- Date
- Tuesday 17 Sep 2024, 14:00 - 18:30
- Type
- General
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Y1.10 and Y1.08
- Building
- Polak Building
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
We would like to invite you to the official VIP launch of the new Expert Practice: Digital Culture & Art on Tuesday 17 September 2024. This new expert practice, affiliated with the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics, and part of the broader Arts, Culture, and Creativity Community of EUR is focused on the role and impact of digitalization, AI and immersive technologies on art and cultural heritage.
The cultural domain is evolving quickly due to digital technologies. There are many incredible efforts to preserve (the understanding of) our culture and heritage and bring it to the digital era. The digital transformation in the arts and cultural sector continues to fundamentally change the creative processes and engagement within cultural activities.
Limitless opportunities brought by data, and developments in technologies, such as AI, AR and XR, bring cultural heritage back to life and create new opportunities for creating pieces of art. Through virtual museums, visitors have the possibility to experience artwork in a different context and interact with objects or locations that are otherwise inaccessible to the public. These tech developments result in easier online access to cultural experiences and art for a wide audience and create new business model opportunities. Developments such as generative AI also pose new challenges to the sector, such as protecting copyright issues and re-inventing the creative process of art itself.
Program
The program will include presentations of Trilce Navarrete Hernandez and other affiliated (inter)national experts in the field of Digital Cultural Heritage, AI, and Art. Among the keynote speakers will be Marie Ballarini from the Paris Dauphine-PSL University, Stefan Schaffer from the DFKI in Berlin and a delegate from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. Other speakers will be revealed shortly!
The second part of the program will consist of a guided interactive Gallery Walk where you can experience an exposition of digital Art and immersive digital applications in the realm of cultural heritage with examples from startups, art galleries, digital bureaus, and researchers.
Registration
Please register via this link (Eventbrite). There are a limited number of seats available.