Digital meets Culture

the presentation illustrated various participatory activities carried out in the Altiplano de Granada

Presenting INCULTUM in a meeting of Granada University Community Volunteers and Solidarity Associations

images courtesy of Elena Correa Jiménez.

On 12 April 2023, Elena Correa of the MEMOLab team at University of Granada, the INCULTUM coordinator, provided a presentation of the work done in the project and on the Altiplano de Granada Pilot at the “VI Encuentro Voluntariado Comunidad Universitaria y Asociaciones Solidarias” (VI Meeting of University Community Volunteers and Solidarity Associations).

The presentation specifically focused on the recovery of historic irrigation ditches and cultural trails. This meeting was organised by UGR Solidaria and recording is available

24 May 2023 – Brussels (Belgium)

SmartCulTour Final Conference

SmartCulTour (Smart Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Sustainable Development of European Regions) is a four-year project, funded by the European Union in the frame of Horizon 2020. The goal of SmartCulTour is to support regional development in all European regions with important tangible and intangible cultural assets, including those located in rural peripheries and the urban fringe, through sustainable cultural tourism.

The final Conference on sustainable cultural tourism under the HSmartCulTour project is called “Culture as Catalyst: Redefining Cultural Tourism for Sustainable Destinations”, and it aims to explore emerging trends in cultural tourism and identify priorities for destinations to harness the power of culture and local values to redefine the visitor experience by introducing the project tools and sharing the different experiences of the Living Labs with key target audiences.

The conference will take place on Wednesday 24^th of May 2023 from 9:15 to 18:30 at the Herman Teirlinckgebouw building (Havenlaan 88, 1000 – Brussels, Belgium).

Registration in the final conference is free but is highly recommended in order to prepare for the event and make sure to have enough seating capacity for everyone attending.

You can download the programme of the event here (PDF, 217 KB).

For further information, follow this link.

The Hague, the Netherlands, 10 -12 October 2023

EuropeanaTech Conference 2023

EuropeanaTech is the community of experts, developers, and researchers from the R&D sector within the greater Europeana Network Association, that coordinates research and development endeavors that seek to improve the standing of European digital cultural heritage and facilitate knowledge across the sector at large.

EuropeanaTech Conference 2023 will take place in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 10 to 12 October 2023, and is aimed to all tech-minded professionals, developers, researchers and students working in and around digital cultural heritage across the globe. It will be a fantastic opportunity to meet with, learn from and work with your collegues, as well as to become part of a community dedicated to Tech in culture, and explore the challenges and opportunities that topics such as AI and 3D bring to the sector.

The Conference is organised in collaboration with the EuropeanaTech community, the Europeana Network Association’s community of experts from the R&D sector. It will be the fourth EuropeanaTech conference, reviving and continuing the series after successful previous editions in Vienna, Paris and Rotterdam. It will be a predominantly onsite event, with some options for online participation.

Here you can find the programme of the event

To get updates on the call for proposals, ticket sales and more, register through the following link.

Naples (Italy), 5-8 June 2023

IIIF Annual Conference

International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) is a set of open standards for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. It’s also an international community developing and implementing the IIIF APIs. IIIF is backed by a consortium of leading cultural institutions and it’s a useful resource for researchers and developers.

The latest Conference will be hosted jointly by the University of Naples Federico II and the IIIF Consortium.

The IIIF Showcase, that will take place on June 5 is free for anyone to attend, and it’s aimed at newcomers to IIIF and locals*. Attendees will receive an introduction to IIIF, including an overview of what it does, use cases, how a wide variety of institutions implement it, and how to contribute to the community.

The IIIF Annual Conference, on June 6-8 is aimed to a wide range of participants and interested parties, including digital image repository managers, content curators, software developers, scholars, and administrators at libraries, museums, cultural heritage institutions, software firms, and other organizations working with digital images and audiovisual materials. Discounted tickets are available to IIIF Consortium members.

To learn more about the event and to register, click this link. Contact staff@iiif.io if you have any questions. Registration close on May 16th.

* Pre-registration is required and space is limited to the first 150 registrants.

Brussels (Belgium) and online, 20th April 2023

RURALIZATION Final Conference

RURALIZATION is a EU-funded project aiming at developing forward-looking policies fulfilling the ‘future dreams’ of new rural generations and foster sustainable development of rural and marginal areas. In this light, RURALIZATION and INCULTUM established a cooperation agreement for cross-dissemination and knowledge exchange. The RURALIZATION project has identified a series of ‘innovation stories’ to better understand the problems associated with rural living, the importance of sustainable and inclusive farming practices, and how new thinking (dream scenarios, foresight activities) can help to transform rural communities. The ultimate aim is to open up rural areas to renew rural generations, jobs and farms.

The RURALIZATION consortium organized the Final Conference on April 20th at the Committee of the Regions, Brussels. Within the course of an on-site and virtual meeting with experts and stakeholders, the event focused on the presentation of lessons learned, best practices and project results that will serve to design and implement policies and activities that facilitate the entry of new generations and newcomers to the rural areas.

View the recording here: https://ruralization.eu/final-conference/

RURALIZATION is focused on assessing and developing novel instruments, strategies and policies for rural regeneration and generational renewal. Its particular focus is on rural foresight analysis, the future dreams of rural youth, facilitating rural newcomers, farm succession, new entrants into farming and access to farmland.

free online seminar, 27 April 2023

Artificial Intelligence and Archives

The Municipal Archive of Girona organized a Seminar within the framework of the Faber-Llull Residency (Olot, Catalonia) and the project InterPARES Trust AI of the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada), and with the collaboration of the Society of Catalan Archivists.

