In 2026, speaking about cultural heritage, tangible and intangible, means engaging with a profound transformation. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins, cloud platforms and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data infrastructures are reshaping the ways we document, interpret and protect heritage, aligning with emerging agendas on sustainability, risk management and responsible innovation.
The joint 4th GEORES and 10th Arqueológica 2.0 Symposium, organized by CHEDAR (Cultural Heritage Digitalization and Resilience) project and supported by ICOMOS Italia(International Council on Monuments and Sites), and CIPA-Heritage Documentation (ICOMOS International Scientific Committee), positions itself as a strategic laboratory: three days to outline a shared roadmap toward a coherent and sustainable digital ecosystem for heritage, integrating research, advanced training and long-term policy. In line with CHEDAR’s mission, focused on 3D digitization, Digital Twins, AI and eXtended Reality for risk management, the Symposium invites participants to conceive Cultural Heritage as a dynamic relational system rather than a static collection of objects.
TRACK 1
Museums After Digital: Accessibility, Hybrid Experiences and New Audiences
How will Museums of the Future rethink access, experience and mediation?
A forward-looking track addressing what museums will become in the next decade.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Immersive XR and hybrid physical–digital environments;
- New forms of accessibility: sensory, cognitive, remote and social inclusion;
- Computational storytelling and multisensory narratives;
- Ethical issues in digital museums: privacy and digital visitor rights;
- Participatory and community-driven digital engagement.
TRACK 2
Digital Twins and Computational Realities: Beyond 3D Modelling
Digital Twins: New Frontier or New Constraint for Cultural Heritage?
A track focused on Digital Twins as dynamic, critical tools for the lifecycle of heritage.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Digital workflows for heritage conservation;
- From integrated surveying to living, interoperable Digital Twins;
- Digital Twins for management, monitoring and decision-making;
- Data traceability, versioning and reuse in 3D ecosystems;
- AI-enhanced modelling, sensor integration and predictive platforms;
- Costs, limitations and sustainability of Digital Twins in heritage.
TRACK 3
Heritage Under Pressure: Risk, Monitoring and Resilience Strategies
Resilience 4.0: Are We Ready to Protect Heritage in a Changing World?
This track explores how digital tools, analytical models and data-driven approaches can support the understanding, prediction and mitigation of risks affecting cultural heritage, across scales and typologies.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Digital diagnostics and multi-scale monitoring;
- Suitable patterns for describing hazard and vulnerabilities;
- Predictive modelling and early warning systems;
- Digital tools and contents for the definition of natural and anthropic risks;
- Digital strategies for emergency preparedness and mitigation.
TRACK 4
Museums After Digital: Accessibility, Hybrid Experiences and New Audiences
How will Museums of the Future rethink access, experience and mediation?
A forward-looking track addressing what museums will become in the next decade.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Immersive XR and hybrid physical–digital environments;
- New forms of accessibility: sensory, cognitive, remote and social inclusion;
- Computational storytelling and multisensory narratives;
- Ethical issues in digital museums: privacy and digital visitor rights;
- Participatory and community-driven digital engagement.
TRACK 5
Skills for Heritage 4.0: Training, New Professions and Knowledge Transmission
Who Will Safeguard the Digital Heritage? Educating Tomorrow’s Professionals.
A track examining the transformation of competencies and learning models in the digital heritage sector.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Emerging professional profiles and evolving skillsets;
- Interdisciplinary training: combining humanities, engineering and data science;
- Experiential and lab-based education, simulations and hands-on learning;
- Institutional strategies for capacity building and continuous training;
- Skill gaps between research, practice and public administration.
https://digitalecosystems4h.org/call-for-papers/
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