The Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia, occupied from the 7th to the 4th millennium B.C., is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the eastern Mediterranean. Its remains and the finds from the excavations there have thrown much light on the evolution of...
The archaeological area of Kition consists of two sites: Kathari and Pampoula. It is located within the limits of the modern city of Larnaka. Various finds came to light between the 18th and the 19th century, during excavation work conducted by foreign travellers and...
The archaeological site of Kalavasos lies in a dominant position to the west of the Vasilikos river valley, about 38 km southwest of Larnaka and 45 km south of Lefkosia. It can be seen from thehighway. According to local tradition the name goes back to 327 A.D. when...
Located within the Toyosu area in Tokyo, the teamLab Planets Tokyo is a Digital Museum where audiences could immerse their entire bodies in colossal and interactive artworks. Marking the first of its kind, the museum allows visitors to walk on water, become one with...
Combine 3D reconstruction, serious gaming technologies and intriguing digital storytelling and the result is a new way to access and enjoy underwater archaeological sites, even if you are not a scuba diver. Fabio Bruno, professor of Virtual and Augmented Reality at...
RESEARCHERS FROM DURHAM UNIVERSITY HAVE DECODED THE MEANING OF MARKINGS FOUND IN ICE AGE DRAWINGS, PROVIDING EVIDENCE OF EARLY WRITING AT LEAST 20,000 YEARS AGO. The team were studying cave art, found in at least 400 European caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet and...
In a joint scientific project led by researchers from Egypt and England, the mummy of Ramses II was “digitally unwrapped,” allowing historians to observe the famous pharaoh at the time of his death, at the age of 90, for the first time. Scientists used earlier CT...
The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU), the technology company AutoAgri, and Guideline Geo/MALÅ, started working on a motorized, self-driving geo-radar vehicle. The project aims to streamline archaeological surveys on cultivated land. The...
The icon of Christ and the Virgin Mary covered with gold and silver is located in the Church of Chrysorrogiatissa monastery and is believed to have been painted by the Apostle and Evangelist Luke. According to tradition, the sacred icon was thrown into the sea during...
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A nude portrait of a crouching woman, hidden beneath the surface of a Pablo Picasso painting, has been revealed using Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Imaging Technology and 3D printing. Dubbed "The Lonesome Crouching Nude," the recreation is the work of Oxia Palus,...
The painting, discovered by a Cincinnati Art Museum conservator, might be one of the Post-Impressionist painter’s first self-portraits. Hidden below an 1865 Paul Cézanne still life titled “Still Life With Bread and Eggs,” the Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM) discovered...
Did digital solutions save the cultural sector during the Covid-19 pandemic? The necessary but unplanned and prolonged COVID-19 social distancing requirements have, at least for larger institutions had or were able to put online 360o virtual tours of their...
Will the mythical character of Dracula soon reveal his secrets? Gleb and Svetlana Zilberstein, a couple of scientists ,hope the genetic material left on the letters - such as his sweat, fingerprints and saliva - will given new insight into Dracula's life. Dated August...
Tool using artificial intelligence (AI) - built by Daniel Patt, a software engineer for Google - could hold the key to putting names to some of the many faces, both victims and survivors, in hundreds of thousands of historic photographs. Daniel's website, Numbers to...
Scientists, using an innovative mobile laser method have determined that gold found in ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin. Researchers from several institutions, led by Ernst Pernicka, scientific director of the Curt-Engelhorn Center for Archaeometry...
Archaeologists are working to unveil Nazca geoglyphs stone by stone, but can AI help scientists identify and recover even more of these hillside geoglyphs? For more info watch the video Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIUsEYX1SE
In 2018, a distorted portrait created by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was sold at Christie’s for $432,500 to an unknown phone bidder. This event had a massive impact on both the general public and art communities. Inspired by this groundbreaking purchase,...
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering present-day El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and...
What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial Intelligence is defined as the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. AI is also defined as, An Intelligent Entity Created By humans Capable...
Known as one of the most enlightened minds of antiquity, Pythagoras of Samos left an invaluable legacy to the world. As a renowned mathematician, philosopher, and mystic, Pythagoras’ ideas were tremendously influential on the ancient world. Whilst the 6th century BC...
