Digital meets Culture

Part of the 12th International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR 2018)

1st Call for Papers – Metadata & Semantics for Cultural collections and applications

SPECIAL TRACK on METADATA & SEMANTICS for CULTURAL COLLECTIONS & APPLICATIONS

Part of the 12th International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR 2018), October 23 – 2018, Limassol, Cyprus.

Proceedings will be published in Springer CCIS series

AIM AND SCOPE
Cultural Heritage collections are essential knowledge infrastructures that provide a solid representation of the historical background of human communities. These knowledge infrastructures are constructed from and integrate cultural information derived from diverse memory institutions, mainly libraries, archives and museums. Each individual community has spent a lot of effort in order to develop, support and promote its own systems, tools and metadata for the management of cultural information, mainly related to its particular resources and use.

In this framework, the management of the cultural information has to deal with challenges related to (i) metadata modeling, specification, standardization, extraction, (semantic) enrichment, mapping, integration, effective use, and evaluation, (ii) knowledge representation as conceptualization to provide the context for unambiguously interpreting metadata, and (iii) information integration from different contexts for the provision of integrated access, reuse and advanced services to users.

At the same time, there are also inter-domain efforts targeted to semantically align data (research data, educational data, public sector information etc.) to cultural information. New challenges are also emerged from the need to incorporate cultural information into the new publication paradigms, where a variety of resources (data, metadata, processes, results, etc) are linked and integrated, providing better shareability and reusability. Currently, Linked (Open) Data, as part of the Semantic Web Technology, is having a major role in modernizing cultural heritage collections. Providing to users the possibility to re-use and integrate data into their own systems is currently more than a need, given that transparency and access to information is a prerequisite. A critical factor to the effectiveness of many aspects of all the above efforts is the quality of metadata, as interpreted by its context and use and evaluated by the proper measures and methods. Many institutions and aggregate infrastructures are dealing with the poor quality of metadata that inevitably results in poor integration, search and reuse, while their enrichment, in terms of contextualization, co-referencing, alignment, etc, is really challenging.

The aim of this Special Track is to maintain a dialogue where researchers and practitioners working on all the aspects of the cultural information will come together and exchange ideas about open issues at all stages of the cultural heritage information life cycle. The track also welcomes works related to semantics and applications for new approaches to cultural information publication and sharing, as well as to interlinking to other datasets published in the Semantic Web universe.

TOPICS
The papers in this special track should be original and of high quality, addressing issues in areas such as:

* Cultural Heritage metadata models, standards, ontologies, knowledge organization and representation systems

* Cultural Heritage information integration, interoperability and mappings

* Automated extraction of metadata, entities, and patterns from Cultural Heritage resources

* Metadata manual or automated (Semantic) enrichment and search

* Metadata quality metrics, tools and services

* Linked Open Data approaches in the Cultural Heritage domain

* Publication, linking and citation of Cultural Heritage information and resources

* Large volume content management

* 3D models-indexing, storage and retrieval approaches

* Infrastructures for sharing content

* Digital Curation workflows and models

* Provenance and preservation metadata for Cultural Heritage digital resources

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Authors can submit either full papers (12 pages) or short papers (6 pages). Submitted papers have to follow the LNCS proceedings formatting style and guidelines.

The submitted papers will undergo the same peer review as the submissions for MTSR 2018 and accepted contributions will be published in the MTSR 2018 proceedings (Springer CCIS series). Authors of accepted papers will be asked to register to the Conference and present their work.

Authors of the best papers will be invited to submit extended and revised versions of their papers for possible publication in selected international journals, including the International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies (Inderscience), and Program (Emerald).

More information on submission can be found at the MTSR 2018 call for papers web page: http://www.mtsr-conf.org/index.php/call-for-papers.

