The EU-funded Online Competence Centre in 3D for Cultural Heritage (3D-4CH) project is organising a Winter School in Brussels, which will take place from 21 to 23 January 2026 at the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels.
This three-day event will bring together cultural heritage professionals from across Europe, including museum professionals and digitisation experts, for a programme of keynotes, hands-on sessions and collaborative learning, all focused on the use of 3D technologies in the cultural heritage sector.
The Winter School will offer targeted training and capacity building opportunities in the field of 3D cultural heritage, in close cooperation with the Twin it! Part II campaign led by the Europeana Foundation and the European Commission.
As a key training initiative of the 3D-4CH project, the Winter School marks an important step in developing and amplifying a 3D Online Competence Centre: a European hub for expertise, capacity building and professional training in 3D heritage practices.
Registration and agenda
The registration reveals more details of the programme.
Day 1 - Wednesday 21 January
Hybrid session (full day, streamed via YouTube)
- 9:45 - Opening and Institutional Welcome
- Rehana Schwinninger Ladak, European Commission
- Géraldine David, Royal Museums of Art and History
- Nick Mols, Royal Museums of Art and History
- Marco Medici, 3D-4CH
- 10:15 - Setting the Scene: Digital Europe Project Showcase on 3D Cultural Heritage - chaired by Fulgencio Sanmartin, DG CNECT Unit G2
- The common European data space for cultural heritage and the TwinIt! Campaign Part II - Valentine Charles, Europeana
- 3D-4CH - Online competence centre in 3D for Cultural Heritage - Marco Medici
- XRculture - eXplore & Reuse 3D cultural heritage within the Data Space - Fabio Remondino, Bruno Kessler Foundation
- 3DBigDataSpace - 3D Big Data to enrich the European Data Space for Cultural Heritage - Alexandru Stan, IN2
- EUreka3D-XR – European Union’s REKonstructed content in 3D to produce XR experiences - Antonella Fresa, International Consortium for Photographic Heritage
- Round table and Q&A
- 12:00 - Creating connections with the Horizon Europe project on 3D Cultural Heritage - chaired by Fabio Remondino, 3DOM - FBK
- Applying Reactive Twins to Enhance Monument Information Systems - Franco Niccolucci, VAST-LAB Fondazione PIN
- StratiGraph - Knowledge Graphs for Stratigraphy - Emanuel Demetrescu, CNR-ISPC
- Textailes - Textile digitisation tools and methods for cultural heritage - George Ioannakis, ATHENA Research Centre
- Round table and Q&A
- 14:00 - Focus on 3D Projects Planning: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Introducing Digital/3D in Institutions - chaired by Marco Medici, INCEPTION s.r.l.
- Engaging the heritage sector in the 3D technologies: the Giravolt approach - Albert Sierra Reguera, Generalitat de Catalunya
- Best practices in 3D mass digitisation of museum objects - Fabio Remondino & Elisa Farella, Bruno Kessler Foundation
- Dynamic Collections: Building Living 3D Archives for Cultural Heritage Institutions - Nicolò dell’Unto, Lund University
- Accessing Cultural Heritage: Innovative Methods for Visually Impaired Individuals - Anestis Koutsoudis, ATHENA Research Centre
- 16:00 - Focus on Storage and Web Viewers - chaired by Kate Fernie, CARARE
- 3D-heritage.eu platform - Matevž Straus, ARCTUR
- Share3D Dashboard v2.0 and the Repox Store - Kate Fernie, CARARE & Vangelis Nomikos, TALENT
- The Heritage Data Processor - Dominik Ukolov, FSU Jena
Conclusion of the day
Day 2 - Thursday 22 January
Workshop, in-person only (full day, 9:30 - 17:00 CET)
- Overview of the complete digitisation workflow
- Hands-on experience with tools and methods
Day 3 - Friday 23 January
Workshop, in person only (half day, 9:30-12:30 CET)
- Continuation of hands-on experience with tools and methods
- Closing session: Reflections and next steps
The Winter School will be a great opportunity to share knowledge, trial tools, as well as to develop best practices and promote continued progress in 3D digitisation across Europe.