Technology may have revealed a piece of the long-lost works of Greek astronomer Hipparchus, one of the greatest astronomers of antiquity. Around 130 BC, the great Greek astronomer Hipparchus drew up the very first star catalog ever, containing descriptions and...
Using data from 2,000 C.T. scans of his mummy and other research material, a BBC show in 2014 came up with an updated view of an enduring mystery: what killed the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun? But it was the image the program makers created of what the legendary...
Researchers used algorithms to finish composing Beethoven's 10th Symphony. But can computer programs be as creative as human musicians? Algorithms dominate our everyday lives. Whether driving, working or doing activities, we rely on artificial intelligence, whether we...
As part of her assistive technology research, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering created a sophisticated humanoid robot. The two-foot-tall humanoid robot is a NAO robot. Dubbed by its creators as the Tai Chi leader, it is a highly sophisticated system...
Technology has affected how arts in the modern world, which is very different from what it was 100 years ago. Through artificial intelligence (AI), self-described AI Artists have dramatically increased over the years. Their works have even been sold by large auction...
Immerse yourself in Larnaka region's cultural treasures and unique attractions through a series of innovative virtual and interactive experiences Larnaka Virtual Museums The Larnaka Virtual Museums platform launched last year has been expanded to include further...
The winners of the 2022 European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s top honour in the field, were celebrated on the evening of 26 September with a prestigious ceremony held at the iconic State Opera of Prague. The European Heritage Awards Ceremony was...
Last Thursday 15/09/2022 the European Capital of Smart Tourism announce the 7 shortlisted cities for the 2023 European Capital of Smart Tourism title. These 7 cities were selected from 29 cities across Europe and represent the forefront of smart tourism practices in...
Thierry Breton,European commissioner for Internal Market announced on Wednesday the 14th of September 2022 the launch of the Virtual and Augmented Reality Industrial Coalition, in an article with the titel "People, technologies & infrastructure – Europe’s plan to...
CIPA2023, the 29th CIPA-HD biennial Symposium, will focus on “Documenting, understanding, preserving Cultural Heritage. Humanities and digital technologies for shaping the future”. The Conference will explore the digital and green dimensions required to handle the...
On August 24th, in the framework of the 26th ICOM General Conference held in Prague, the ICOM Extraordinary General Assembly approved a new museum definition. The vote is the culmination of an 18-month participatory process that involved hundreds of museum...
Concerning the structure of the Conference the Organisers announced “At Europeana 2022, we aim to explore how we can collaboratively build a common data space for cultural heritage and the role digital cultural heritage plays in today’s and tomorrow’s world....
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, we examine the transformative potential of a new, emerging type of machine intelligence—foundation models. Could they become as important, as fundamental, as electricity? A NEW TYPE of artificial intelligence (AI) is...
Huge amounts of money are being poured into the metaverse, an alternative world where you can work, play and meet people without ever leaving your home. But, will the rise of this vast virtual space blur the lines of reality and redefine the way we consume and...
Summary The COVID-19 pandemic brought home the importance of developing and implementing an ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality and inclusive digital education. This is a task for society as a whole, requiring the active involvement of governments,...
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Organising Committee, I have the honor to invite you to the 9th International Euro-Mediterranean Conference (EuroMed 2022). Cyprus is the third largest Mediterranean island at the crossroads of three continents, located in one of the...
9-11 October 2022, Portugal At the 2022 NEMO European Museum Conference Innovation begins within - Resilient museums in times of disruption we will explore how museums can become more innovative, agile and flexible in a fast-changing and challenging world. How can...
Α blown-up Russian tank near Kyiv, a monument for Ukrainian writer Borys Hrinchenko, an apartment building destroyed by artillery and a slide in a children's playground covered in graffiti. In Ukraine, these objects are among hundreds of landmarks, cultural sites,...
We would like to inform you for the upcoming online event on which we will present the final results of the EU Study on Quality in 3D digitisation of tangible Cultural Heritage. The two hour long online presentation is scheduled as a special event on the International...
