Augmented Heritage - The future of art and heritage experiences

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Towards an Augmented Heritage - by Stefanie de Winter

The transition to 'augmented heritage' offers exciting opportunities to make art and cultural heritage more accessible, but it also introduces complex challenges. This lecture delves into the intersection of an artist's original intentions, curatorial decisions, and conservation practices within the digital domain. It focuses on the difficulties of reproducing specific materials and translating them into virtual representations. How much of the ‘authenticity’ and material experience can be preserved in a digital reconstruction? Through case studies and multidisciplinary insights, Stefanie De Winter presents a critical perspective on this transformation and its implications for the future of art conservation and heritage engagement.

Designing cultural heritage experiences that move you - by Willemijn Elkhuizen

What thoughts and emotions arise when you stand in front of a piece of art? How can you interact with a fragile, precious museum artifact? For most of us, the experience is limited to viewing the artifact in the here and now—often behind glass—while reading a brief 200-word description. But what if you could peer into the artifact’s past and see what it looked like when it was first created? What if your experience of cultural heritage could be enriched through additional senses, such as touch, sound, or even smell, inspired by the artifact’s material qualities? How might that transform your interpretation of the artwork?

Willemijn Elkhuizen will present her research on capturing and characterizing the material experiences of cultural heritage artifacts. Through compelling examples, she will demonstrate how these characterizations can inspire innovative, digitally mediated interactions with these artifacts, offering a richer and more immersive connection to our shared cultural heritage.

Towards an Augmented Heritage - by Stefanie de Winter

The transition to 'augmented heritage' offers exciting opportunities to make art and cultural heritage more accessible, but it also introduces complex challenges. This lecture delves into the intersection of an artist's original intentions, curatorial decisions, and conservation practices within the digital domain. It focuses on the difficulties of reproducing specific materials and translating them into virtual representations. How much of the ‘authenticity’ and material experience can be preserved in a digital reconstruction? Through case studies and multidisciplinary insights, Stefanie De Winter presents a critical perspective on this transformation and its implications for the future of art conservation and heritage engagement.

Designing cultural heritage experiences that move you - by Willemijn Elkhuizen

What thoughts and emotions arise when you stand in front of a piece of art? How can you interact with a fragile, precious museum artifact? For most of us, the experience is limited to viewing the artifact in the here and now—often behind glass—while reading a brief 200-word description. But what if you could peer into the artifact’s past and see what it looked like when it was first created? What if your experience of cultural heritage could be enriched through additional senses, such as touch, sound, or even smell, inspired by the artifact’s material qualities? How might that transform your interpretation of the artwork?

Willemijn Elkhuizen will present her research on capturing and characterizing the material experiences of cultural heritage artifacts. Through compelling examples, she will demonstrate how these characterizations can inspire innovative, digitally mediated interactions with these artifacts, offering a richer and more immersive connection to our shared cultural heritage.