We would like to invite you to the official launch of the new Expert Practice: Digital Culture, Art and AI on Tuesday 17 September 2024. This new expert practice, affiliated with the Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics, and part of the broader Arts, Culture, and Creativity Community of EUR is focused on the role and impact of digitalization, AI and immersive technologies on art and cultural heritage.

The cultural domain is evolving quickly due to digital technologies. There are many incredible efforts to preserve (the understanding of) our culture and heritage and bring it to the digital era. The digital transformation in the arts and cultural sector continues to fundamentally change the creative processes and engagement within cultural activities.
Limitless opportunities brought by data, and developments in technologies, such
as AI, AR and XR, bring cultural heritage back to life and create new opportunities
for creating pieces of art. Through virtual museums, visitors have the possibility to experience artwork in a different context and interact with objects or locations that are otherwise inaccessible to the public. These tech developments result in easier online access to cultural experiences and art for a wide audience and create new business model opportunities. Developments such as generative AI also pose new challenges to the sector, such as protecting copyright issues and re-inventing the creative process of art itself.

The launch of the expert practice will take place on Tuesday September 17 at 14:00 at the Erasmus Data Collaboratory in the Polak Building rooms Y1.10 and Y1.08.

The program will include presentations of Trilce Navarrete Hernandez and other affiliated
(inter)national experts in the field of Digital Cultural Heritage, AI, and Art. Among the keynote speakers will be Stefan Schaffer, head of Human-AI Interaction Group from Berin, Marie Ballarini from the Paris Dauphine-PSL University & a delegate from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. Other speakers will be revealed shortly!

The second part of the program will consist of a guided interactive gallery walk where you can experience an exposition of digital art and immersive digital applications in the realm of cultural heritage with examples from startups, art galleries, digital bureaus, and
researchers.

There are only a limited number of seats available. If you would like to bring a colleague or partner, please let us know asap, so we can accommodate you.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you there,

Dr. Trilce Navarrete Hernandez and

Academic Director

Associate Professor of Economics of Digital Culture

Dr. Marcel van Oosterhout

Executive Director of Erasmus Centre for Data
Analytics

Expert Practice Launch: Digital Culture, Art, and AI