Dissemination Of Cultural Heritage Research Articles

Virtual Reality in Samarkand’s Silk Road Museums

This study explores the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies to extend the reach of museum exhibitions in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, by developing virtual exhibits through collaboration between Lublin University of Technology and local museums. The study involved creating a virtual exhibition of 3D-scanned artefacts from three Samarkand museums. An exploratory survey was conducted with museum professionals and Generation Z individuals to assess VR’s complementary role to traditional exhibitions. Findings. The survey revealed broad acceptance of VR as a supplementary tool, with 79% of professionals endorsing it. Generation Z participants showed high engagement, with VR enhancing their interest in traditional visits. VR technologies significantly improve access to Silk Road heritage, providing an immersive, interactive experience that traditional methods cannot offer alone. The findings underscore VR’s potential to attract diverse audiences, particularly tech-savvy younger generations. Integrating VR into museum exhibitions can enhance cultural heritage dissemination, support educational initiatives, and foster a greater global appreciation for Silk Road artifacts. Future research should explore long-term impacts on visitor behavior and museum attendance.

Digital Virtual Simulation for Cultural Clothing Restoration: Case Study of Tang Dynasty Mural ‘Diplomatic Envoys’ from Crown Prince Zhang Huai’s Tomb

The advent of 3D virtual presentation technology for clothing has led to the gradual popularisation of digital virtual clothing in the modern fashion industry. However, there remains a gap between the application of this technology and the integration of cultural attributes in the field of digital communication of traditional cultural clothing. Consequently, the objective of this paper is to propose the establishment of a fusion system integrating archaeological research on traditional culture with emerging virtual presentation technology. This paper draws inspiration from the replicability and easy dissemination of digital products to combine cultural archaeology and digital technology. The aim is to provide ideas for the diversity of dissemination of cultural heritage. The research object is Diplomatic Envoys, a Chinese mural painting of the Tang Dynasty that depicts friendly exchanges between countries. The research is divided into two research stages. A CLO3D software-based digital restoration test was conducted to reproduce the costumes of officials and foreign envoys depicted in the Tang Dynasty mural. The FAHP model was employed to verify the accuracy of the restoration results. The experiment demonstrated that the digitally reconstructed clothing exhibited a high degree of similarity to the unearthed mural figure clothing object. Furthermore, the restoration result passed the credibility verification, resulting in a ‘credible’ outcome. The application of digital virtual simulation clothing restoration methods offers two key advantages. Firstly, in comparison with traditional clothing restoration methods, digital restoration enables the rapid assessment of the resulting clothing effect, thereby reducing the likelihood of secondary damage to cultural relics due to manual errors. Secondly, the benefits of digital technology facilitate the convenient storage, replication, and dissemination of clothing data information. Data can not only be extended to online exhibition halls but also to game animation, clothing production, and other fields for the purposes of creative redesign and information dissemination. Furthermore, these benefits can penetrate the education industry to disseminate information to the public through all-round display models and explanations.

TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN THE UKRAINIAN SOCIO-CULTURAL SPACE AT THE END OF THE XX - FIRST HALF OF THE XXI CENTURY

In the article, the author examines the transformational changes in the Ukrainian socio-cultural space of the end of the ХХ-th – the first half of the ХХІ-st century. The ХХІ-st century is characterized by great transformations not only in the economic and social context, but also in the sphere of cultural life, which is intensively developing in various directions. The author notes that Ukraine is currently experiencing a nation-state revival and the introduction of democratic values in conditions that are difficult and contradictory due to the instability and revolutionary nature of many sociopolitical and socio-economic processes that began in the 1990s and as a result of this , even to this day, the worldview and value orientations that regulate human behavior and relationships, which has a significant impact on the sociocultural situation in Ukraine, remain undefined. Global social changes, if they are systemic and related to the establishment of a new social order, are always accompanied by cultural transformations and characterized as a «reevaluation of all values». The situation became much more complicated due to the annexation of Crimea by Russia, the hybrid war in Donbas, and later the full-scale invasion of Russia on the territory of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, which became new difficult challenges for our country. According to the author, in connection with the new historical context, new conditions for the development of the sphere of culture arose, which caused the formation of a new socio-cultural situation, which is characterized by a change in socio-cultural orientation and ideals, rethinking and creation of a new hierarchy of values. The author believes that the foundations of socio-cultural development of Ukrainian society today are based on all manifestations of unique cultural and social values; development of common cultural, spiritual and educational spaces; active use of the Ukrainian language in all spheres; preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage; popularization and development of the cultural environment; ensuring maximum access to cultural properties, their preservation; stimulating investments for the development of cultural and social spheres, etc. Keywords: transformational processes, socio-cultural activity, socio-cultural development, socio-cultural policy, man, society, culture

