• DocumentCode
    683062
  • Title

    Digital collections, online exhibitions and virtual museums in the MEDINA project: Communicating the Ancient Near East Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean basin

  • Author

    Avanzini, Alessandra ; De Santis, Alfredo

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Civilta e Forme del Sapere, Univ. of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Oct. 28 2013-Nov. 1 2013
  • Firstpage
    437
  • Lastpage
    437
  • Abstract
    MEDINA - Mediterranean network for the valorization and fruition of inscriptions preserved in museums is a two years lasting project, funded by the European Union with the ENPI-CBC Med programme, aimed at promoting the Ancient Near East Cultural Heritage, in particular of Lebanon and Jordan. In order to enhance awareness of this often unjustly neglected cultural heritage, both in the local and in the international community, MEDINA intends to increase knowledge exchanges among institutions of the Mediterranean basin and to encourage the use of innovative digital technologies for its communication to the young generations and the general public.
  • Keywords
    history; museums; virtual reality; Ancient Near East cultural heritage; Jordan; Lebanon; MEDINA project; Mediterranean basin; Mediterranean network; digital collections; innovative digital technology; online exhibitions; virtual museums;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Digital Heritage International Congress (DigitalHeritage), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Marseille
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3168-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2013.6744800
  • Filename
    6744800