IMPORTANT DATES

July 27th, 2018: Notification of Acceptance/rejection
August 24th, 2018: Camera-ready papers due
October 23rd – October 26th, 2018: Conference at Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus

SPECIAL TRACK CHAIRS
* Michalis Sfakakis, Dept. Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece (sfakakis@ionio.gr)

* Lina Bountouri, Dept. Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece and NATO HQ, Brussels, Belgium (boudouri@ionio.gr, linabountouri@gmail.com)

Lund (Sweden), 20th June 2018

CARARE workshop: Archaeology and Architecture in Europeana

Organized by CARARE association and hosted by the University of Lund, this is a one-day workshop on Archaeology and Architecture in Europeana, was held in Lund on the 20th June 2018.

The physical remains of Europe’s rich heritage are all around us. From the historic houses we live and work in, the places we worship, places we visit to explore tombs, earthworks, architectural ruins or monuments to industries past, the museums we visit, the shape of our landscape and the ground beneath our feet. Digital technologies are widely used to capture the heritage for conservation and research, for analysis, to support learning and tourism, and for enjoyment.

This workshop explored how digital content for the archaeological and architectural heritage can be made available to users of Europeana, experiences and best practices in providing content, and potential re-uses of the content for education, tourism and researchers.

Full programme and registration: http://www.carare.eu/events/archaeology-architecture-europeana/

Sofia (Bulgaria), 2 May 2018

WATIFY: Inspire to Transform

WATIFY: Inspire to Transform takes place on 2 May at DNK – Space for Contemporary Dance and Performance, National Palace of Culture (Sofia, Bulgaria) and is organised by WATIFY, an awareness-raising campaign funded by the European Commission to stimulate the technological transformation of Europe’s business.

Transformation needs inspiration. WATIFY: Inspire to Transform brings insights on technology, transformation and innovation to Sofia for a day of learning, co-creation and connection. Like-minded innovation leaders will come together from across Europe to tell their stories and prototype their future.

An interactive, dynamic and disruptive event, WATIFY: Inspire to Transform will showcase stories of technological transformation and innovation in European start-ups and SMEs, engage you in the co-creation of ideas and solutions to challenges, and create connections. With a mix of visual presentations, interactive workshops and immersive technology design, the event aims to spark transformation and collaboration for the spread and evolution of technology and ideas.

This interactive event is partnering with the high-level event Smart Specialisation and Technology Transfer as Innovation Drivers for Regional Growth happening on 3 & 4 May and organised under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council

The event is organised with the support of MOVE.BG and Enterprise Europe Network Bulgaria.

Event website: https://watify-sofia.b2match.io/

What to expect?

Technology showcase | A venue designed to immerse participants in cutting-edge technologies and innovations

Pecha Kucha 20×02 visual presentations | European super stories, overcoming new business and market challenges through digitalisation and more efficient approaches

Story-telling workshop | Brainstorming sessions in different technology domains coupled with story-telling in small groups to project the future of innovation through technological transformation

Co-creation workshop | Pitch your idea or a project, collaborate on an opportunity or find solution to a challenge

Keynote & Slido session | Get inspired by Sasha Bezuhanova, MOVE.BG, and ask all your questions in a Slido Q&A session

Matchmaking | Initiate promising contacts in pre-arranged meetings. Learn how to get the most out of bilateral WATIFY matchmaking meetings.

Event website: https://watify-sofia.b2match.io/

Bordeaux Submarine Base (France), 9 March to 20 May 2018

Digital Abysses 2018 – Miguel Chevalier

With his exhibition entitled Digital Abysses, artist Miguel Chevalier takes over the monumental spaces of the Bordeaux Submarine Base. This exhibition present, over 3,500 square meters, ten monumental installations, as well as cabinets of curiosities containing more than 100 new works.
Chevalier continues here his explorations of nature through the theme of undersea flora and fauna (seaweed, plankton, coral…). The exhibition offers visitors a stroll between dream and reality, where they can penetrate into the heart of the unknown, just like with the great oceanic depths.
Along the way, they discover various projected interactive digital installations, such as Liquid Pixels, Strange Attractors, The Origin of the World, New Atlantis and Fractal Seaweeds, Digital Abysses. The exhibition Digital Abysses resonates harmoniously with the space, being at once mineral, aquatic, and botanic.

