This page contains links to reference documents about digital cultural heritage produced by the European Commission and by authoritative institutions in charge of cultural heritage, key research outputs, and documents created by the 4CH work. It will grow as the project proceeds.

EU Commission

• Declaration of cooperation on advancing digitisation of cultural heritage

Signed (2019) by 27 European countries, the Declaration commits signatories to 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.

• Basic principles and tips for 3D digitisation of cultural heritage

A concise guideline by the DCHE (Digital Cultural Heritage Expert group) on 3D cultural heritage assets

4CH Outputs

• 4CH Kick-off Meeting | 9 February 2021

Europeana

• Final report on advanced documentation of 3D digital assets

A report by the Europeana 3D Task Force on user needs and requirements and on the quality of the 3D data and metadata available in different repositories in Europe and in Europeana especially.

• 3D models to explore our built cultural heritage: the INCEPTION technologies

A concise presentation by Marco Medici on the INCEPTION methodology, one of the pillars of 4CH