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One automatically updated stream from MuseumNext and Digital meets Culture, covering museums, AI, XR, digital cultural heritage and education. The latest articles appear first, with their source and publication date. Headlines and short excerpts remain in the source language.

From pilot to policy: what Europe’s new culture declaration means for museum health and well-being
by Manual Charr (MuseumNext) on October 3, 2026 at 6:53 am
In June 2026, the EU’s three main institutions put culture’s benefits for health and wellbeing into a shared political commitment for the first time. For... The post From pilot to policy: what […]
EUreka3D Initiative at Digital Sign Symposium
by Susanna Capannini (Digital meets Culture) on October 1, 2026 at 9:17 am
October 1st at Museum of Graphic Arts, Pisa (Italy) EUreka3D and EUreka3D-XR were presented by Project Coordinator Antonella Fresa at Digital Signs – Human and Artificial Intelligence for the arts […]
Digital Signs – Human and Artificial Intelligence for the arts and the creative industries of the third millennium
by Susanna Capannini (Digital meets Culture) on October 1, 2026 at 8:05 am
October 1st, Pisa (Italy) Starting from the sign as a foundational element of the creative act—its becoming meaning, writing, and structure—scholars from different disciplines, ranging from art […]
Why Museums Matter for Young People: Lessons from Amsterdam to Singapore
by Manual Charr (MuseumNext) on September 30, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Teenagers are swapping phone numbers at the end of a museum workshop. A young person who barely left home for three years is pitching their... The post Why Museums Matter for Young People: Lessons […]
From Tagging to Togetherness: How Art UK Turned a Digital Tool into Real-World Connection
by Manual Charr (MuseumNext) on September 30, 2026 at 4:20 pm
A simple artwork-tagging tool has become the starting point for friendships, wellbeing and a renewed pride in place. At the Digital Collections Summit, Art UK’s... The post From Tagging to […]
What Will the Future Remember? Why Museums Must Start Collecting Social Media Now
by Manual Charr (MuseumNext) on September 30, 2026 at 7:59 am
Try to imagine studying the Renaissance without its art. Now imagine a historian in 2126 trying to understand our era without hashtags, viral videos or... The post What Will the Future Remember? Why […]
Join MetaHeritage for their Final Event
by Susanna Capannini (Digital meets Culture) on September 29, 2026 at 7:17 am
October 22, Brussels On October 22nd (9am-2pm)in Brussels, MetaHeritage will host its final event Under the title “Heritage Innovation for Europe’s Regions: Digital Technologies, New Business […]
EuroMed 2026 – 20th Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Digital Cultural Heritage
by Susanna Capannini (Digital meets Culture) on September 28, 2026 at 7:23 am
November 2-5, 2026 (online) For two decades, EuroMed has provided an international forum where researchers, cultural heritage professionals, museums and memory institutions, technology experts, […]
Why Museums Matter for Mental Health and Well-Being
by Jim Richardson (MuseumNext) on September 26, 2026 at 1:27 pm
Doctors are prescribing gallery visits. Care homes are receiving museum collections. People living with dementia are reliving Eurovision classics with a mobile museum. Here is... The post Why Museums […]
Museums and Climate: Why Cultural Institutions Belong in the Conversation
by Manual Charr (MuseumNext) on September 26, 2026 at 9:43 am
From exhibitions that turn industrial heritage into hope to galleries built for climate grief, museums are finding their voice on the defining issue of our... The post Museums and Climate: Why […]
JOIN TOPFOTO: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2026
by Susanna Capannini (Digital meets Culture) on September 24, 2026 at 3:26 pm
October 27, online To mark the 2026 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, prestigious British Archive TopFoto has organised an online event, “Topfoto: Past, Present and Future of Press Photography” […]
Time Machine Connect 2026
by Susanna Capannini (Digital meets Culture) on September 17, 2026 at 7:59 am
September 30, 2026, in Aarhus (DK) Time Machine Connect 2026 (September 30, Aarhus) brings together the Time Machine Organisation (TMO) and EIT Culture & Creativity communities in Aarhus to […]