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Export date: Sat Jan 10 1:20:22 2026 / +0000 GMT

Webinar on the state of 3D Digitisation in Cultural Heritage


 



Organized by Heritage Malta and the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage at the Cyprus University of Technology, the Digitisation of Cultural Heritage: Methodologies, Technologies & Best Practices webinar is dedicated to presenting the results of a groundbreaking global survey carried out in the context of Heritalise project to exame the current state of the art in 3D digitisation of cultural heritage.

The survey explored key questions, including:



  • Who is digitising cultural heritage, what is being digitised, and how and why these activities are undertaken

  • The complexity of data acquisition processes and the quality of resulting datasets

  • The role of paradata, metadata, and data management practices

  • Technologies, tools, and standards currently in use

  • 3D Digital Twin technologies

  • The MemoryTwin approach

  • Challenges and limitations faced by professionals across disciplines

  • Long-term data preservation

  • Applications to both tangible and intangible heritage

  • Practical, ethical, and technical gaps shaping future strategies


The answers to the survey captures how digital data acquisition is being approached across diverse disciplines, institutions, and geographic contexts, highlighting the diversity of practices, priorities, and workflows shaping the digitisation of cultural heritage in its current status.


The webinar will take place online, on the 22nd of January 2026, online, from 13:30 to 14:30 CET. Register for free at this link<<<<