Study on quality in 3D digitisation of tangible cultural heritage https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/study-quality-3d-digitisation-tangible-cultural-heritage?fbclid=IwAR3ZHjK38ZlaHT4sBrg_MQsq-a06sK9zxLFFO4_wb7d601wyFPXpSAsUhhY This unique study on 3D...
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Collaboration between the two Joint Programming Initiatives “Cultural Heritage and Global Change” (JPI CH), and “Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe” (JPI Climate) began in 2019 and led to the organisation of a joint workshop a year later. Following the...
© Dominika Sieczkowska Written by Vania Masalías | Translated by Amelia Pérez Bravo Machu Picchu, also known as "The Lost City of the Incas", located high in the Peruvian Andes (2430 m.a.s.l.) in Cuzco, is one of the most famous archaeological complexes and one...
Do you know that #Complexity in #3D #Digitisation in #CulturalHeritage directly #Impacts the #Quality of your results? #EU_Study_3D_CH See the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XwNkvoq2kY
Join on Tuesday, March 1, for a live virtual event as we unveil the 2022 World Monuments Watch, WMF's biennial selection of 25 of the world’s most irreplaceable heritage sites in need of immediate attention. RSVP: https://bit.ly/3oGBhTq
Historic artifacts meet 21st-century technology in a blockbuster touring exhibition centered on the 19th-Dynasty pharaoh. Spears clash and arrows whiz through the air, their ricochets pulsing through the speakers in a dark room. Lions leaping mid-attack flash before...
Puxerloch refers to the two adjacent cave castles of Luegg and Schallaun, located in the municipality of Teufenbach-Katsch, Austria. The castles were constructed in the limestone Puxer Wand (Cliff of Pux) on the southern slope of the Pleschaitz mountain at a height of...
Natalia Grincheva, an honorary research fellow in the Research Unit in Public Cultures (RUPC) at the University of Melbourne and a scholar of digital humanities, has concentrated on developing new data methods for researching museums as core players in the creative...
Users can view pictures of objects set against backdrops illustrating, for instance, the sacred rites that they once presided over, but also violent occupations and sieges that unrooted them from their communities. The British Museum hosts plenty of official tours — a...
Cosmic rays could unearth secrets of Terracotta Army tomb The Terracotta Army, a collection of thousands of sculptures, were built to protect Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, in the afterlife HISTORY/UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP/GETTY For more than 2,000 years, the...
Why AR, not VR, will be the heart of the metaverse Image Credit: Selman Keles/Getty This article was contributed by Louis Rosenberg, CEO and chief scientist at Unanimous AI My first experience in a virtual world was in 1991 as a PhD student working in a virtual...
Pompeii, with Vesuvius in the background. Credit:ElfQrin/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 A robot fitted with artificial intelligence will be used to restore the stunning frescoes damaged in Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago when Mt. Vesuvius erupted, leaving the ancient...
What is digital museology and why is it so cool to work with digital in museums? #museums #digitalheritage #digitalhumanities Find out more in German Language: https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000131905015/museen-in-einer-digitalen-welt "Museen in einer digitalen...
From virtual versions of ourselves to augmented reality, big brands like Meta (formerly Facebook) and Microsoft are creating technology to develop the metaverse. But what actually is it? The BBC's technology correspondent Marc Cieslak breaks it down....
The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) is a new EU funding programme focused on bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens and public administrations. How to make Europe greener and more digital are the twin challenges for our generation, and our...
Awards are now OPEN! Invitation to most inspiring architects, craftsmen, cultural heritage experts, professionals, volunteers, public/private institutions & local communities to apply by 1 Feb 2022! Apply - European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards...
Artefacts can now be replicated with microscopic accuracy. Will the British Museum, and our prime minister, see sense? ‘The British Museum argues that its amassing of global artefacts over two centuries of British empire has delighted and educated tourists to London.’...
Soundscape archaeologist Mylène Pardoën is reproducing the sounds that were heard inside and outside the Paris cathedral from its construction in the 13th Century until the 2019 fire. Hushed voices echo under the vaults and children play near the esplanade. Hooves...
A Eureka Moment, Recreated in Film The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is using modern technology to stir appreciation for ancient artistry — including an Athenian potter’s transformative “discovery” of red. A still from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s first animated...
