Tag: digital preservation

Lambousa Fishing Boat: progresses on digital preservation

images in this post courtesy of Cyprus University of Technology. January 12 2024 marked a significant milestone as the EUreka 3D partner UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage had a productive meeting with the esteemed members of the Δήμος Λεμεσού … Continue reading


FIAT/IFTA, the global network of audiovisual archives, presents Preservation & Migration Seminar 2023

FIAT/IFTA is  global network of broadcast archives organisation that promotes co-operation amongst radio and television archives, multimedia and audiovisual archives and libraries, and all those engaged in the preservation and exploitation of moving image and recorded sound materials and associated … Continue reading


Digital collections from the Library of Congress, Washington

text by Caterina Sbrana Images of birds, American Revolution, historic sites, hats, libraries, shoes, tennis, horses, cars  etc. are just a small example of the digital collections of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC 20540, U.S., that are free … Continue reading


EU Commission recommendation to accelerate the digitisation of cultural heritage assets

A new European Commission recommendation has been published, aimed at promoting and accelerating the digitisation of cultural heritage. The purpose is to protect and preserve it and incentive its reuse in domains such as education, cultural creative sectors and sustainable … Continue reading


Karen Hatzigeorgiou: U.S. History Images in public domain

text by Caterina Sbrana Dear DIGITALMEETSCULTURE.NET readers, in these almost two years of collaboration with the magazine, I took care of proposing digital archives, online exhibitions, artistic experiences in which the digital technology meets art, dance, literature, historical events etc.. … Continue reading


#CharterAllianceEU: A new wide collaboration in the Cultural Heritage sector

The 29th April marked the official launch of a new European cross-border project: the European Cultural Heritage Skills Alliance CHARTER brings together the expertise of 47 European cultural heritage organisations to ensure a long-lasting and durable sector. Over four years, … Continue reading


Digitisation of the endangered monastic archive at May Wäyni, Ethiopia

Text by Caterina Sbrana. I have already spoken in my blogs about the importance of the digitisation of historical documents in order to enable them to be used and disseminated worldwide through the Internet. There is another reason why digitisation … Continue reading


9 December: International Day for the Commemoration and Dignity of Victims of Genocide

Text by Caterina Sbrana. Today, the 9th December, is the International Day for the Commemoration and Dignity of Victims of Genocide and the Prevention of This Crime, established in September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. Unfortunately the twentieth … Continue reading


Hiroshima, 6th August 1945: the “Bomb Experience”

text by Caterina Sbrana. “It was a hot, clear morning. I was getting ready to leave for the Tax Office, near Hatchobori, where I worked as a Mobilization Workforce Student. There was a bright flash and an extremely loud noise … Continue reading