The 2021 Kaleidoscope Conference title, “Connecting physical and virtual worlds”, has never been more pertinent than today for Cultural Heritage.
Over the last 20 years, the Cultural Heritage sector has reaped many of the enormous benefits that technology offers, especially in conservation and access. The COVID-19 pandemic has given that digital synergy a huge propulsion. Today, digital cultural heritage is growing exponentially, day by day, reaching 100s of millions of people from around the globe, that would certainly not have otherwise had the opportunity to experience its magic, due to its physical constraints.
The focus of this panel will be to showcase and analyse the key technologies that are used in the Cultural Heritage sector and discuss the impact it has. For example, its effect on global cooperation, communications, and how digital has brought greater access and interaction for multidisciplinary collaboration.
In addition, the session will take you on a virtual journey, hosted by a famous international Research Lab, to take part in the creation of the digital twin of an artwork, to dive deeper into understanding the multi-layered potential that digital is already developing and has in store, in the very near future, for Cultural Heritage.
With our expert panellists we will explore the different topics that the physical-digital connection is generating. For example:
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how digital copies of real cultural heritage attract and broaden the interest in it;
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what types of new professions are arising in this sector because of digital;
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how we can set standards for beneficial and proactive global collaboration;
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if digital is becoming a common language amongst contemporary artists;
and lots more.
