What is technology’s role in protecting monuments in conflict zones? Version française
What is technology’s role in protecting monuments in conflict zones? Version française | Last week, cultural heritage experts, journalists, researchers, and university representatives gathered for a round table-debate, “Digital technologies’ role protecting monuments in conflict zones,” held at the Art and History Museum of Geneva.Moderator Yves Ubelmann, founder and CEO of Iconem; Jean-Yves Marin, director of the Art and History Museum of Geneva; Sarah Kenderdine, professor at the Ecole Polytechnique fédérale of Lausanne and director of the Laboratory for Experimental Museology; and Einar Bjorgo, manager of UNOSAT, shared their experiences using and studying technology for cultural heritage preservation.Sarah Kenderdine recounted her projects in Asia, including her work in the Gobi Desert. She is currently studying the relationship between cultural heritage and exhibitions. Her research analyses how we can display digitised cultural heritage. Kenderdine heads the Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) at the Ecole Polytechnique fédérale of Lausanne, where she is also a professor. The lab studies “the intersection of immersive visualisation technologies, visual analytics, aesthetics and cultural (big) data.”Einar Bjorgo presented UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), which observes cultural heritage sites in real-time. UNOSAT’s satellites surveys the destruction of cultural monuments threatened by the Syrian conflict. Their images are crucial to monitoring the extent of damage dealt to priceless cultural treasures. Bjorgo highlighted the importance of Iconem’s partnership with UNOSAT concerning Aleppo. Our host, Jean-Yves Marin, archaeologist and the museum’s director, confirmed the Art and History Museum of Geneva’s dedication to the conservation of cultural heritage.Thank you to everyone who attended the event. We hope to see you at another event again! -- source link
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