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Posted on Monday July 19, 2021
Updated on Monday October 21, 2024
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Explore the latest news from the common European data space for cultural heritage, Europeana Initiative and cultural heritage sector as we work towards digital transformation.
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Acquisition of morphometric criteria for a Gallic pottery sherd using photogrammetry.
Bibracte, an archaeological heritage site in France, is digitising 400 archaeological artefacts in 3D as part of the Eureka3D project. Academics and scientists at Bibracte are taking this opportunity to learn more about the technical aspects and requirements of 3D digitisation.
Artificial intelligence holds huge potential for cultural heritage collections and institutions. The EuropeanaTech Community invites the HAICu project to share how they will build on collaborations between researchers and heritage institutions to explore new applications of artificial intelligence.
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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
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 Cyprus share insights into their multiple submitted assets, which include the Castle of Paphos, the archaeological site Khirokitia Vouni and the Lambousa fishing boat.
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Villa d’Este in Tivoli – hologram elaborated by the artist. In copyright.
Archives Portal Europe, an accredited Europeana aggregator for archives from and about Europe, runs a grants scheme to support the digitisation and accessibility of archive material, and research into it. They tell us about the grants, the winners of the latest rounds, and how you can apply!
AI4Culture is a data-space supporting project building an online capacity building hub for the application of artificial intelligence technologies in the cultural heritage sector. Today, the project launches a new interview series which puts the spotlight on AI tools for cultural heritage.
The Europeana Education Community shares why the voice of cultural heritage professionals and educators is crucial in this European election, and encourages you to vote. Europe needs a ‘beating’ cultural heart to survive!
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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
A high-level event organised by the Europeana Foundation and the European Commission, under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, saw the unveiling of the Twin it! pan-European collection of heritage 3D models, the launch of the Twin it! Call to action, and a celebration of the potential of 3D for reuse, access and preservation.
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A house in Fikardou showing the Europa Nostra award Plaque
The preservation team at Cyprus University recently scanned the village of Fikardou, which was in danger of disappearing, in 3D. Discover the processes they followed and how they shared their results on an online platform, resulting in renewed interest and excitement from researchers and tourists alike.
This year’s Online Creative Residency, as part of the Digital Storytelling Festival, is focussing on developing stories with cultural heritage on the theme of ‘journey’. Another European initiative that brings together heritage and journeys is the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe. They share how digital storytelling enhances their Routes.
A recent study from the Cultural AI Lab demonstrates that contentious terms about people and cultures occur frequently in datasets commonly used in the cultural sector. Andrei Nestorov tells us about the study, and shares reflections from the recent ‘AI and heritage’ conference in the Netherlands on how the sector can approach the issue.
In 2023, the Watching Videos Like a Historian project launched a guide with practical tips, information and examples to support cultural heritage institutions to turn audiovisual heritage materials into resources for education. As the Guide is translated into Dutch, we share five reasons to use it!
To mark Europe Day - and get you inspired for the ‘journey’ theme of this year’s Digital Storytelling Festival - we share seven places you can find inspiring journeys through Europe.