“Artificial Intelligence and Archives”

Thursday April 27 – From 10:00 h to 14:00 h (CEST)

Several international experts in their respective professional fields from Brazil, Canada, Catalonia, Croatia, Egypt, France and the Republic of South Africa, presented their current projects in relation to Artificial Intelligence and Archives, as well as the challenges and potentialities they pose for organizations and professionals.

Santiago de Compostela, 20th April 2023

‘Urban Future’ – Seminar at the Faculty of Geography and History, University of Santiago de Compostela

On Thursday, April 20 2023, at 7 p.m., in the Aula Magna of the Faculty of Geography and History of the University of Santiago de Compostela, the Urban Future Seminar takes place, organised by the Territorial Analysis Research Group (Grupo de Investigación de Análise Territorial – ANTE).

Recently, the media presented the urban and architectural proposals for the future of the Youth House in Santiago. The seminar will be the occasion to participate in the debate about common spaces and citizen participation and the role of cultural and public spaces in the city.

Uxío Novo Rey from the UNCHARTED project will participate in the debate.

Download here the announcement of the seminar.

Barcelona, 27-28 April 2023

INVENT Conference: Societal Drivers and Impacts of Cultural Participation

From 27th to 28th April 2023 the final Conference of INVENT takes place at Institut d’Estudis Catalans, in Barcelona, Spain.

INVENT is the acronym of “European Inventory of Societal Values of Culture as a Basis for Inclusive Cultural Policies in the Globalizing World”. It is a research and innovation project funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme, coordinated by Erasmus University Rotterdam. The scope of the conference is to highlight the culmination of the international research conducted by the project about the societal value of culture and the impact of cultural policies in Europe.

The final conference will be a two days event to show the results of the project, with the participation of several team members and outside speakers who will discuss about societal drivers and impacts of cultural participation.

Program and registration are available here https://inventculture.eu/2023-invent-conference/

INVENT participates in the UNCHARTED Community.

Through the workshop, participants gained valuable insights into the use of a 3D printer, the potential of 3D printing in general and learned about the potentials of these technologies in preserving cultural heritage

Training workshop on 3D Printing continues at INCULTUM Pilot in Greece

All images and text courtesy of The High Mountains.

Following a first training event in September 2022, in the context of INCULTUM Pilot 7 Aoos the shared river, the High Mountains Social Cooperative organised another training workshop on 3D Printing, dedicated to the printing of the waterjet, which took place on 7 and 9 of February 2023. This initiative in the context of INCULTUM highlighted the importance of using open-source technologies as innovative tools for preserving cultural heritage and promoting cultural tourism. By showcasing again, the possibilities of 3D printing, the initiative aimed to demonstrate how such technologies can contribute to the sustainable development of local communities.

The workshop brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including local community members, employees of the Public Library of Konitsa, visitors of Konitsa, researchers, educators, and associated partners like P2PLab and Tzoumakers, and other interested parties. Through the workshop, participants gained valuable insights into the use of a 3D printer, the potential of 3D printing in general and learned about the potentials of these technologies in preserving cultural heritage. The training workshop on Culture in accordance with the natural resources of the area and 3D printing technologies was just one example of how this initiative sought to empower local communities and ensure the preservation of their cultural heritage for future generations.

The main point of the training was the idea that the use of open-source technologies can empower local communities to take an active role in the preservation of their cultural heritage. By providing access to free knowledge and open technologies, local communities can develop innovative solutions to preserve their traditions and promote their cultural identity. Additionally, these technologies can provide new opportunities for the development of sustainable tourism, allowing visitors to experience the local culture in a meaningful way. By leveraging free knowledge and open technologies, communities can create solutions tailored to their specific needs and context and take a proactive role in shaping their future and promoting a sustainable and responsible approach to tourism. These solutions can not only help to preserve cultural heritage but also promote it through cultural tourism, which can benefit the local economy.

The training workshop on 3D printing of the waterjet was just one example of the ways in which local communities can use open-source technologies to achieve these goals.

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The initiative showcases the power of collaboration and the potential of technology to make a positive impact on the environment and the local community. By sharing the knowledge gained from the initiative through Incultum’s training portal, others can learn from and build upon the work done by the local community in Konitsa. This is essential for the long-term sustainability of the initiative and the continued development of innovative solutions for preserving cultural heritage and promoting sustainable tourism.

The training and education activity will take place on Friday 14th April 2023

INCULTUM to be presented at the new Workshop on water heritage at the University of Algarve

A new workshop called “Water Path: Heritage-based solutions and community-based cultural tourism” is promoted by the University of Algarve, IN LOCO Association and INCULTUM and financed by the European Union will take place at the University of Algarve on Friday 14th April 2023.

The workshop will revolve around discussions and Round Tables on cultural and hydrological heritage, cultural tourism, and more, where INCULTUM project will be presented during the opening of the event.

The workshop is aimed at local producers, small tourism agents and guides, universoty and high school students and scholars, and anyone that has an interest on the topics.

Participation is free, but signing up is mandatory.

For more info, email at incultum@in-loco.pt