[Archport] Heritage and Digital Innovation: Tourism, Education and Virtual Museums

[Vera Moitinho <veramoitinho@gmail.com>]

2nd International Seminar Thematic Cluster Meeting on
HERITAGE AND DIGITAL INNOVATION: Tourism, Education and Virtual Museums
26-28 September

The rapid advancement of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the conservation, management and diffusion of cultural heritage allows for the substitution - with ever greater speed – of some tools for others, multiplying the possibilities for experts but also raising new issues and challenges, especially in the field of museums and archaeological sites, which highlights the key role that technology plays in the evolution towards the sustainable development of cultural heritage and tourism.

Given the intensive nature of tourism, ICTs have become essential tools for the tourism sector to improve its efficiency and increase competitiveness, as well as to enhance the sustainability of heritage resources. Moreover, these tools are proving effective in the field of education due to their intrinsically didactic character and their great ability to connect with new generations growing up in the midst of the digital era.


Objective
To present the latest developments in the emerging field of virtual museums, formal and informal education and cultural tourism at the European level. The lectures will be given by European specialists from companies and institutions related to cultural heritage (museums, archives, research centres, universities, etc.), many of whom are involved in the V-Must European Network of Excellence (www.v-must.net) that seeks to provide an innovative and coordinated response to the challenges posed by the use of new technologies in the sphere of museumsin the 21st century.


Aimed at
Museologists, museographists, designers, computer specialists in heritage, archaeologists, historians, restorers, members of the tourism industry, architects, cultural and heritage managers, teachers etc. and all those interested in the research, documentation, conservation, preservation, presentation and dissemination of cultural heritage.


Dates and venue
Wednesday the 26th, Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th of September, in the Rector’s Hall at the University of Alcalá de Henares, San Ildefonso College building (Plaza San Diego), Madrid.


Registration fee
 - Presence-based: 190 Euros
 - To view the seminar streamed online: 75 Euros

More information:
http://www.heritagetechnologies.org/pid/index.php/Portada-En?goback=.gmp_157795.gde_157795_member_166689698