Digital Cultural Heritage Studies

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Digital Cultural Heritage Studies

Digital Cultural Heritage is a new academic discipline at the intersection of Cultural Heritage Studies, Conservation Science, Archaeology, Museology, Computer & Information Sciences.

Institute at LMU Munich

The Institute for Digital Cultural Heritage Studies (DKES) was established at the LMU by Professor and Chair Nicola Lercari in 2022 through the support of the LMU faculty for the Study of Culture and funding from the Hightech Agenda Bayern initiative.

Digital Cultural Heritage

Digital Cultural Heritage is a new academic discipline born at the beginning of the 21st century at the intersection of Cultural Heritage Studies, Conservation Science, Archaeology, Museology, Computer Science, and Information Science. This innovative field crosses disciplinary boundaries to create new theoretical frameworks and methodologies that enhance the exploration, understanding, and protection of cultural heritage and alter the traditional processes of production and propagation of knowledge in museums and sites of cultural significance.

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News and Events

15/12/2025 Multimodal Transformers for Cultural Heritage Protection: Identifying Genuine Artefacts in Online Discussions.
Within the LMU Munich’s Digital Heritage Research Colloquium Public Lectures Series
08/12/2025 From Cuneiform to ChatGPT: On Potentials and Pitfalls of Language Technology as a Tool in Cultural Heritage.
Within the LMU Munich’s Digital Heritage Research Colloquium Public Lectures Series
02/12/2025 Now Hiring: Team Assistant Position Open at LMU’s Digital Cultural Heritage Institute
LMU’s Digital Cultural Heritage Institute is hiring a Team Assistant (m/f/d) starting March 1, 2026. Join our international team in Munich.
01/12/2025 From Pots to Polygons: A Methodological Framework for the 3D Documentation and Visualization of Classical Antiquities
Within the LMU Munich’s Digital Heritage Research Colloquium Public Lectures Series
24/11/2025 The Ancient Mediterranean Digital Project: Its Current State and Future Directions
Within the LMU Munich’s Digital Heritage Research Colloquium Public Lectures Series
25/11/2025 Laser Scanning the Ara Pacis Model: A Collaborative Digital Heritage Effort
From Rome to Munich: a laser scan that unlocks new perspectives on the Ara Pacis.

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