Evaluating User Experience in the Context of Cultural Heritage Dissemination Using Extended Reality: A Case Study of the Dacian Bronze Matrix with Hollow Design

Cultural institutions are increasingly prioritizing the utilization of diverse mixed reality technologies to enrich the visitor experience during their physical exhibitions. These institutions are actively integrating virtual assets to enhance interactivity and facilitate immersive storytelling experiences. The use of extended reality technologies in cultural heritage dissemination has become a common solution to improve the perception on cultural heritage of their visitors. The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a comparative analysis of three distinct extended reality applications used in cultural heritage experiences. The proposed workflow integrates advanced 3D scanning technology and additive manufacturing techniques to produce tangible replicas which are further enhanced using extended reality technologies, such as augmented reality, desktop virtual reality, and immersive virtual reality. To evaluate the developed extended reality applications, we have conducted various System Usability Scale tools to assess applications’ usability while also trying to identify the most appropriate application that can be integrated within the museum exhibition. From a utility point of view, we found no notable differences in the user perceptions between proposed solutions, whereas from a usability and satisfaction point of view, the most preferred solution was the augmented reality one. The workflow is presented in sufficient detail to ensure the replication of the results.

EVOLUTION OF RENDERING BASED ON RADIANCE FIELDS. THE PALERMO CASE STUDY FOR A COMPARISON BETWEEN NERF AND GAUSSIAN SPLATTING

Abstract. In recent years there has been a rapid diffusion of new digitization methodologies based on radiance fields and the implementation of new rendering processes and learning systems based on neural networks. The article focuses on these new tools and how they can be used for the knowledge and dissemination of Cultural Heritage. A case study is then described regarding the video acquisition of a noble chapel of the Cemetery of Santa Maria dei Rotoli in Palermo to promote knowledge of ‘fragile’ artefacts, exposed to the risk of radical transformation or degradation, and thus protecting their conservation. The research aims to compare the first results obtained through the NeRF and Gaussian Splatting methodology which constitute the current state of the art of this type of processing; both the source algorithms (Nerfacto and 3D Gaussian Splatting) and the Luma AI web app were used, and data management was studied using third-party software such as Blender 3D, Unreal Engine 5.0 and the playcanvas game engine. The results obtained with this case study are of particular interest, above all for the processing of data useful for the visualization of heritage starting from unconventional acquisitions.

Semantic Solutions for Democratizing Archaeological and Numismatic Data Analysis

Museums, heritage agencies and other institutions responsible for managing archaeological cultural heritage across Europe are engaged in developing digital platforms to better open their collections to the public as a common resource for the purposes of discovering, learning about, and sharing our common past. This paper explores the potential of new semantic computing technologies in democratizing not only public access to digital cultural heritage records, but also to computational and Linked Open Data -assisted data analysis and knowledge discovery. As a case study, we consider archaeological and numismatic Open Data services in Finland, and discuss the research results obtained during the ongoing development work for the CoinSampo framework for opening Finnish and international numismatic data. Existing digital cultural heritage services are often built with the needs of professional collections management in mind. The presentation of the records is typically structured after the familiar format established for the printed catalogues of yesteryear, with few analytical tools that would take advantage of the potential of digital data to probe and visualize internal relationships and patterns within the full body of the opened material. CoinSampo, however, will provide scientific tools to new audiences among the non-professional public who have not enjoyed such a level of access to numismatic data. The broad range of target audiences we envisage includes collections managers, who will benefit from enhanced access to their own data for updating records and for error detection and correction, as well as academic researchers interested in using the material in scientific analysis. Importantly, it also includes non-professional groups such as coin collectors, educators, local historians, and the archaeological hobby metal-detectorists who produce most of the new coin finds entering the national collections in Finland and in other European countries where detecting is legal. By adopting a citizen science and participatory heritage approach in the development of Open Data services, we aim to promote a technological model for cultural heritage dissemination that addresses the needs of a wide spectrum of different user audiences inside and outside the professional sphere.

