Area: digital heritage

E-Space MOOC at ECHIC 2018 conference

The Faculty of Arts of KU Leuven and KU Leuven Libraries hosted a European Conference for the Humanities on behalf of the European Consortium of Humanities Institutes and Centres (ECHIC, http://www.echic.org/). the 2018 theme is “Equip & Engage: Research and Dissemination … Continue reading


ECHIC 2018: “Equip & Engage: Research and Dissemination Infrastructures for the Humanities”

The Faculty of Arts of KU Leuven and KU Leuven Libraries hosted a European Conference for the Humanities on behalf of the European Consortium of Humanities Institutes and Centres (ECHIC, http://www.echic.org/). Like the preceding ECHIC conferences in Dublin, Utrecht, Nottingham, Oporto, … Continue reading


REACH at “Innovation and Cultural Heritage” conference in Brussels

A Horizon 2020 conference of The European Year of Cultural Heritage was  organised in Brussels by the European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation, in close cooperation with the Directorates General for Education and Culture and for Communications Networks, … Continue reading


Technology for All 2018 – the international forum

Great news for “Technology for All 2018“, a forum dedicated to technological innovation for the territory and the environment, cultural heritage and smart cities. Now in its fifth edition, the event will be held in Rome next October 3 to 5 … Continue reading


2013 flashmob by Rijksmuseum, always worth to watch!

A flashmob recreated one of Rembrandt’s paintings in a shopping centre in Breda, to mark the painting’s return to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The museum was going to reopen on 13 April 2013 following a 10-year renovation. Passers-by were both … Continue reading


The National Museum of Scotland can be toured via Google StreetView

The National Museum of Scotland has become the first museum or gallery in Scotland available for exploration online via Google. Using Google Arts and Culture’s museum view experience, which is similar to how Google’s Street View works, tourists can view the … Continue reading


REACH project at conference/workshop “Cultural heritage, social cohesion and place attachment” in Budapest

Organized by the Hungarian Academy of Science, Centre for Social Science / Institute of Sociology, an important event took place in Budapest on 20-21 March. Following the opening talk by Melanie K. Smith (entitled “New Insights into Cultural heritage and Sense … Continue reading


Image and Research | 2018 Edition

The Centre for Image Research and Diffusion (CRDI) of the Girona City Council and the Association of Archivists of Catalonia, are calling the 15th Image and Research International Conference, which will be held in the Palau de Congressos de Girona from 22th … Continue reading


iPres 2018 – where art and science meet: the art in science and the science in art

iPRES 2018 BOSTON – Where Art and Science Meet – The Art In the Science & The Science In the Art of Digital Preservation – will be co-hosted by MIT Libraries and Harvard Library on September 24-27, 2018. The call for contributions seeks abstracts for papers that tell stories about bridging knowledge gaps in teams, implementing technologies, and overcoming barriers towards proper digital stewarding of digital items, assets, works and collections. Continue reading


National Palace Museum (Taipei) Digitizes Collection Publications with Musebooks

The National Palace Museum (NPM) in Taipei – the most visited art museum in Asia according to The Art Newspaper – has teamed up with Musebooks and will now put its priceless collections online with catalogues in an innovative digital … Continue reading