3D4CH Competence Centre promotes the use of advanced 3D technologies in heritage preservation and education, ensuring sustainability, accessibility and cross-border cooperation.
The project will establish a Competence Centre for 3D cultural heritage, supporting digitisation, preservation and knowledge transfer across the EU and Ukraine. Building on initiatives such as 4CH and 5DCulture, and leveraging synergies with XRculture, 3DBigDataSpace, E-RIHS, DARIAH, and the data space, the project fosters innovation and integration.
3D-4CH aims to build skills among heritage professionals through multilingual training and tools, provide a platform with 3D digitisation standards and best practices, support high-quality 3D content creation and reuse in the European data space, and advance R&D by integrating cutting-edge technologies and collaborating with initiatives like the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH). Special focus is given to Ukraine, with a focus on strengthening digital capacity and aggregating 3D content through partnerships with SUM, SUCHO, the Museum of Ukrainian Victory, and the ENA Working Group, which supports the digital transformation of Ukraine's cultural heritage.
An Advisory Board and Stakeholder Panel guide and validate progress, while a sustainability plan ensures long-term accessibility, interoperability and reuse of 3D models.
Project goals
- Enhance professionals’ skills with online tools, workshops and certifications, integrating multi-language training material from past and ongoing projects.
- Create an online platform offering guidelines, standards and best practices for 3D digitisation, fostering innovation in education and tourism.
- Support the creation and enhancement of 3D heritage objects within the common European data space for cultural heritage, focusing on metadata inclusion, publishing, sharing and archiving.
- Foster synergies with initiatives like ECCCH and implement cutting-edge technologies for cultural heritage environments.
Project partners
Full Partners
- INCEPTION, Italy
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy
- Europeana Foundation, the Netherlands
- Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy
- Connecting Archaeology And Architecture In Europe, Ireland
- Time Machine Organisation (TMO), Austria
- IN2 Digital Innovations Gmbh, Germany
- The Discovery Programme Centre For Archaeology And Innovation Ireland, Ireland
- Arctur Racunalniski Inzeniring DOO, Slovenia
- RDF OOD, Bulgaria
- Pixelated Realities Public Organization, Ukraine
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
- The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus
- Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique CNRS, France
- Instytut Chemii Bioorganicznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland
- 3D Research Srl, Italy
- European Fashion Heritage Association, Italy
- Talent Anonymos Etairia Pliroforikis, Greece
- Stichting Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid, The Netherlands
- Michael Culture, Belgium
Affiliated Partners
- Europeana Network Association, the Netherlands
- Athina-Erevnitiko Kentro Kainotomias Stis Technologies Tis Pliroforias, Ton Epikoinonion Kai Tis Gnosis, Greece
- Non-Governmental Organization Volyn Foundation, Ukraine
- Koninklijke Musea Voor Kunst En Geschiedenis, Belgium
- Associated Partners
- Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Italy
- Pin Soc.Cons. A R.L. - Servizi Didattici E Scientifici Per L'università Di Firenze, Italy
- Highbury Research & Development Limited, Ireland
- Dipartimento Della Protezione Civile, Italy
Associated Partners
- Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Italy
- Pin Soc.Cons. A R.L. - Servizi Didattici E Scientifici Per L'università Di Firenze, Italy
- Highbury Research & Development Limited, Ireland
- Dipartimento Della Protezione Civile, Italy
Funding information
| Funding stream | The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) (opens in new window) |
| Contract number | 101195149 |
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Key project impact
| Tools developed to support 3D digitisation and preservation | 10 |
| Events with 500 participants organised to provide training and build capacity around 3D | 15 |
| Ukrainian experts and cultural heritage institutions were trained and supported to aggregate Ukrainian cultural heritage content | 20 |
| High-quality, fully documented and showcased 3D objects and virtual world scenarios made available | 1,000 |