Author Archives: francesca.melani

A female director for the Louvre!

The Louvre is about to get its first female director for the first time since its opening in 1793. Laurence des Cars, current head of the Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, was recently appointed by President Macron … Continue reading


“The societal value of culture and the impact of cultural policies in Europe”: UNCHARTED at EVA 2021 Florence International online Conference

On June 14th 2021, the UNCHARTED project was presented at EVA Florence 2021, the “Foremost European Electronic Imaging Events in the Visual Arts”. The Conference was held at Palazzo del Pegaso, Regional Council of Tuscany, Florence and attended by participants … Continue reading


The 2021 Special Prizes shortlist is out!

The ILUCIDARE Consortium including Europa Nostra, and the European Commission are delighted to present the shortlisted projects for the 2021 edition of the ILUCIDARE Special Prizes, awarded within the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards! Being co-funded by the … Continue reading


Registration is now open for the 2021 European Research and Innovation Days

The EU annual meeting has recently opened the door to registration. This second on line edition is planned for the 23th and the 24th June 2021. As every year this Research and Innovation event organised by the European Commission, will … Continue reading


The participation of the UNCHARTED project in the WCFIA webinar

On May 14 2021, Professor Arturo Rodríguez Morató, UNCHARTED project’s Coordinator, gave a lecture on the topic “Research Perspectives on the Societal Value of Culture” at the Cultural Politics Seminar of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. The … Continue reading


Widen the network: 5 new collaborations for the UNCHARTED project

During the last month, 5 new projects joined the UNCHARTED community, contributing to enrich the exchange of knowledge and expertise in the debate concerning the identification of cultural values and the impact of cultural policies in Europe. INVENT is a … Continue reading


Free webinar:The paradox of accounting for cultural heritage

This on line seminar will the occasion to present and discuss the findings of the latest research conducted by Paolo Ferri (Department of Management, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy), Shannon I.L. Sidaway(Department of Accounting, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia) … Continue reading


Presidency Conference on “Culture, Cohesion and Social Impact”

On May 5-6, 2021, in the framework of the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union Council, was held a high level Conference on the topic of Culture, education and youth, Employment and social rights. The two-day event was structured in … Continue reading


Call for proposals – 2nd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Historical Image and Visual Cultural Artefacts Enrichment

The 2nd AI4HI-2021 workshop will bring together participants from various disciplines to address a common problem and share insights on the exploitation of AI techniques, language resources and semantic web technologies that tackle emerging challenges observed in the efficient utilisation … Continue reading