Museums of the future and copyright: preservation of and access to cultural heritage in the age of Artificial Intelligence

07 October 2025
Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens

With over 300 museums operating nationwide, strengthening copyright literacy and raising awareness of both the legal framework and its day-to-day application is a critical priority.

A graphic featuring a classical Greek statue in a dotted pattern standing in front of a white Greek column with a large copyright symbol above it. — © European Commission

This event will explore copyright management throughout the entire lifecycle of a collection, focusing on key challenges such as digitisation, licensing, and the balance between public access and authors’ rights. Additionally, the event will touch upon the rising influence of Artificial Intelligence, particularly in relation to the practical challenges it creates for museums.

Key learning objectives

Learn about EU and Greek copyright law to manage cultural heritage collections.
Explore best practices for applying copyright rules in cultural heritage collections - including insights from real-world examples on digitisation, public access, and lessons learned from implementation.

Target audience: Cultural heritage institutions’ practitioners based in Greece, with a focus on museum employees who deal with copyright implementation in their daily work

Agenda

08:45 – 9:30	Registration
9:30 – 10:00	Welcome session
10:00 – 10:30	Presentation 1, Q&A Basic (and relevant for museums) notions of copyright law and its intersection with cultural heritage law for the museums
10:30 – 11:00	Presentation 2, Q&A Specific exceptions and limitations in applying copyright law in the museum setting
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00	Presentation 3, Q&A Practical applications of copyright in contexts involving AI, including protection, preservation, promotion, and regeneration of digital cultural heritage
12:00 - 13:30	Panel Discussion Best practices and copyright challenges for museum collections
13:30 - 14:45	Lunch break
14:45 - 16:10	Hands-on workshop
16:10 - 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00	Summary of the workshops and conference

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