Miguel CHEVALIER Digital Abysses 2018, Base sous-marine, Bordeaux (France) version courte from Claude Mossessian on Vimeo.

Through the theme of the Abyss, the exhibition explores in a poetical and metaphorical way our relationship with visible and invisible living beings. In investigating the notion of artificial life, these various installations and artworks raise concerns about the fragility of these ecosystems and call out for the need to preserve biodiversity. They seek to recreate the conditions for a symbiotic relationship between man and nature.

More about Digital Abysses (PDF, 900 kb)

More about Miguel: www.miguel-chevalier.com

Exhibition in collaboration with Surfrider Foundation Europe, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of lakes, rivers, oceans, waves and the coastline.
Technical production : Voxels Productions
The artist is supported by Dacryl, Atelier Arcay, and The Desk – art contemporain

Bordeaux Submarine Base
Boulevard Alfred Daney
33300 Bordeaux (France)

Bordeaux Submarine Base is one of the ve bases built on the french atlantic coast by the german occupation forces during the Second World War. Made up of a armed concrete block measuring 245 meters long, 162 meters wide, and 20 meters high, its erection required no less than 600 000 m3 of concrete. This gigantic bunker serves as an unusual exhibition space, managed by the city of Bordeaux. Among the many exhibitions held at the Base sous-marine, there have been exhibitions by Georges Rousse in 2014, JR in 2016, and Daniel Firman in 2017. The Base sous-marine values digital technologies via its choice in artistic programming, with its major digital art exhibition every year, and revisited visitor experience that aims to be more interactive and involved with social media.

all photos: Miguel Chevalier.

Application deadline: 31.03.2018 23:59 (CET)

Last call: TEMA+ European Territories-Heritage and Development Erasmus Mundus joint master degree

The application for the TEMA+ European Territories: Heritage and Development EMJMD with an Erasmus Mundus scholarship is still open until the 31st of March 2018.

Do you speak English and French? Do you want to learn more about European Cultural Heritage in Budapest, Prague, Paris, Catania or Québec with the prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarship (including a 1000 euros monthly allowance? Apply today and become an expert of Cultural Heritage: www.mastertema.eu #EuropeForCulture. The 2 year-long (120 ECTS) TEMA+ European Territories: Heritage and Development Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme proposes the analysis of the growing presence and importance of cultural heritage in a European context by applying a multinational, interdisciplinary approach and critical-analytical interpretation that none of the existing Masters degree in cultural heritage can offer. The Master Course is offered by a consortium of the following universities: Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Hungary, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales of Paris, France, University of Catania, Italy, Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic, University of Laval of Québec, Canada in cooperation with the European Heritage Label (EHL) and different UNESCO organs.

To apply for the TEMA+ Erasmus Mundus Master Course students must hold a degree in one or more of the following levels (BA/BSc /180 ECTS/ or MA/MSc/120 ECTS) and disciplines in History, Geography, Philosophy, Anthropology, Ethnography, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Urban Studies, Nationalism Studies, International Relations, Law, Economy, Architecture, Administration or related fields. The selection is based on academic excellence and proficiency in English and in French which are the languages of instruction. The students are required to study at least at two partner universities, with a common core Semester 1 at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), and with a specialised mobility track at one of the four partner universities during the following semesters (Semester 2-3-4).

The consortium awards TEMA+ graduates with double or multiple degrees (depending on the student’s mobility track), all accredited on national level, as well as a diploma supplement, allowing them to enter into the professions in the area of European Heritage in local, regional, national and territorial administration, in urban planning and research institutions, related to heritage and identity.

The Erasmus Mundus (Erasmus+) programme offers a scholarship to excellent Programme and Partner Country students that consists of a contribution to the students’ participation costs (including the tuition fees,for Erasmus Mundus scholarships, and June 17, 2018 for self-paying students. library and laboratory costs, full insurance coverage and any other mandatory costs related to the students’ participation in the programme); a contribution to student travel and installation costs; and a monthly subsistence allowance of a 1000€ for the entire duration of the study programme.

