Digital Imaging & the Preservation of Tangible Cultural Heritage Internatinal Course 2025/2026
This online course introduces students to the use of advanced digital imaging technologies in documenting, preserving, and disseminating tangible cultural heritage. Topics include aerial and satellite imaging, close-range photogrammetry, 3D scanning, and microscopic inspection, with a focus on their applications in the conservation, restoration, and global accessibility of cultural assets.
The course features weekly lectures by international experts, offering students exposure to various technical, theoretical, and applied perspectives. Case studies from field and laboratory settings will illustrate the practical use of these tools in heritage-related contexts.
No prior technical background is required. The course is open to students from all disciplines and will be in English. It fulfills the mandatory English-language course requirement for degree programs.
FIRST LECTURE
27.10.2025 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (UTC +2)
Prof. Moshe Caine – Digital Heritage Preservation: An Overview
The huge advances that we are witnessing in digitization technologies over the past decades are opening the door to conservation, preservation, restoration and dissemination of our tangible cultural heritage on an unprecedented scale. New documentation methods provide us today with the opportunity not only to experience the beauty and value of these cultural assets, but also to share and distribute them worldwide.
Nowhere is this impact greater than in the vast field of imaging. Digital imaging technologies are exploring and uncovering new frontiers in nearly all areas of heritage research. From covering large regions with space and air to inspecting at a microscopic level. From the world visible to the human eye to the unseen realm beyond our spectral capacity. From secrets embedded within surface textures to hidden worlds lurking beneath the surface.
This opening lecture will provide an overview of the broad topic and briefly touch on the various fields, applications, and technologies, which will be expanded upon in the upcoming talks. The lecture will cover areas such as multispectral imaging, 3D imaging, reflectance transformation imaging, CT, macro, and other fields.
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