Event: Digitising Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage (Webinar Title)
Date: 26 January 2022
Time: 12:15 CET
Venue: Online Event (via Zoom)
A Research Webinar to be hosted by the Department of Digital Arts, Faculty of MAKS.
This is being hosted by the Department of Digital Arts within the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences (MAKS).
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Programme:
12:15 Digitising Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage, Speaker: Tony Cassar, Heritage Malta
13:15 Q & A Session/informal discussion
Digitising Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage
Abstract
Abstract
Cultural heritage is central to protecting our sense of national identity. It gives us an irrefutable connection to the past – to certain social values, beliefs, customs and traditions - that allows us to identify ourselves with others and deepen our sense of unity, belonging and national pride. Digitising both tangible and intangible cultural heritage using the latest digital tools is a very important method of documenting and preserving this heritage. Lidar to 3D rendering, drone photogrammetry, Reflectance Transformation Imaging, 8K videography and technical photography are some of the digital techniques used to digitise collections.
Organising these collections needs to be done using a structured, standards-driven methodology. This is even more important as European aggregation projects such as Europeana seek to create a Europe-wide cultural heritage repository reflecting our European heritage. During the presentation, an overview of some important digitisation case studies will be presented covering both tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
Speaker’s Profile
As a digital migrant, Tony Cassar has witnessed ICT revolutionise the way we communicate, do business, appreciate the arts, experience, interpret and preserve cultural heritage. The web has made the world a smaller place, offering huge opportunities to trade in markets that were previously very difficult to reach or accessible only to large corporations.
As a digital entrepreneur, Cassar has for the last 25 years worked with digital tools to change, improve and render more efficient different aspects of our everyday lives. From hospital computerisation projects to eCommerce trading platforms, ICT has created opportunities that were not possible before. Over the last years, he has focused on the use of digital tools for improving cultural heritage interpretation, understanding and learning. He has been involved in various exciting cultural heritage projects, training schools, research and short-term scientific missions both locally and abroad. He currently heads the Digitisation Unit of Heritage Malta, the national agency for cultural heritage, and sits on the European Commission's Expert Group on European Data Space for Cultural Heritage.