THE SPATIAL PATTERN OF GROTTOES IN CHINA AT THE COUNTY SCALE: A CASE STUDY OF ANYUE COUNTY

Abstract. Grottoes in China are crucial components of immovable cultural heritage. According to the 2020 national survey conducted by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Sichuan-Chongqing region boasts a total of 2,850 grottoes and rock carvings, accounting for approximately half of the national total. Among these, Anyue County, situated in the central part of Sichuan Province, stands out as one of the most concentrated and distinctive areas for grottoes in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. Therefore, conducting a spatial pattern analysis of grottoes holds significant theoretical and practical value for the protection and cultural dissemination of cultural heritage in Anyue County. Building upon the spatial distribution of grottoes in Anyue County, this study integrates multiple geospatial data sources, such as water systems and elevation. By employing methods such as buffer analysis, kernel density analysis, and standard deviation ellipse analysis, it delineates the spatial distribution pattern in Anyue County and preliminarily identifies their Spatial distribution rules. The findings of this study are as follows: (1) Within the administrative boundaries of Anyue County, grottoes exhibit a distribution pattern characterized by "less in the west and more in the east" and "one belt with three cores." (2) Grottoes and rock carvings in Anyue County primarily concentrate within a 1500-meter range on both sides of rivers, with the number decreasing as the distance from the rivers increases. Moreover, there are significantly fewer sites near inward-flowing rivers compared to outward-flowing rivers. (3) Natural factors influence the distribution of grottoes, with the number of grottoes being much lower in higher-altitude areas than in lower-altitude areas.

Milestones of Establishment and Ways to Save the Audio Archive of the Art Studies Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sciences Academy

The global movement for the preservation, study and dissemination of Cultural Heritage is directly connected with the cultural policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which is confirmed by a number of relevant state documents. The fixation and study of traditional music as the basic value of the Uzbek people are closely connected with the activities of the Art Studies Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sciences Academy. The purpose of this article is to provide information about the Audio Archive (Phonoteka) of this Institute, historical milestones of its creation, ways of its preservation and further use. In accordance with the specified purpose, the selected object is considered in the historical and chronological aspect. The period of formation of the two main collections of the Audio Archive is consistently covered – phonographic (1930–1940) and tape recorder (late 1940s–1990). The significance of the Audio Archive as а unique object of historical and cultural memory and an important scientific and educational source was revealed. The former ways of its preservation and introduction into science and practice are discussed. Information is provided on the implementation of the project in 2015, within the framework of which a set of 8 CDs with 69 of the most representative examples of genres and forms of Uzbek music from a collection of tape recordings was created. A brief description of the content of discs was given, and the significance of the project, which became the first step in popularizing the Institute’s archival records in digital format, was indicated. The tasks of preserving and further using the Audio Archive fund in the near future are outlined: digitization of the entire audio fund, compilation of a digital catalog and databases. This article includes historical facts about the formation of the Audio Archive of the Art Studies Institute of and to a certain extent summarizes its materials. Its practical significance lies in the dissemination of information about this audio archive, attracting the attention of the scientific community and a wide audience to the Uzbek musical heritage. The interest of specialists in the project of complete digitization of the Audio Archive dictates the need for further study of this unique object.

포스트 코로나 시대의 디지털 헤리티지 방향성 연구

Since the covid-19 pandemic, the environment for enjoying cultural heritage has changed dramatically. As a response to this, the development and distribution of digital heritage contents has become important. This study is a study on the direction of digital heritage content in the post-corona era. To this end, the changes in the form of viewing cultural heritage and the introduction of digital heritage after covid19 were reviewed, and the changes in digital heritage contents in the post-covid era were analyzed. Changes in cultural policies for the dissemination of digital heritage and the active introduction and utilization of digital technology have played a significant role in the dissemination of cultural heritage. However, one-time exhibition contents, temporary fads of specific contents or technologies, lack of the roadmap, and lack of storytelling and business model bring about the weakening of Digital Heritage's competitiveness. In order to overcome this, it is necessary to develop a platform that can share basic data for storytelling that understands the intrinsic value of cultural heritage, development of digital heritage contents for the underprivileged, and production of cultural heritage contents. This will help develop and spread the digital heritage field. High-quality digital heritage can inspire the selection of materials for other cultural contents such as movies, dramas, animations, and games, and can greatly help popularize cultural heritage, develop related industries, and nurture professional human resources.

