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FRAME Basics
2024-06-12 - 2024-06-21 | Online
The INA (French National Audiovisual Institute) is having its annual FRAME training programme from June 12-21, aiming to cover all audiovisual archiving process steps and aspects, from preservation, digitisation, documentation to acces, reuse and promotion.
The training is ment for European and international professionals working in the audiovisual archives field, willing to reinforce or acquire the fundamental of audiovisual archiving.
The event will take place online. For more information, go to the FRAME website.
The call for applications is now open!

International conference on the decolonisation of museums - ICOM Working Group on Decolonisation
2024-06-17 10:00 - 17:00 UTC
The concept of decolonising museums means different things in different parts of the world. ICOM, the International Council of Museums, established a Working Group on Decolonisation. The Working Group will meet in June in the Netherlands, and during this conference they will share experiences from their daily practice, offering a broad variety of perspectives.

30th EAA Annual Meeting
2024-08-28 - 2024-08-31 | Rome
The 30th EAA Annual Meeting this year will take place from the 28th to the 30th August in Rome.
To enrol for the meeting you have to be a current member of the EAA. In addition, the call for papers is now open. You can submit until the 8th February.

28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
2024-09-24 - 2024-09-27 | National and University Library Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The conference will be held from September 24-27 in Ljubljana, Slovenia and is hosted by the National and University Library of Slovenia. There will be the possibility to follow the event online, but authors of accepted papers are encouraged to take part in-person.
The TPDL is an international forum focused on digital libraries and their associated technical, practical, and social issues. It includes the whole spectrum of the LAM (libraries, archives, museums) community and the development of new technologies in this fields.
In this year’s conference there will be two new research areas to be discussed during the event: Document Analysis/Recognition and Information Retrieval.
If you want to learn more about the upcoming event, visit its website.
The submission deadline for full papers is on April 30th and for short papers on May 7th.

Essential Guide to 3D digitized heritage - Part 1
2024-11-27 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
Introduction to 3D
The registration for the series of 3 webinars, organized by CARARE under the framework of 5DCulture is now open!
The webinars will provide a useful and informative guide to 3D cultural heritage for a broad target group. They aim at supporting people beginning in the field of 3D but can also benefit those who already worked with 3D cultural heritage.
Part 1 of the series provides an introduction to creating 3D digitised heritage.
Register now!

Experiences from the Europeana Research Community: data science and reuse of Europeana data at Leiden University
2024-12-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
This webinar, organised by Europeana Research, is part of the series “Europeana data reuse in academia and research” and focuses on data science and reuse of Europeana data at Leiden University.
The series is dedicated to the exploration of digital cultural heritage in Higher Education and Research and innovative practices surrounding the reuse of Europeana data.
If you want to know more about the event, visit EuropeanaPro or register now!

Essential guide to 3D digitised heritage - Part 2
2024-12-04 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
Capturing and Processing 3D Data
The registration for the series of 3 webinars, organized by CARARE under the framework of 5DCulture is now open!
The webinars will provide a useful and informative guide to 3D cultural heritage for a broad target group. They aim at supporting people beginning in the field of 3D but can also benefit those who already worked with 3D cultural heritage.
Part 2 of the webinar series provides and introduction to capturing and processing 3D data.
Register now!

Essential guide to 3D digitised heritage - Part 3
2024-12-11 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
Archiving, Sharing and Re-using 3D Data
The registration for the series of 3 webinars, organized by CARARE under the framework of 5DCulture is now open!
The webinars will provide a useful and informative guide to 3D cultural heritage for a broad target group. They aim at supporting people beginning in the field of 3D but can also benefit those who already worked with 3D cultural heritage.
Part 3 of the webinar series provides and introduction to archiving, sharing and re-using 3D data.
Register now!

Eureka3D Final Conference
2024-12-13 | Girona, Spain
The EUreka3D Final Conference, organised by Ajuntament de Girona and CRDI, will take place in Girona on 13 December 2024.
There will be a hybrid public conference and a public onsite workshop focused on 3D digitisation and cultural heritage for local cultural heritage and museum professionals. The event will also focus on sharing the project outcomes with the following topics:

methodology for 3D digitisation
EUreka3D Data Hub
authenticity and standardisation for 3D
the project’s four use cases

For more information visit EuropeanaPro or the EUreka3D website where you can also register.

