Over eighteen months, from February 2025 to July 2026, the 3DBigDataSpace project set out to answer a practical question: how can Europe's growing collections of three-dimensional cultural heritage be gathered, preserved, enriched and put to use by the people who care about them? The project, funded under the Digital Europe Programme, has now reached its conclusion, and the results go well beyond the targets it set for itself. That is a result worth celebrating !
The Share3D metadata capture tool is designed to help cultural heritage institutions share 3D digital resources of European heritage with Europeana and the Common European Data Space for Cultural Heritage. Now developed and upgraded by CARARE, it will be demonstrated live during our online annual General Assembly on October 30th, from 11:00 to 13:00 CET.
The European Commission’s call for evidence on the upcoming AI strategy for the Cultural and Creative Sectors needs your input! Europeana Foundation encourages CH institutions to respond to the call by 11 September.
The course "Introduction to Spatialisation with the 4D Browser", developed within the 3DBigDataSpace project, introduces learners to the process of placing 3D models in a virtual environment.
Applications are invited by The Time Machine Organisation for proposals to deliver hands-on training workshops in 3D digital cultural heritage.
This text is being prepared as part of the collaboration between CARARE and Pixelated Realities, partners in the XRculture consortium, to highlight how Ukrainian heritage professionals are documenting culture under wartime conditions. Pixelated Realities is a non‑profit organisation from Odessa, Ukraine, dedicated to improving cultural heritage preservation through 3D scanning, photogrammetry and digital production. Building on years of work developing best practices for digital documentation, the team is n
The TwinIt! II final event in Brussels was hosted by Executive Vice-President for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen, alongside Cyprus' Deputy Minister of culture, Vasiliki Kassiandou, on behalf of the Council of the EU.
At CARARE, our mission has always been to open access to digital cultural heritage. Today, we are taking that mission a step further by officially signing the Open Heritage Statement (OHS).
A new feature from the HERITALISE project highlights the work of the Open Virtual Worlds (OVW) research group at the University of St Andrews and their specific contributions to the European Cloud for Cultural Heritage.
We are thrilled to unveil the two visionary projects selected for the 3DBigDataSpace Outreach Synergy Call. These winners were chosen for their innovative use of 3D technology to bring European cultural heritage to life through immersive digital storytelling.
