International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-06 | Pilsen, Czech Republic
The conference, organised by the University of West Bohemia, takes place in May 3-6 2024. The 32nd conference will be held in hybrid mode.
Accepted and presented papers will be published in the Journal of WSCG and Computer Science Research Notes. Visit the website to learn about the submission conditions.

IIIF Annual Conference and Showcase
2024-06-04 - 2024-06-07 | Los Angeles, California
The 2024 IIIF Annual Conference will take place in Los Angeles, California from June 4-7. It is organised by the IIIF Consortium in cooperation with UCLA Library and Getty.
This 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, cultural heritage institutions, software firms, and other organizations working with digital images and audio/visual materials.
Following the 2 conference days, there will be a free showcase on June 7. This event aims to introduce newcomers to IIIF and its applications and framework.
You can register here.

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.

Reviewing the Europeana Public Domain Charter
2024-06-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
This office hours session will host professionals sharing their view on an evaluation of the Europeana Public Domain Charter, and constul participants into additional challenges around the public domain.
The Charter was developed in 2010 and tried to communicate the importance of widely reusable digital cultural heritage objects by encouraging to maintain the public domain status.
The re-evaluation shall identifiy old and new challenges, and give us an idea on how well we followed the charter’s principles.
Visit the event’s webiste or register here!

Licences, labels, statements and tools
2024-07-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Europeana organises this office hours session to address various questions around the use of Creative Commons licenses, tool, and rights statements.
Creative Commons licenses help you and the people using your digital objects to clarify access and re-use of cultural heritage. The webinar will provide information on how and which tools to use when searching for attribution advice.
Visit the website for more information or register here!

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.

IIIF 2024 Online Meeting
2024-11-12 08:00 - 2024-11-14 17:00
The Online Meeting 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, cultural heritage institutions, software firms, and other organizations working with digital images and audio/visual materials.
As a counterpart to the IIIF in-person Annual Conference, this event is meant both to introduce newcomers to IIIF and to provide a forum for discussion and dissemination for those with experience implementing and working with IIIF in a variety of contexts.

Heritage Horizons: Europeana Project Week
2024-11-25 09:30 - 2024-11-29 12:30
About Heritage Horizons: Europeana Project Week
The common European data space for cultural heritage is the European Commission’s flagship initiative to foster the creation and reuse of content in the cultural and creative sectors and accelerate the digital transformation of Europe’s cultural sector. Its achievements depend on the efforts and expertise of the data space consortium, led by the Europeana Initiative, but also on diverse and innovative projects which enrich and enhance the data space and cultural heritage sector.

The Heritage Horizons Europeana Project Week, taking place from 25 – 29 November 2024, will put the spotlight on these projects and their inspiring work. Project Week will showcase their efforts while facilitating collaboration and connection, accelerating knowledge sharing and shaping new project opportunities. Sessions will highlight the role of digital technologies in developing the data space, preserving and engaging with cultural heritage, advancing social inclusion, encouraging reuse and promoting sustainability.

How to sign up

Register for Project Week through the link below! You can register for each day separately, allowing you to choose the days and sessions which interest you the most. We can’t wait to see you there, and in the meantime, invite you to explore the projects that will be in focus on the week.

REGISTER NOW

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!

10th Digital Library: „Back (and) to the future“
2024-11-28 10:00 - 2024-11-29 17:00 | Graz, Austria
For its 10th anniversary the Digital Library, organised by the University of Graz and Europeana Local is inviting you to Graz, Austria!
To mark the 10th anniversary, the 2024 conference looks back and into the future. Which topics continue to accompany us, which issues have been resolved, what new challenges do we face now and in the near future? Can the developments of recent years serve as a guide for future concepts and approaches? The aim of the event is to provide a platform for professional exchange and establishing new networks.
Main topics of the conference “Back (and) to the future” are:
– Technology: Established and cutting edge (e.g. AI, machine learning, …)
– Networks: Cooperations, partnerships, working together nowadays…
– Sustainability: How do we preserve knowledge? – What happens to knowledge/know-how that is not digitally available? – Can knowledge be “secured” – is it verifiable? New ways of knowledge transfer? New ways for GLAM institutions? Choosing which knowledge to preserve and process?