For other available scholarships and eligibility criteria, please visit the TEMA+ website: www.mastertema.eu

The application deadline is March 31, 2018 for Erasmus Mundus scholarships, and June 17, 2018 for self-paying students.

TEMA+ is taking part in the European Year of Cultural Heritage (2018)

Download TEMA+ Flyer:

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Download TEM+call:

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Direct link to the application form:

https://mastertema.eu/application-procedure-2/

‘Metamorphosis’ is the name of the new artwork, while 2018 sees important upcoming projects

Renowned sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld uses digital technology to create monumental sculpture

Helaine Blumenfeld is a renowned artist who is appreciated all over the world. In 2007 she became the first woman to win the Il Premio Pietrasanta e la Versilia Nel Mondo, adding her name to the list of winners of this honour including Botero, Pomodoro and Marc Quinn. In 2008 the Royal Society of Sculptors held a major retrospective of her work and in 2011 Blumenfeld was awarded an honorary OBE to mark her achievements in sculpture.

She is currently working on a monumental sculpture, ‘Metamorphosis’, using digital technology including a 5 axis CNC router, laser scanning and 3D printing at Europe’s leading sculpture foundry, Pangolin Editions. ‘Metamorphosis’ has been commissioned by Canary Wharf Group for Wood Wharf; a new luxury residential quarter to be installed in 2019. Two other sculptures Blumenfeld is creating at Pangolin include a sculpture which will be exhibited at Ely Cathedral and one which will be a exhibited at Blumenfeld’s solo show in 2019 in Pilane, Sweden.

Blumenfeld is embarking on one of the most ambitious periods of her career, while also exploring a completely new way of working using digital methods that are a far cry for the artisan, hand crafted nature of her artworks to date. Her upcoming projects include a group show at the Venice Biennale (26 May – 25 November 2018), a solo exhibition at Ely Cathedral (13 July – 28 October 2018) and the new film about her life and work to air on Sky Arts (18 April at 10pm). Please see the press releases and image sheet attached for further information.

The solo exhibition of large-scale sculptures will be presented in the magnificent setting of the 900-year old Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, from 13 July – 28 October 2018 . Bringing together 17 bronze and marble sculptures, including six new works, the exhibition will be displayed throughout the cathedral and in the surrounding grounds.
The title of the exhibition, Tree of Life , takes its name from one of the most important and enduring themes in Blumenfeld’s fifty-year career – despite atrocities and widespread destruction, life finds a way to renew itself. Featuring five sculptures from the Tree of Life series, presented together for the the first time, the exhibition explores the spiritual and cultural symbolism of these works and the other sculptures on display, projecting a compelling narrative of energy, optimism and hope.

Helaine Blumenfeld says: “I found myself creating a sculpture that began with what looked like the trunk of a tree formed by many bodies twisted and turning, combining and informing the trunk. I realised, as I was completing it, that it represented the victims of the Holocaust. However, instead of disappearing in smoke, the trunk moved upward and opened into a panoply of branches with a regrowth of blossoms, and clouds of many leaves, creating a sense of hope. I was trying to express that, although there had been almost unbelievable destruction, there could still be renewal and regeneration. These bodies were vanishing, but their loss might provoke society to respond
with greater compassion and greater creativity.”
This piece was the first in a series of sculptures that centred around the Tree of Life motif.
Although each has a different emphasis, they are all about possibility and hope, healing and renewal, and represent a shift in Blumenfeld’s focus, moving from largely figurative and introspective subject matter, towards an outward-looking perspective in reaction to world events.

Press release Hard Beauty
Press release Ely Cathedral
Image sheet
More on to Hignell Gallery

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Paris (France), 16-17 January 2019

Museum Connections

Museum Connections is the international place for museum businesses that gathers every year more than 313 exhibitors specialized in retail, museum shops, equipment & site valorisation, and more than 3 853 professional visitors coming from various cultural sites (museums, zoos, tourism office, castles, entertainment parks…).