13-20 FEBRUARY 2022 | LIMASSOL, CYPRUS CONCEPT: Indigenous cultural heritage is the legacy of tangible physical objects combining the intangible aspects of a group of society. Objects, artefacts, buildings, places and monuments aside, intangible cultural heritage,...
This report is section of our latest Fantastic Arts & Exhibits unique report, about how art establishments are aiding audiences explore new choices for the long run. Twenty-5-hundred yrs ago in a workshop in Athens, a master potter and his apprentice had been...
Who we are Europeana Communicators is a specialist community of professionals who work in and around communications in the cultural heritage sector, and are passionate about promoting digital cultural heritage in action. We support each other to be the best...
Τhe study on the British Medical Journal’s Open website shows that relationships between engagement in community cultural assets – such as visiting a museum or heritage site – and wellbeing are stronger in deprived areas....
This one-day workshop organised by the ESA Downstream Gateway covered how the space sector combined with cutting edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning can help protect the world’s cultural heritage. Space for Cultural Heritage Workshop...
ICOM President Alberto Garlandini is speaking at the Unesco 2nd high-level forum on museums: “Facing Post-Pandemic Challenges through Innovation and Inclusiveness”. (2) Second UNESCO High Level Forum on Museums - YouTube
Wikimedia and ICOM have joined forces to mobilise the Wiki community and Internet users to protect Afghan cultural heritage at risk of looting and illicit traffic. Following the humanitarian and political crisis of August 2021, the international community has watched...
In July, British museum organizations Imperial War Museums (IWM) and the Science Museum Group (SMG) announced a partnership with Thai deep-tech company, Perception. The team-up would allow Perception to access IWM and SMG collections, and render them into 3D holograms...
Some of the works illustrated in the book haven't been exhibited in over 80 years. Sarah Cascone, August 5, 2021 Frida Kahlo: The Complete Paintings by Luis-Martín Lozano, Andrea Kettenmann, and Marina Vázquez Ramos. The cover painting is Kahlo's Self-portrait...
A year after the pandemic started, UNESCO launched a survey to measure the impact of Covid-19 on World Heritage Sites. Respondents think the impact may last for years to come. Around 90% of countries closed down their World Heritage Sites during the height of the...
Monks at the St. Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, have discovered what is being called the oldest-to-date medical recipes from Hippocrates, who is universally referred to as the “father of Western medicine.” The discovery of the 6th century AD manuscript,...
TUCKED AWAY in a seemingly forgotten corner of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Daniel Mansfield found what may solve one of ancient math’s biggest questions. First exhumed in 1894 from what is now Baghdad, the circular tablet — broken at the center with small...
UNESCO World Heritage List criteria 1/16 UNESCO World Heritage Sites 2020/2021: UNESCO has announced some of the new additions to its list of World Heritage Sites. Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China, pictured here, is one of the...
Tracing the development of tourism from the 17th century to the present-day. Published June 16, 2020 by Carmen Périz Rodríguez (opens in new window)(Hispana / Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sports) People have always had a need to travel, be it to explore and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPx33yNAWCA Another example of #DigitalTransformation #3D #Digitisation #Mapping the #Seabed -greatest part of the world and #Preserve part of your #Identity https://youtube.com/watch?v=fPx33yNAWCA… #EU_STUDY_3D_CH #CulturalHeritage...
Who wouldn’t want to travel back in time 400 years and experience the sights and sounds of Elizabethan Plymouth? Everyone, right? But the smells? Well, you might need a strong stomach but now you can do just that thanks to a collaboration between British and American...
We know less about the planet's seabed than we do about the surface of the Moon or Mars. By the end of the decade, scientists are hoping to create a detailed map of these unexplored, submerged territories. They’ve already uncovered some spectacular features. #Oceans...
Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Along with the Great Pyramid at Giza and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, they rank as the most stupendous achievements ever created in...
At a time when museums, cinemas, theatres, all start to reopen, we reiterate our support for the arts. €2.4 billion in EU funding will help our cultural and creative sectors bounce back from the crisis – more competitive, inclusive & digital than before!...
Newsletter May 2021 Erbil Citadel (Iraq); Author: WCA Productions © Golden Eagle Global Check out the May issue of @UNESCO #WorldHeritage Cities Programme’s Urban Notebooks! Learn about the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Heritage Urban Landscape Recommendation...
In April 7, 2021 – homeAR, a provider of a virtual home viewing and walkthrough software platform, has recently announced that it has been able to raise NZD $750,000 of a mix of international and local private equity in order to fund product development, as well as...
Turn videos into 3D animation with AI motion capture. Full-body motion from any video, no suits or hardware. Open up the possibilities - Sign up for a free account with monthly recurring minutes & unlimited downloads. #animation #gamedev #indiedev #vr #ar ...
Ancient art generally refers to those ‘advanced’ civilizations, who had written language, and between c. 5000 BC – 300 AD, thrived in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Mexico, Rome, Japan, China, and India. Art played an important role in these growing societies by...
Egyptians have been witnessing a historic procession of their country's ancient rulers through the capital, Cairo. The lavish, multimillion-dollar spectacle saw 22 mummies - 18 kings and four queens - transported from the peach-coloured, neo-classical Egyptian Museum...
International Erasmus+ project “ARTEST: Enhancing education programmes in Arts and Humanities via European STEM methods and tools” invites students, teaching staff and employees of the consortium* to participate in the contest on the project’s logo development. ...
Animating inequality between men and women in all areas of society. Published March 28, 2021 by Aleksandra Strzelichowska (Europeana Foundation) Women are generally paid less than men: the gender pay gap is this difference in pay, but also the gender gap speaks to...
Virtual and Smart Cultural Tourism Consultation Process The aim of this survey is to gather stakeholder input for designing and implementation interregional structures and support mechanisms for successful innovations, scale-ups and commercialization of business cases...
Take a look at French artist JR's new installation on the facade of Strozzi Palace in Florence, Italy https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1373273119486513152
This questionnaire takes place in the framework of the EU H2020 ERA Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage MNEMOSYNE, coordinated by the Digital Heritage Research Lab, at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). The project is centred on holistic documentation of the...
CAA2021, to be held 14-18 June, is going digital. We are sad that we won’t be able to be together in-person in sunny and lovely Cyprus, but based on the continuing challenges posed by the global Covid pandemic, a virtual meeting is the most responsible way for our...
Universities 2030: From vision to reality The 2021 EUA Annual Conference “Universities 2030: From vision to reality” will take place online on 22-23 April. Against the backdrop of the ongoing climate crisis, fundamental technological advances, labour market changes...
Organised by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Digital Past is an annual two-day conference which showcases innovative digital technologies and techniques for data capture, interpretation and dissemination of the heritage of Wales,...
Youth engagement in UNESCO designated sites is a workshop, in on-line modality, dedicated to the topic of youth engagement in UNESCO designated sites. The workshop will take place from 1-3 March 2021. The workshop is programmed based on the UNESCO objectives of...
The Europeana Common Culture (ECC) project has contributed significantly to the development of a well-functioning and sustainable aggregation infrastructure in Europe, as well as helped to improve data quality and encouraged engagement with cultural heritage through...
January 27, 2021 @ 11:20 am – 11:50 pm CET eArchiving in action is a three-day event hosted by the CEF eArchiving Building Block; three days of presentations, interviews, use cases and panel discussions will celebrate how eArchiving is helping data producers, archives...
The unique study on 3D digitisation of tangible cultural heritage survey has been completed, with results from 420 experts from 63 countries worldwide. Below there are some previews about distribution, expertise and affiliations. More results soon! Background The...
The integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020 is an important feature of the programme. To monitor the development of this cross-cutting issue is an EU commitment. Various dimensions are examined, such as the budget going to SSH partners...
SMART CITY TOURISM: DEMOCRATIZING MONUMENT STORIES What is smart tourism? Let us first experience a facet of smart tourism ourselves. Pull out your smart phone, scan this QR code, and let your phone play the Grand Taj Mahal Walking Tour. The Google map shows the Taj...
In this informative animation we learn how the iconic Charles Bridge was constructed in 1357. The historic bridge crosses the Vltava (Moldau) river in Prague, Czech Republic and is 516 metres (1,693 ft) long and nearly 10 metres (33 ft) wide. It was built as a bow...
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