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!

Introduction to collections, audiences and stories on Europeana.eu
2024-12-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
This training course, organised by Europeana as part of the Europeana Academy focuses on using and telling stories with collections on Europeana.eu.
The course is aimed at people and institutions new to Europeana who look for a guideline on how to use collections, but also at researchers and educators who want to promote or use digital collections available at Europeana for learning goals.
Visit EuropeanaPro for more information or 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.

Public Domain Day 2025
2025-01-09 | Royal Library of Belgium
This event, organised collaboratively between Europeana, Creative Commons, Communia, Meemoo, KBR, Wikimedia Belgium and Wikimedia Europe, celebrates Public Domain Day in 2025. It will be held in the KBR – Royal Library of Belgium and online.
The Public Domain Day will give you an overview about recent developments in the sector and institutions are invited to showcase their collections and achievements.
Click here for more information.

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

Preparing image collections in the IIIF standard for Europeana
2025-01-16 00:00
This training course – run as part of Europeana Academy – will run in February 2025 and focuses on preparing image collections in the IIIF standard for Europeana.
Applying the IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) standard allows viewing your image collection online in the best possible quality with a user-friendly zoom function and sharing your collection widely. This course will help you to prepare your images for IIIF.
Register now!

Preparing image collections in the IIIF standard for Europeana
2025-02-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
This training course runs as part of the Europeana Academy on February 5th 2025 and focuses on preparing image collections in the IIIF standard for Europeana.
The application of IIIF and its APIs allows viewing your image collection online in the best possible quality with user-friendly zoom function and sharing you collection widely.
If you are interested in learning how to prepare your collections correctly, register now!

Introduction to Europeana APIs
2025-02-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
This course is part of the Europeana Academy and runs on February 19th 2025. It provides in-depth information about the Europeana APIs, the differences between them and how you can use them for your needs.
If you want to learn more about this course, visit the event’s website. If you are interested in completing the course, go right to the registration form.

Creative Online Residency 2025 - Information Session
2025-02-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
The Online Creative Residency is a key part of the Digital Storytelling Festival and brings students and new professionals who want to gain storytelling skills in a professional setting together with experts.
This event focuses on last year’s Residency and launches the application process for this year.
Everyone can register for the event, but there will also be a recording for this session. If you want to learn more about it, view the event on Europeana’s website.

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. ***

Introduction to collections, audiences and stories on Europeana.eu
2025-03-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
This training course is part of the Europeana Academy and focuses on telling stories with collections on Europeana.eu. It takes place on 11 March 2025 online.
If you want to learn about how to tell stories with Europeana’s contents, find and use different collections, this course may be right for you. It is aimed at a broad audience, from cultural heritage professionals or academics who want to present their data to educators using the content in learning scenarios.
If you want to read more about this event, visit its website or go directly to the registering form.

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.

How to tell great stories and write for Europeana.eu
2025-03-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
This training course is organized by the Europeana Academy and will take place online on 14 March 2025. It focuses on creating editorial for Europeana.eu and with cultural heritage collections.
In this course you will learn about the Europeana approach to editorials like blogs in terms of structure, tone of voice and editorial guidelines. The goal is to develop you own blog idea using Europeana’s tips and guidelines.
If you want to learn more about this event, go to the website or directly to the registering form.

IIIF Online Training (5-Day Course)
2025-03-31 18:00 - 2025-04-04 19:00 | Online
This limited-seat 5 day course starts Mar 31 and is conducted online with video tutorials and extensive tutoring and support opportunities.
The course will be held completely online and covers the first steps in IIIF. Some topics will be:

Image API & Presentation API
Creating Manifests
Set up annotation environment + Annotation of resources

If you want to get started with IIIF but don’t quite know how, this training may be suitable for you. If you want to learn more about it, go directly to the registering page.
Important Information: The training will be held every day for one week at 6 p.m. (CEST).
