June 2024

The Twin it! campaign invited EU Member States to submit at least one 3D digitised heritage asset to the common European data space for cultural heritage, and Member States rose to this challenge. Colleagues from the Finnish Heritage Agency share insights into the 3D model chosen by the Ministry of Culture and Education to represent Finland: the Petäjävesi Old Church.

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Europeana Foundation
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
2595 BE Den Haag
Netherlands

Our mission

Europeana empowers the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation. We develop expertise, tools and policies to embrace digital change and encourage partnerships that foster innovation.

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