Aryballos vessel 480 BC, replica of the original exhibit that can be found in Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Greece. Creator of digital 3D model: Clepsydra Digitisation Lab - Athena Research and Innovation Centre. Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Online Courses

Find the resources you need to stay up to date with evolving trends and practices at the crossroad of 3D and cultural heritage.

[3D-4CH] MODULE 1: Planning a 3D digitisation project

[3D-4CH] MODULE 2: Data capture

[3D-4CH] MODULE 3: Data processing

[3D-4CH] MODULE 4: Data management and storage

Tools

Explore digital tools supporting 3D digitisation, data processing, visualisation, and reuse in cultural heritage.

3D Heritage - 3D viewer

The 3D viewer of 3D Heritage portal enables visualisation of 3D models, stored and hosted at Arctur's storage capacities in Slovenia.

3D Survey Collection

3D Survey Collection is an open-source Blender add-on for converting 3D survey data into reusable assets for virtual museums and interactive use.

3DF Zephyr

Image-based SfM software for full photogrammetric 3D reconstruction workflows.

Aioli

Aioli is a reality-based 3D annotation platform for the collaborative documentation of cultural heritage artefacts.

News

3D-4CH at the Heritage at Risk Summer School 2026: Strengthening Digital Skills for Heritage Protection

From Capture to Publication: 3D-4CH Workshop Brings Hands-On 3D Heritage Training to Brussels

Heritage at Risk Summer School 2026

3D-4CH supports Revitaliser Summer School 2026 in Cyprus

Events

11. 11. 2026 - 13. 11. 2026

Intelligent Methods Applied to Archaeology and Heritage (MIARP) Workshop at CAEPIA 2026

From Capture to Publication: 3D-4CH Workshop Advances Hands-On Skills in Brussels

Storytelling in XR: a Co-Creation Session

AI for 3D Digital Twins in Cultural Heritage

21. 1. 2026 - 23. 1. 2026

3D-4CH Winter School 2026

Knowledge Base

Discover guidelines, best practices, case studies, and reference materials related to 3D digitisation in cultural heritage.

Essential guide to 3D digitised heritage part 1: Introduction to 3D

Essential guide to 3D digitised heritage part 2: Capturing and processing 3D data

Essential guide to 3D digitised heritage part 3: Archiving, Sharing and re-using 3D

Unlocking Fashion Heritage. A manual for digitising collections