2006–2026 · 20th Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Digital Cultural Heritage
EuroMed202611th International Conference on Digital Heritage: Celebrating 20 Years of Digital Cultural Heritage
2–4 November 2026100% online · Free registration
Welcome to EuroMed2026
Celebrating 20 Years of Digital Cultural Heritage
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure, on behalf of the EuroMed2026 Organising Committee, to welcome you to the 20th Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Digital Cultural Heritage.
For two decades (2006-2026), EuroMed has provided an international forum where researchers, cultural heritage professionals, museums and memory institutions, technology experts, industry, educators and policymakers come together to exchange knowledge and shape the future of Digital Cultural Heritage.
This anniversary is therefore much more than a celebration. It is an opportunity to reflect on twenty years of technological and scientific evolution and to look towards the next decades.
Read the full welcome and twenty-year retrospectiveDates
2–4 November 2026
All times given in local Cyprus Time (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Attendance
100% online
Free registration · Booking required
Conference Chairs
Marinos Ioannides
UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage – MNEMOSYNE, Cyprus
Xenophon Zabulis
FORTH, Greece
Ronald S Haynes
University Cambridge, UK
Ines Vodopivec
AI4LAM, SI
Anthony Cassar
Heritage Malta, Malta
Twenty Years of Education, Innovation, Networking and Policy
A scientific record of how Digital Cultural Heritage developed worldwide
One of the best ways to experience this extraordinary evolution is through the EuroMed publications (books and proceedings), published at the beginning by ARCHAEOLINGUA in Hungary and as of 2010 by Springer in Germany.
- Years of EuroMed
- 202006–2026
- International Conference on Digital Heritage
- 11th
- Downloads of the EuroMed publication series
- 4M+
EuroMed2026: An Inter- and Multidisciplinary Vision
From the Digital Twin towards the MemoryTwin
The EuroMed2026 thematic areas reflect the breadth and maturity of Digital Cultural Heritage today, covering the documentation, recording, modelling, analysis, interpretation, preservation, conservation, management, dissemination and sustainable use of both tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage.
Our challenge is no longer simply to create accurate digital representations of heritage, but to connect them with knowledge, history, values, identity, stories and human experience. This opens the way from the Digital Twin towards the MemoryTwin, from representing what heritage is to preserving and understanding what it has experienced and what it means to people and communities.
EuroMed2026 also emphasises the emerging Circular Economy of Knowledge in Cultural Heritage documentation, where high-quality digital data, documentation, models and knowledge are not created for one-time use, but are continuously reused, enriched, connected and repurposed across research, conservation, education, innovation, policy and public engagement.
Thematic Areas
Four areas across the full lifecycle of cultural heritage
This Call for Participation invites high-quality contributions that address critical challenges and emerging opportunities across the full lifecycle of cultural heritage, from acquisition and knowledge modelling to immersive dissemination and protection against illicit activities.
- Topic 01
High-Quality Holistic Data Acquisition in Cultural Heritage
High-quality data acquisition constitutes the foundation of all digital cultural heritage processes. This topic focuses on comprehensive and integrated approaches for capturing cultural assets, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and long-term usability.
- Topic 02
Knowledge Management Systems & Knowledge Graphs in Digital Cultural Heritage
The increasing complexity and volume of cultural heritage data demand advanced knowledge management approaches. This topic explores intelligent systems that enable structured representation, semantic enrichment, and meaningful exploitation of cultural heritage information.
- Topic 03
The “Metaverse”, Persistent Virtual Worlds, VR, MR & XR Applications in Digital Cultural Heritage
Transferring the Message to a Multidisciplinary User Community
Immersive technologies are redefining how cultural heritage is experienced, understood, and communicated. This topic focuses on innovative XR applications and the so-called “Metaverse” which bridges research, education, and public engagement. How can people learn from the Past?
- Topic 04
Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Heritage & the Role of Digital Technologies
The illicit trafficking of cultural heritage remains a major global challenge. Digital technologies offer powerful tools to document, trace, protect, and support the recovery of cultural assets. This topic focuses on how Digital Cultural Heritage can actively contribute to combating illicit activities.
Important Dates
Deadlines and milestones
- Open
DEADLINE: Abstract Submission
Final date for submission of abstracts online
More information - Open
Final Author Notifications
Paper review process ends, and all authors submitting papers will be notified of the reviewers’ results
- Open
Standard Registration deadline
Registration is free via Crowdcast. Booking is required for online attendance.
More information - Open
EuroMed2026 Starts!
We look forward to welcoming you online to the 20th anniversary of the EuroMed Conferences: EuroMed2026!
- Upcoming
DEADLINE: Submission of Camera-Ready Papers
All accepted paper authors should submit their finalised camera-ready manuscript. Papers received after this hard deadline will not be included in the proceedings in line with the publisher’s schedule
More information - Upcoming
EuroMed2026 Proceedings Publication
Based on the current estimated publication schedule of Springer
Programme
Three days of sessions, 2–4 November 2026
100% online attendance. Registration is free; booking is required. All times given in local Cyprus Time (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Monday 2nd November 2026
The EuroMed2026 Conference Programme is not yet available.
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
The EuroMed2026 Conference Programme is not yet available.
Wednesday 4th November 2026
The EuroMed2026 Conference Programme is not yet available.
Keynote Speakers
Invited keynote speakers
-- EuroMed2026 Keynote Speakers have yet to be announced --
Keynote speakers will be published on this page as soon as they are confirmed by the Organising Committee.
Publication
Published by Springer Verlag in LNCS
All the papers will be published by Springer Verlag in LNCS. The 10 best submitted papers will be published in a special issue of an International Journal on Digital Heritage.
All accepted papers that successfully pass the peer-review process will be included in the conference proceedings, published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series by Springer Nature.
Please note
EuroMed2026 Digital Heritage Summit
If you are interested in information for the EuroMed2026 Digital Heritage Summit held in Limassol 26th–29th of May 2026, please follow the link below.
Watch
The future of cultural heritage
The future of cultural heritage depends not only on how we preserve the past, but on how we use technology to understand, document and share it.
This video highlights questions that are becoming increasingly important as digitisation, artificial intelligence, 3D technologies and new digital approaches transform the heritage sector.
These are precisely the conversations at the heart of EuroMed2026, bringing together researchers, heritage professionals, institutions, industry and technology leaders to explore how innovation can support more accurate, accessible, sustainable and trustworthy approaches to cultural heritage.
Join the conversation at EuroMed2026.
Video: Cyprus Aphrodites Island, produced by Digital Heritage Research Lab. Watch it on YouTube.
Share your research at EuroMed2026
Abstracts and papers are submitted via the OpenConf platform. Submissions are accepted in English only.