The Origin and Purpose of Legal Protection for the Integrity of Copyright Metadata

Rights management information is copyright metadata legally protected by copyright law. The origin of such protection was a United States policy for governance of the information superhighway (the internet) and digital networks. The main discussion documents leading up to the WIPO internet treaties reveal that the policy behind protecting the integrity of copyright metadata was aimed at higher objectives of public interest, such as consumer protection, market efficiencies, and authenticity of creative content. Copyright management information was envisaged as one element of digital infrastructures for creating global electronic commerce, but digital copyright was also foreseen as important for the dissemination of cultural heritage. Today these infrastructures have become a reality through legislation on orphan and out-of-commerce works in Europe, and for the licensing and distribution of royalties for musical works and sound recordings in the US. Countries that implement the WIPO treaties or transplant the US law without considering the whole policy behind the protection of copyright metadata are falling into a copyright management gap because, globally, the discovery, visibility, compensation, and monetisation of local content from places without adequate digital rights metadata infrastructures will be more challenging. This article shows that US digital dominance is codifying and writing the DNA of cultural content.

Retracted: Application Model Construction of Intangible Cultural Heritage Dissemination in Film and Television Art Creation in Postepidemic Era

Retracted: Application Model Construction of Intangible Cultural Heritage Dissemination in Film and Television Art Creation in Postepidemic Era

Lietuvių diasporos dokumentinis paveldas: susigrąžinimo, pažinimo ir tyrimų problemos

During the three decades of independent Lithuania, a lot of important work was done in preserving and researching the documentary heritage of the Lithuanian diaspora. Various state institutions have expressed concern about the fate of the archival heritage of the diaspora, and the documentary heritage of the diaspora, its search, and the accumulation of information in state strategic documents, have been identified as significant barriers to the activities of state institutions for almost two decades. The work of identifying and recovering heritage important to Lithuania abroad is successfully underway, and collections of diaspora cultural heritage are returning to Lithuania from various parts of the world. During these decades, many important studies of the cultural history of the diaspora have been conducted, and a number of books and monographs have been published. Still, the history of the Lithuanian diaspora, its documentary heritage, remains a little-known and rather foreign thing to Lithuanian society. The article discusses the issues of the fate of the documentary heritage of the Lithuanian diaspora and analyzes the relevance, dispersion, preservation, accessibility, research, and dissemination of cultural heritage, which are faced by the institutions protecting the documentary heritage operating both in Lithuania and abroad. From the end of the 19th century to the present day, many cultural values were created through emigration. Only a small part of the documentary heritage of the Lithuanian diaspora has been preserved and known, part of which was inevitably destroyed by time, and the rest is kept in various institutions and private archives in Lithuania, Canada, the USA, Australia, Germany, and other countries. The heritage of the Lithuanian diaspora, which is disappearing rather rapidly in various countries, remains one of the most pressing problems to this day. As the number of representatives of the Lithuanian diaspora who created and preserved this heritage decreases, the questions of the fate of this archival heritage become more and more relevant. In Lithuania, there is still no unified information archiving system of the documentary heritage related to Lithuania located abroad: there is a lack of information on which and how many are the diaspora archives, and in which institutions they are stored. Archives that have returned to Lithuania are scattered among various cities and towns, museums, libraries, state archives, and scientific institutions, where their storage, management, and digitization work is strongly influenced by the availability of financial and human resources. Institutions protecting the historical heritage of the Lithuanian diaspora are increasingly faced with the problems of identifying and evaluating this heritage, because: a) the ranks of the actors of the cultural life of the diaspora who created, preserved and can recognize this documentary heritage are constantly thinning, and the young generation of diaspora is almost not interested in the legacy of their parents; b) in Lithuania, there is a decrease in the number of specialists working and researching the history of the diaspora. In order for the documentary heritage of the Lithuanian diaspora not to be condemned to oblivion, it is not enough just to take care of the preservation of these diaspora archives, their transportation to Lithuania, and their safe storage in archive storage facilities: it is necessary to research and get to know it so that this heritage becomes its own, important and necessary part of the historical legacy of the Lithuanian nation.