How to tell great stories and write for Europeana.eu
2024-12-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
This training course is part of the Europeana Academy and focuses on creating editorial for Europeana.eu and with cultural heritage collections.
At the end of the course you will be able to write your own blog according to Europeana’s structural and editorial guidelines as well as the right “tone of voice”.
If you want to know more specifics about the course, visit EuropeanaPro or register now.

Navigating AI for Museums: A Purposeful Approach to Innovation
2025-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
The three-parted webinar series organized by Terentia will focus on eploring the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for museums.
If you are a museum-leader or decision-maker of any kind, the series will deliver practical insights and ethical guidance on implementing AI for you.
Register now for the three dates:
January 15, 2025
January 22, 2025
January 29, 2025

EUreka3D-XR kick-off meeting and public workshop
2025-02-27 11:00 - 12:30 | Pisa, Italy
Eureka3D-XR is the follow-up project of Eureka3D, funded by the Digital Europe Programme of the European Union. The features, services and tools developed in the previous project shall be expanded in innovative re-use scenarios that enable the creation of extended reality (XR).
The 2-day event will take place in Pisa on 26-27 February 2025, whereas the first day is fully dedicated to project partners and the HaDEA officers, to review the workplan and set the next milestones. The second day features a public workshop in hybrid format presenting the project and the connected use cases.
If you want to read more about this interesting event. visit the website or go directly to the registering form.

ARCHE Conference "Innovation through Heritage: Resilience in Times of Climate Change"
2025-03-03 - 2025-03-05 | Museum of Applied Art, Vienna, Austria
This hybrid event brings together national and European funding frameworks to focus on resilient cultural heritage. Through the recent developments of technological advances and environmental challenges the need arises to reshape society towards “preserving and leveraging cultural heritage as a resource for research, societal benefit, and economic growth”.
The conference is organized by the Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe (ARCHE) and hosted by the Time Machine Organisation (TMO).
If you are interested in participating, visit the event’s website or go directly to the registering platform. For on-site participation, secure your spot until February 23, 2025. You can also join online.

*** You can watch the recordings of this event until 4 April 2025. ***

Heritage Dialogues webinar - Cultural heritage for an innovative Europe: mobilising knowledge and research
2025-03-11 14:00 - 18:00 | Online
This webinar, organised by ICLEI Europe in collaboration with Europa Nostra and the Hub consortium, is the third in a series of six and will focus on cultural heritage for an innovative Europe: mobilising knowledge and research.
The aim is to highlight cultural heritage as a driving force for innovation, economic growth, and social development. How can cultural heritage inspire, develop and transform?
The webinar is free-of-charge and contains a panel discussion with following interactive breakout sessions. Registration is compulsory. Find more information at European Heritage Hub.

European Heritage Hub Forum - EU enlargement: cultural heritage as a key resource for cities & civil society
2025-04-03 09:00 - 2025-04-04 12:00 | Budva, Montenegro
This is the third project forum of the European Heritage Hub and it will focus on EU enlargement: cultural heritage as a key resource for cities & civil society. It will take place from 3-4 April 2025 in Budva, Montenegro and online.
The central question is: How can social transformation be fueled by cultural heritage. The two-day event is organised by ICLEI Europe and invites cities, civil society organisations, heritage experts and policymakers to explore the power of heritage.
Registration is now open!

Cultural heritage and digital citizenship education
2025-04-03 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
This event is part of the All Digital Weeks campaign, organised by the Europeana Foundation. It focuses on the intersection of cultural heritage and digital citizenship education. That means highlighting how th GLAM sector can contribute the improvement of the citizens’s digital literacy and equip young people with the right skills to engage with the digital world critically and responsibly.
The webinar will take place online on 3 April 2025. Visit the website for more information or go directly to the registering platform.

C.R.E.A. Cultura Festival
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-09 | Foligno, Italy
The C.R.E.A. Cultura Festival takes place in Folgino, Italy from 7-9 May 2025 and is organized by CRHack Lab Foligno 4D. The festival aims to support young people to develop their innovative and conscious thinking about digital practical culture.
C.R.E.A. Cultura is a community of educators doing their best to create educational resources by carrying out projects in the cultural, civic or social sphere, taking advantage of new technoogies.
Participation is completely free and includes entry, setting up a stand for your own institution and taking part in several workshops.
You can find more information about the festival on their website, or secure your place for the conference right now!

