News about Digital Cultural heritage

The Commission has opened a public consultation on the opportunities offered by digital technologies for the cultural heritage sector. Stakeholders and all interested people are invited to provide feedback on the Recommendation of 2011 on digitising cultural material and digital preservation. The aim is to propose a more appropriate policy instrument to support the digital transformation of cultural heritage.

Museums, opera houses and tourist attractions across Europe and the world are making more and more content available online to make the self-isolation and social distancing more enjoyable and relaxing for everyone in times of confinement.

Are you a European public procurer that wants to receive free of charge local assistance in preparing and implementing your next innovation procurement? The European Assistance for Innovation Procurement initiative can help you in procuring innovative ICT based solutions. Don't miss the extended deadline for the call for assistance that is open now until 31 May 2020! The focus of the call has been widened to include also ICT solutions for realizing the green deal and to tackle COVID-19.

Earlier this month, the Department for Architecture of the University of Ferrara and the Central Institute for Catalogues and Documentation (ICCD) of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities signed an agreement to cooperate on 3D digitisation of cultural heritage using the results of EU-funded Horizon 2020 Project INCEPTION, which was coordinated by Professor Roberto di Giulio of the University of Ferrara and ended in May 2019.

Today, 22 November 2019, Croatia committed to working with 26 other European countries to digitise cultural heritage.

‘A Season of Classic Films’ organised by Creative Europe closed its first edition on 27 October, on the occasion of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, with the screening of ‘Lisbon Story - 25 years’ in the Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum in Frankfurt.

This summer, European film classics will be screened in some of Europe's most iconic cultural heritage venues. From tomorrow until the end of September, classic films from across the EU will be screened free of charge in a wide variety of venues in 13 EU countries – from small towns to capital cities – highlighting Europe's rich and diverse cultural heritage. As part of the wider restoration and digitisation of heritage films, the event series “A Season of Classic Films” is supported by Creative Europe MEDIA programme.

In the upcoming months, more than 15.000 EU citizens will enjoy free screenings of classic European films in some of Europe’s most iconic cultural heritage venues.

On 19 June, Bulgarian Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Maria Koleva signed three Declarations launched at Digital Day 2019 in the presence of Deputy Director General of DG CNECT, Claire Bury.

27 European countries signed a Declaration of cooperation on advancing digitisation of cultural heritage. They will work more closely together to better use state-of-the-art digital technologies in addressing risks that Europe’s rich cultural heritage is facing, enhancing its use and visibility, improving citizen engagement, and supporting spillovers in other sectors.