Museums have been highlighted by media for a few years not just for their cultural activities, but also for their strategic and economic innovations. Institutions now have to rethink their models, management processes and even their role. Museum Connections answers the needs of professionals of the field who want to increase the resources of their venue and are looking for new products and services, expertise and exchanges.

Next to the fair, which takes place in Paris on January 2018, Museum Connections includes a full cycle of international conferences throughout 2018, gathering international experts coming from worlwide well known institutions (MoMA, TATE, V&A, Chateau de Versailles, MUCEM, Musée du Louvre…), who create economic relationships for museums of tomorrow to inspire and suggest keys to succeed at rethinking institutions’ cultural strategy.

https://www.museumconnections.com/en/conferences/

Museum Connections 2019 – The international place of Museum businesses

Dates: January, 16th & 17th 2019

Location: Paris, Porte de Versailles, FRANCE

Key figures:

313 exhibitors
3 853 professional visitors
20h of inspiring conferences and workshops

Contact:

Mrs Milena LEVENT, Director

+33 1 49 52 14 39

Milena.levent @ europ-expo.com

http://www.museumconnections.com

the annual event of ECHIC European Consortium of Humanities Institutes and Centres took place in Leuven in April 2018

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 Infrastructures for the Humanities”.

Among the presentations, Clarissa Colangelo (KU Leuven) illustrated the E-Space MOOC “Creative with Digital Heritage”, that has achieved a successful second edition this year and will be repeated again in the future.

Programme of the event: https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/echic-2018/Programme

Leuven (Belgium), 4-6 April 2018

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

Like the preceding ECHIC conferences in Dublin, Utrecht, Nottingham, Oporto, Pamplona, Macerata and Edinburgh, the conference aimed to probe some of the most pressing issues facing the humanities as academic disciplines and interdisciplinary fields. In 2018, the theme was “Equip & Engage: Research and Dissemination Infrastructures for the Humanities”. Papers and discussions were focused around (challenges connected to) digital scholarship in the humanities and the dissemination and impact of the results of this research.

The conference programme featured keynote lectures, conference papers, project presentations/demos and a panel discussion, as well as the annual meeting of ECHIC and diverse networking opportunities. Keynote speakers were Jane Ohlmeyer, who is Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Modern History and Director of Trinity Long Room Hub at Trinity College Dublin, and Martin Paul Eve, who is Professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck, University of London, and well-known for his work on open access and HE policy.

Programme of the event: https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/echic-2018/Programme

The high-level event took place on 20th March in the framework of activities of the European Year of Cultural Heritage

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, Content and Technology.

Focus of the event was on showcasing the dialogue between contemporary European society and the most promising innovation initiatives in the field of Cultural Heritage, supported by the EU. Commissioners Carlos Moedas (Research, Science and Innovation), Tibor Navracsics (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport) and Mariya Gabriel (Digital Economy and Society) participated in the conference and its interesting discussions.

Most European citizens consider Cultural Heritage to be very important to create cohesion at the European level and new job opportunities, and the most important challege for EU research and innovation policy is improving access and sharing of Cultural Heritage by promoting new ideas, new forms of social organisation and human agency.

REACH project, because of its research on participatory approaches in culture, was represented at the event by network coordinator Antonella Fresa. On the occasion of the conference, dissemination materials and the invitation to the Budapest Opening Conference were distributed to the participants. During the programme, a presentation about Innovation in Cultural Heritage Research was delivered by prof. Gábor Sonkoly, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest.

Also, Prof. José Civantos from the University of Granada, mentioned the partnership of MEMOLA project with REACH Social Platform, during his talk about community-led traditional cultural landscape management. In addition, the conference also saw a presentation of the ROCK project, that is associated to REACH, by Pamela Lama from the Municipality of Bologna.

Report and outcomes are available at the conference webpage:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/events/innovation-and-cultural-heritage-2018-mar-20_en

Conference Program

Read more about the conference on Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine