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.

Statue of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria in the LMU Atrium

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News and Events

21/05/2025 Applications Now Open for the New M.A. in Digital Cultural Heritage!
We're thrilled to announce that admissions are now officially open for the brand-new Master of Arts in Digital Cultural Heritage!
22/05/2025 Winter School Methods in Digital Heritage 2025 – Program Concluded, Connections Continue
We congratulate all 19 participants of the 2025 LMU Winter School Methods in Digital Heritage (MDH) on their successful completion of assignments and handing-over of their certificates.
18/03/2025 Digital Photogrammetry session at Museum für Abgüsse
Our team and the participants of the Winter School: Methods in Digital Heritage met today at the Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke (MfA) to digitize various plaster cast replicas of renowned Classical and Hellenistic artworks.
17/03/2025 LMU Munich Methods in Digital Heritage Winter School 2025 Kicks Off
The LMU Munich Winter School: Methods in Digital Heritage (MDH) has officially begun, bringing together an international cohort of students eager to explore the latest techniques in cultural heritage digitization.
05/03/2025 NooN Project Begins: Advancing Digital Heritage on Bornholm
The NooN project, a pioneering effort to digitize and semantically document prehistoric artifacts, has officially launched on the island of Bornholm.
21/03/2025 Winter School Participants Process Data in Our Computer Lab
The participants of the MDH Winter Schoo spent the last few days processing the hundreds of photos they captured at the Museum für Abgüsse München.
25/03/2025 3D Scanning session at the State Museum of Egyptian Art