Author Archives: Susanna Capannini

‘Europe for Culture, Culture for Europe’

For the first time in EU history, the three EU institutions signed a joint declaration reaffirming the EU’s role in protecting cultural and linguistic diversity and integrating cultural considerations across all EU policies, while respecting national competencies. The institutions set … Continue reading


MetaHeritage Pitching Showcase – Call for Investment Ideas in Digital Heritage, Immersive Technologies and Cultural Tourism

MetaHeritage is inviting innovators from across Europe and beyond to apply for its Pitching Showcase: Call for Investment Ideas in Digital Heritage, Immersive Technologies and Cultural Tourism. The initiative aims to identify and highlight promising solutions at the intersection of … Continue reading


EUreka3D-XR project at the Archaeology Village in Paris

On 13 and 14 June 2026, as part of the European Archaeology Days, the Bibracte team presented several activities and tools developed or promoted through the EUreka3D-XR project at the Archaeology Village in Paris. Over the two-day event, around 300 … Continue reading


NOW LIVE on Europeana: EUreka3D-XR wrap-up post

As EUreka3D-XR approaches its final stage, we can start to draw conclusions from a fruitful 18 months and are delighted to share the project’s work, achievements and resources: “EUreka3D-XR: exploring cultural heritage through 3D digitisation and XR experiences” is now … Continue reading


MetaHeritage Webinar #6: Heritage Innovation Meets Investment – Connecting Culture and Capital

Cultural heritage is increasingly recognized not only as a societal value but also as a driver of innovation, sustainable development, and economic opportunity. The upcoming MetaHeritage Webinar 6, titled “Heritage Innovation and Investment: Connecting Culture and Capital”, will explore exactly … Continue reading


Demonstration of St. Neophytos Case Study Results

Image courtesy of CUT – Cyprus University of Technology Following the public demonstration of the EUreka3D-XR project’s Virtual and Mixed Reality tools and digital cultural heritage asset reuse held at the Monastery of St. Neophytos, Talla, Cyprus, we were delighted … Continue reading


EUreka3D-XR at IIIF Conference 2026

From June 1st to the 4th, IIIF Conference held its 2026 edition: the event is intended for a wide range of participants and interested parties, including digital image repository managers, content curators, software developers, scholars, and administrators at libraries, museums, … Continue reading


EUreka3D-XR: more dissemination taking place at the Enkleistra of Saint Neophytos

On June 4th 2026, under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council and within the Digital Cultural Heritage Summit 2026, EUreka3D-XR held an additional event that addressed the full pipelines for the use and re-use of 3D … Continue reading


EUreka3D-XR’s Virtual Humans presented at CASAXR 26

During CASAXR 26 – International Conference on Computer Animation, Social Agents, and Extended Reality, Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Nedjma Cadi-Yazli and Thiago Freitas, from MIRALab with Drew Baker, Maria Paphiti and Marinos Ioannidesfrom from Cyprus University of Technology presented their work … Continue reading


“They believed I was imitating God”

World-renowned professor at the University of Geneva, pioneer in socially interactive robots and founder of MIRALab, Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, spoke to Cypriot Journal “Φ” philenews on the occasion of the 3D visualization of the Enclave of Saint Neophytos in the … Continue reading