4CH starts on the 1st January 2021 for a duration of three years. The project aims to
set up the methodological, procedural, and organizational framework of a Competence Centre able to seamlessly work with a network of national, regional, and local Cultural Institutions, providing them with advice, support, and services focused on the preservation and conservation of historical monuments and sites.

The Consortium in charge of the 4CH project includes leading institutions from the academia, industry, SMEs and research centres with complementary expertise and a wide geographic coverage of Europe. The Consortium is open to cooperation with heritage agencies and ministries, research centres and SMEs willing to pursue cultural heritage conservation, preservation and valorisation through digital technologies.

Aims regarding digitization for conservation and preservation, supporting collaboration and best practices and the future sustainability of 4CH.

Services and tools to enable preservation and conservation using the latest, most effective technologies.

The target user community for 4CH which ranges from large institutions to individuals and covers many different but related activities.

How 4CH will engage its stakeholders and work together to design a CC structure that will meet the needs of cultural heritage.

The Advisory Board is a consultative body formed by high-level experts representing cultural institutions, heritage agencies and ministries, international organizations, professional associations or having special expertise on key technologies.