Digital Storytelling Festival
2025-05-13 - 2025-05-14 | Online
The Digital Storytelling Festival encourages cultural heritage professionals, educators, creatives, and students from Europe and beyond to boost their storytelling skills and tell stories exploring culture. It is run by the Europeana Initiative. The event brings together experts with students and new professionals that want to gain knowledge about different storytelling skills like writing, digital animation, stop motion animation, social media, video , collage art, and 3D.
The central topic this year is “food”!
The multi-day event is perfect for people who want to improve their storytelling skills in combination with cultural heritage. The only prerequisites are a committment to attending the sessions reliably and working in collaboration with others.
This year’s festival will take place from 13-14 May 2025. If you want to learn more about its outlines, visit the website or go directly to the registering platform.

ICOMOS/ ISPRS CIPA Summer School 2025 - 3D Digitisation of built heritage at risk
2025-05-20 - 2025-05-25 | Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, Austria
From 20-25 May 2025 the baroque castle Heiligenkreuz-Gutenbrunn in Lower Austria will be the scene of th 14th installment of the CIPA Summer School.
This 6-day event is lead by the Department for the History of Architecture and Building Archeology of the University of Technology Vienna, in close cooperation with ICOMOS, ISPRS, CHNT ICOMOS Austria and supported by Time Machine Organisation. It is targeted at scholars, emerging professionals and everyone wishing to broaden their horizons.
The central question is: How can digital technologies help safeguard historic sites that are at risk? Under the surveillance of leading professionals in that field, participants will learn how to face challenges in digital conservation of heritage sites.
If you are interested and want to learn more about the summer school, visit its website. Early bird registration is open until 15 March 2025.

Digital Heritage 2025
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-13 | San Niccolò Palace, Siena, Italy
The foundation of “Digital Heritage” as a conference dates back to 1998 and was formalized in 2013 as a critical platform for the intersection of digital technologies and cultural heritage. As a leading global event in that field, “Digital Heritage” features workshops, panels and tutorials as well as lectures and exhibitions. Professionals from all over the world and across domains will come together to debate the potentials and challenges of digital technology for cultural heritage.
After the first three editions (2013, 2015 and 2018) this year the conference will take place in Siena, Italy from 8-13 September 2025. The call for paper is open, you can find the specifications here.
Registration will be open on May 15, 2025. In addition, the draft programme for the conference is already online.

Empowering networks with digital skills
2025-09-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
This webinar is organised as part of the framework Creative Week 2025 by the Una Europa university alliance and reaches out to Una Europa students and researchers from 11 universities across Europe. It will provide the exploration of Europeana’s offer, concerning education and research on cultural heritage.
Visit the official website for more information or view the event on Europeana.

Educators in the data space: a bottom-up approach
2025-10-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Online
This online workshop is organised by the ENA Education Community Steering Group and focuses on the role of the Education Community within the European data space for cultural heritage. 15 to 20 educators will discuss their experiences with the current data servies provided by Europeana and, on that ground, provide recommendations and statements for the data space.
This event will take place on October 23rd and you can still apply to be one of the education specialists shaping the role of Europeana’s Education Community. Visit the website for more information or apply here. The registration will follow soon.

3D-4CH Winter School
2026-01-21 - 2026-01-23 | Royal Museum of Art an History, Brussels, Belgium
The 3D-4Ch Winter School, organised by the 3D-4CH Competence Centre, will take place from 21st to 23rd January 2026 at the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels.
This three-day events will feature keynotes, workshops and collaborative larning environments designed for cultural heritage professionals who want to deepen their 3D expertise concerning digitisation and technologies. It is organised in cooperation with the Twin it! Part II campaign by the Europeana Foundation and the European Commission. The event aims to strengthen the skills of CH professionals in emerging technologies connected to 3D. This shall support the digital shift on European level.
The Winter School is suitable for individuals and groups at the beginning of their digitisation journey as well as more advanced ones who want to explore the newest developments, tools and best practices.
In September 2025, 3D-4CH will publish the official Open Call with the programme details and information about registration and funding.
