Online Competence Centre in 3D for Cultural Heritage
Acronym: 3D-4CH
Description
3D-4CH will establish an online competence centre to support cultural institutions in adopting 3D and other advanced technologies for cultural heritage digitization. The centre will provide access to knowledge, best practice guidelines and standards, certified training opportunities, established tools and services, and information about latest developments and research. For researchers, educators and enterprises, the centre will offer a platform to share news and offer courses, materials and tools for certification.
Project information
- Funded by: European Union
- Call: DIGITAL-2024-CLOUD-DATA-AI-06
- Grant Agreement n. 101195149
- Start date: 1st February 2025
- End date: 31st August 2028
- ISPC Scientific coordinator: Emanuel Demetrescu
- Project Leader: INCEPTION SRL, Italia
- Partners: 3d Research Srl, Italy;Arctur Racunalniski Inzeniring Doo, Slovenia; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France; Connecting Archaeology and Architecture in Europe (CARARE), Ireland; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy; European Fashion Heritage Association (EFHA), Italy; Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Italy; In2 Digital Innovations Gmbh, Germany; Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland; Michael Culture, Belgium; Pixelated Realities Public Organization, Ukraine; Rdf Ood Ar Di Ef (Rdf), Bulgaria; Stichting Europeana, Netherlands; Stichting Nederlands Instituut Voorbeeld En Geluid, Netherlands; Talent Anonymos Etairia Pliroforikis (Talent Sa), Greece; The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus; The Discovery Programme Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland, Ireland; Time Machine Organisation (TMO)- Organisation Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit in Technologie Und Wissenschaft Und Kulturellem Erbe, Austria; Università degli Studi di Ferrara (UNIFE), Italy
- Funding: € 4.168.457 (total) – € 206.530 (CNR ISPC)
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3D-4CH has received funding from the European Union's Digital Europe Programme, DIGITAL-2024-CLOUD-DATA-AI-06, under Grant Agreement No. 101195149.
NEWS & EVENTS
3D-4CH Winter School 2026
Training, Connecting, Innovating
21–23 January 2026
Brussels, Royal Museums of Art and History
The 3D-4CH Winter School 2026 will bring together professionals, researchers, and practitioners from across Europe for three days of training, networking, and innovation in the field of 3D cultural heritage.
Hosted at the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, the Winter School provides a unique opportunity to explore how 3D technologies are transforming the preservation, documentation, and dissemination of Europe’s cultural assets.
Organised by the 3D-4CH project in cooperation with the Twin it! Part II campaign (Europeana Foundation & European Commission), the event offers a dynamic programme of keynote lectures, practical workshop, and collaborative sessions designed for museum professionals, digitisation experts, and cultural heritage practitioners.
Programme Highlights:
- Day 1 (Hybrid): Opening keynote sessions and best practices for planning 3D projects in heritage institutions.
- Days 2–3 (In-person): Intensive hands-on workshop covering complete 3D digitisation workflows and practical applications.
You can secure your spot for the Winter School now! Registration is open until 31 October 2025.
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