Digital design method of cultural heritage using Ancient Egyptian theological totem

This study presents a design method for cultural heritage digitization using ancient Egyptian theological totems. The use of digital technology and multimedia in cultural heritage research has become an important means of cultural heritage inheritance, innovation, and dissemination with the deepening of the digital age. Ancient Egyptian theological totems were selected because their digitization is rarely discussed, although ancient Egypt has left very rich cultural heritage resources in various fields such as architecture, painting, music, and theology. The detailed digitization process was explained in three main dimensions: visual development, animation processing, and interactive design. Methods and design experiences were then summarized for each part. The study emphasizes that digital technology, as the most advanced technical means, plays a pivotal role in the inheritance, innovation, and dissemination of cultural heritage.

Research on Users' Adoption of Digital Dissemination of Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of the Mini-program ‘Cloud Tour in Dunhuang’

This paper discussed about digital dissemination of cultural heritage, using the example of a mini-program, Cloud Tour in Dunhuang. Based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the result of data collection, this study proposed a proper model for researching the technology acceptance about mini-program Cloud Tour in Dunhuang. Perceived usefulness and perceived entertainment were found to positively and significantly influence users' behavioral intention. The effect of perceived ease of use on behavioral intention is not significant. And the possible reasons for this result are also explored. With these results, suggestions about the digital dissemination of cultural heritage and museums were proposed to attract more people use such applets and improve Perceived Usefulness (PU) by tapping the potential of Perceived Entertainment (PE). In this way, the public will be able to better know about the cultural heritage and protect them.

Advanced Digitization Methods for the Protection and Dissemination of Cultural Heritage towards Digital transformation: The Archaeological Museum of Delphi

Advanced Digitization Methods for the Protection and Dissemination of Cultural Heritage towards Digital transformation: The Archaeological Museum of Delphi

Digitalizacija kulturnog nasleđa i autorsko pravo

The rapid technical and technological progress in the second half of the twentieth century led to the increasing use of computers in the economy and society and to the dominance of digital technology over the use of mechanical and electronic analog devices. Therefore, copyright has faced the challenge of how to regulate the digitization of copyrighted works, which in today's conditions is necessary for the development of innovation, science and knowledge transfer. The problem is that the increased technological possibilities have facilitated the reproduction of copyrighted works and their availability to the public via the Internet, so that copyright infringements occur online on a daily basis, and the scale of such infringements is enormous. As copyright is the foundation of the creative industry, because it encourages innovation, creation, investment in the creative industry and production, it is necessary to change the existing normative framework and adapt to the changes brought by the rapid development of technology. Attempts to legally regulate digitalization within the European Union in cases where there is no consent of the copyright holder began at the beginning of this century and continue to this day, facing numerous challenges brought by the modern age of the Internet and globalization. The European Union has approached this process very committedly, passing a large number of acts, primarily directives, which seek to enable the harmonization of copyright and related rights in the information society. In order to facilitate the process of preservation and dissemination of cultural heritage, it is necessary to implement in our law on copyright and related rights the solutions from the European Directive 2012/28 and Directive 2019/790.

