WEBINAR: State of the Art Review. Digitisation of Cultural Heritage

We are pleased to invite you to a midday webinar hosted by Heritage Malta and the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage at the Cyprus University of Technology, dedicated to the multidisciplinary community engaged in the digital data acquisition of the past.

During the webinar, we will present the results of a groundbreaking global survey examining the current state of the art in 3D digitisation of cultural heritage. The survey was conducted within the framework of the EU-funded Horizon Europe project HERITALISE, in collaboration with the EU eArchiving Initiative and the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF).

Offering a real-world, cross-sectoral snapshot, the survey captures how digital data acquisition is being approached across diverse disciplines, institutions, and geographic contexts. Rather than prescribing a single methodology, it highlights the diversity of practices, priorities, and workflows shaping the digitisation of cultural heritage at the beginning of the 21st digital century.

The survey explores 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 (BIM, HBIM, HHBIM)
• 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 findings aim to benchmark emerging practices and support the development of inclusive, sustainable, and future-ready strategies for cultural heritage digitisation. These insights are grounded in direct input from professionals worldwide.

Join us to gain valuable insights and contribute to shaping the future of cultural heritage digitisation.

Essential Information

• What: State of the Art Review. Digitisation of Cultural Heritage: Methodologies, Technologies and Best Practice
• When: Thursday, 22 January 2026 13:30–14:30 CET
• Where: Online
• How: Online registration can be found HERE