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.

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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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