Geoheritage Management in Areas with Multicultural Interest Contexts

Sites of geo-cultural interest are often included in areas where multicultural contexts (geo and non geo) are present. Cultural heritage dissemination is sometimes mono-contextual, paying little attention to the possibility of inclusion in a wider multicultural context. When these different contexts are linkable to each other following a specific theme, multicultural heritage dissemination will be possible, and often the geo context can represent a fulcrum, a resilient tool in doing that. A portion of the Sinni river’s catchment area (Basilicata region, Southern Italy) has been chosen to test and verify the multi-level/disciplinary approach applicability. The area is located on the southeastern edge of the Pliocene to Pleistocene Sant’Arcangelo basin in the Southern Apennines chain of Italy. Here, both basic observations on the physical geography landscape evolution and specialized observations on river dynamics and on the hydrographic network have been carried out. Educational routes will be proposed with different educational levels along a path that will include the San Giorgio Lucano hypogea. This paper represents the results of a qualitative study providing an overview of the possibility, in a multicultural context, about whether, when, and how the geo context may act as a link between the different disciplines and what is the best way to make it. A relational database, organized in contexts, areas, and themes, is planned at different levels of detail, and is currently being developed in order to make final products easily available. Each level will be provided with basic concepts, territorial contextualization, and of activities/itineraries. The goal is to provide a versatile tool that enhances the territorial multi-cultural heritage to reach a greater number of end users interested in both geo and non geo contexts.

Fluid space: Digitisation of cultural heritage and its media dissemination

From the mechanical reproduction outlined by Benjamin to the virtual reality depicted by Baudrillard. With the advent of the information society and the digital age, the dissemination of cultural heritage is gradually moving away from the traditional face-to-face embodied presence toward digital communication that transcends the limits of space and time. Our visual experience has also shifted from the traditional creation and reception of visual images to the invention and immersion in new worlds of spectacle. Virtual reality is a representative new technology in the digital media era, which not only realises the digital simulation of cultural heritage from physical space to cyberspace but also incorporates the characteristics of virtual visual culture into it, freeing heritage sites from the inherent material bulkiness and becoming a lighter, more fluid space, releasing the unlimited possibilities of spectacle simulation. Virtual reality technology has not only reshaped the technology of image viewing and production, but also the technology of image dissemination. Taking cultural heritage sites as an example, this paper will explain the role and impact of virtual technology on the digitisation of cultural heritage and its media dissemination from three aspects: interactivity, spatial perception and cultural value presentation. Based on the analysis above, the involvement of virtual reality in the digitalization of cultural heritage has expanded the types of images in visual culture. Besides pictures, video and scene, it may offer a potential dimension in the quadrants of dynamic and 3D.

Application Model Construction of Intangible Cultural Heritage Dissemination in Film and Television Art Creation in Postepidemic Era

Intangible cultural heritage is the inheritance of a national traditional culture and a memory symbol of a national cultural spirit. It tells the timeless cultural journey of an ancient nation with an invisible spiritual force. Strengthening the publicity and promotion of intangible cultural heritage is of great significance to improving the national cultural atmosphere, enhancing the awareness of intangible cultural heritage protection, and increasing the inheritance of my country’s cultural heritage in culture. At present, intangible cultural heritage documentaries are of great significance. The creation of intangible cultural heritage has become the main means of inheritance. It can make intangible cultural heritage known and familiar to more people through multimedia, network, broadcasting, and other media forms and establish an excellent platform for the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage. How to use the media of film and television art to inject the soul of intangible cultural heritage into it, so as to better inherit and develop it among the masses, is the focus of contemporary literature and art creators and art managers to discuss and study. Aiming at the problem that unstructured intangible cultural heritage video resources are difficult to store and manage, this paper proposes an application model of intangible cultural heritage dissemination. Semantic annotation, linked data construction and publishing, etc. make it a structured intangible cultural heritage video semantic unit, which can be better applied to the creation of film and television art.

About Challenges in Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Social Good

The large number of new services and applications and, in general, all our everyday activities resolve in data mass production: all these data can become a golden source of information that might be used to improve our lives, wellness and working days. (Interpretable) Machine Learning approaches, the use of which is increasingly ubiquitous in various settings, are definitely one of the most effective tools for retrieving and obtaining essential information from data. However, many challenges arise in order to effectively exploit them. In this paper, we analyze key scenarios in which large amounts of data and machine learning techniques can be used for social good: social network analytics for enhancing cultural heritage dissemination; game analytics to foster Computational Thinking in education; medical analytics to improve the quality of life of the elderly and reduce health care expenses; exploration of work datafication potential in improving the management of human resources (HRM). For the first two of the previously mentioned scenarios, we present new results related to previously published research, framing these results in a more general discussion over challenges arising when adopting machine learning techniques for social good.