3D-4CH

Online Competence Centre in 3D for Cultural Heritage

Project Title: Online Competence Centre in 3D for Cultural Heritage
Acronym: 3D-4CH
Coordinator: Inception SRL
Type of funding: European
Funding source: HORIZON-INFRA
Dates: February 2025 - February 2028
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Description: The 3D-4CH project will establish an online Competence Centre for 3D heritage, focusing on the preservation, digitisation and knowledge transfer about cultural heritage in the EU and Ukraine. Building upon projects like 4CH, DS4CH and 5DCulture, and incorporating insights from forthcoming XRculture and 3DBigDataSpace projects, the Centre will operate online, leveraging networks from 4CH, E-RIHS and DARIAH.


Key objectives of 3D-4CH include:

  • Advance Skills through Capacity Building: Enhance skills with online tools, workshops and certifications, integrating multilanguage training material from past and ongoing projects;

  • Provide Comprehensive Services: Create an online platform offering guidelines, standards and best practices for 3D digitisation, fostering innovation in education and tourism;

  • Deploy High-Quality 3D Content: Support the creation and enhancement of 3D heritage objects within the European data space, focusing on metadata inclusion, publishing, sharing and archiving.

  • Advance R&D in 3D Technologies: Foster synergies with initiatives like ECCCH and implement cutting-edge technologies for CHI environments.

Special attention will be given to Ukraine, building on the 4CH "SUM – Save Ukraine Monuments" initiative, with efforts to aggregate  3D Ukrainian content.

The project will benefit from an Advisory Board of scholars and a Stakeholder Panel from European CHIs who will provide needs,  requirements and validation. A long-term sustainability plan will ensure that data remains accessible post-project, emphasizing  interoperability and sustainability of 3D models.

In summary, 3D-4CH aims to transform Europe's digital cultural landscape, championing advanced 3D technologies in cultural heritage preservation and education, ensuring sustainability, accessibility and cooperation.

CyI will contribute to several activities, such as the deployment of the Competence Centre for 3D and the development and delivery of training and capacity-building components and activities aimed at equipping cultural heritage professionals with the skills to effectively utilise advanced 3D technologies. Also, CyI will contribute to the adoption of the latest advancements in 3D digitisation and semantic enrichment methodologies and it will contribute to the effective measurement of impact and the long-term sustainability of the Competence Centre.