21–23 January 2026 · Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels
Address: Cinquantenaire Park 10, 1000 Brussels

3D-4CH Winter School 2026
Training, Connecting, Innovating

The 3D-4CH Winter School is a three-day training and networking event dedicated to advancing the use of 3D technologies in cultural heritage. Bringing together professionals from across Europe, the Winter School offers a unique platform to exchange expertise, develop practical skills, and explore innovative approaches to digital heritage preservation and dissemination.

Why Participate?

The programme features a dynamic mix of keynote lectures, a comprehensive hands-on workshop, and collaborative sessions, tailored for museum professionals, digitisation experts, and cultural heritage practitioners at all levels of experience. Participants will receive targeted training in 3D cultural heritage practices while contributing to the development of the 3D Online Competence Centre — a European hub for professional training, capacity building, and the sharing of best practices in the field.

Format and Participation

• Day 1: Hybrid format, open to a maximum of 100 participants on site.

• Days 2 & 3: In-person workshop, limited to 25 participants.

The Winter School is particularly relevant for digital heritage professionals seeking to deepen their expertise and engage with peers shaping the future of 3D in cultural heritage.

Please Note

You can secure your spot for the Winter School via Pretix (see link below). Registration is open until 31 October.

For Day 1, you can choose whether to join online or in person. On-site tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The workshop on days 2 and 3 is limited to 25 participants. When applying for the workshop ticket on Pretix, you will be asked to provide a motivational letter and upload a CV. The committee will review all applications and notify you of their decision on 07 November.

If you’d like to apply for a travel grant, simply check the “Bursary” option during registration on Pretix. Bursaries are available exclusively to workshop participants.

Organisers and Partners

Organised in cooperation with the Twin it! Part II campaign (Europeana Foundation & European Commission), the Winter School is a key initiative of the 3D-4CH project, supporting the expansion of digital skills and knowledge within the European heritage sector.

Contact 

You can reach the Orginising Committee at school[at]3d4ch-competencecentre.eu in case of questions.

Official Programme

Day 1 – Wednesday, 21 January
Hybrid session - full day
Streamed via Microsoft Teams (the access link will be provided by email to registered participants).

The Winter School opens with an institutional welcome, setting the tone for three days of collaboration and exchange. Inspiring keynote speeches will frame the current landscape of 3D in cultural heritage, highlighting opportunities, challenges, and the growing importance of digital capacity building across Europe.
In the afternoon, participants will explore how to plan and introduce 3D projects within their institutions, drawing on best practices, real-life case studies, and practical guidance for long-term sustainability.

• Morning (9:30-12:30 CET)

9:30 Registration and welcome coffee

9:30 Opening and Institutional Welcome

• Rehana Schwinninger Ladak, Head of Unit, DG CNECT Unit G2 – Interactive Technologies, Digital for Culture and Education

• Géraldine David, Director of the Royal Museums of Art and History

• Nick Mols, Royal Museums of Art and History

• Marco Medici, 3D-4CH Project Coordinator, CEO at INCEPTION s.r.l.

10:45 Setting the Scene: Digital Europe Project Showcase on 3D Cultural Heritage (chaired by Fulgencio Sanmartin, DG CNECT Unit G2)

• • • • The common European data space for cultural heritage and the TwinIt! Campaign Part II - Valentine Charles, Data Services Director, Europeana

      • 3D-4CH - Online competence centre in 3D for Cultural Heritage - Marco Medici, Project coordinator, CEO at INCEPTION s.r.l.

      • XRculture - eXplore & Reuse 3D cultural heritage within the Data Space - Fabio Remondino, Technical coordinator, Head of 3DOM - 3D Optical Metrology unit, Bruno Kessler Foundation

      • 3DBigDataSpace - 3D Big Data to enrich the European Data Space for Cultural Heritage - Alexandru Stan, Project co-Cordinator, IN2

      • EUreka3D-XR – European Union’s REKonstructed content in 3D to produce XR experiences - Antonella Fresa, Project Coordinator, Vice-president of International Consortium for Photographic Heritage

12:00 Creating connections with the Horizon Europe project on 3D Cultural Heritage (chaired by Fabio Remondino, 3DOM - FBK)

• • • • ARTEMIS - Applying Reactive Twins to Enhance Monument Information Systems - Franco Niccolucci, Scientific Coordinator, VAST-LAB Fondazione PIN

      • StratiGraph - Knowledge Graphs for Stratigraphy - Emanuel Demetrescu, Project Coordinator, Senior Researcher at CNR-ISPC

      • Textailes - Textile digitisation tools and methods for cultural heritage - George Ioannakis, Project Coordinator, Institute for Language and Speech Processing. ATHENA Research Centre

• Networking lunch

• Afternoon (14:00-17:00 CET)

14:00 From Strategy to Practice: Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Introducing 3D in Cultural Institutions (chaired by Marco Medici, INCEPTION s.r.l.)

• Engaging the heritage sector in the 3D technologies: the Giravolt approach, Albert Sierra Reguera, Giravolt Programme, Agència Catalana del Patrimoni Cultural, Generalitat de Catalunya

• Best practices in 3D mass digitisation of museum objects, Fabio Remondino & Elisa Farella, 3DOM - 3D Optical Metrology unit, Bruno Kessler Foundation

• Dynamic Collections: Building Living 3D Archives for  Cultural Heritage Institutions, Nicolò dell’Unto, Professor, Lund University, Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History

• Accessing Cultural Heritage: Innovative Methods for Visually Impaired Individuals, Anestis Koutsoudis, Research Director, Multimedia Research Group, Institute for Language and Speech Processing, ATHENA Research Centre

16:00 Focus on Storage and Web Viewers (chaired by Kate Fernie, CARARE)

• • 3D-heritage.eu platform - Matevž Straus, ARCTUR

  • Share3D Dashboard v2.0 and the Repox Store - Kate Fernie, CARARE & Vangelis Nomikos, TALENT

  • The Heritage Data Processor - Dominik Ukolov, FSU Jena

Conclusion of the day

Day 2 & 3  – Thursday & Friday, 22-23 January 2026
Workshop (full day, in-person only)

The second and third day are dedicated to hands-on learning. In the morning, participants will learn about project planning and complete digitisation workflow. Participants will take part in practical digitisation techniques, gaining direct experience with tools and methods used in 3D capture and processing. 

The morning of day 3 continues the digitisation techniques workshop with practical exercises and applied learning. The Winter School concludes at midday with a joint reflection session, offering space to share insights, key learnings, and ideas for integrating 3D into cultural heritage work going forward.

• Day 2: Full day (9:30-17:00 CET)

  • Overview of the complete digitisation workflow

  • Lecture on the goals of the hands-on activities 

  • Workshop on digitisation techniques

  • Workshop on storytelling and XR 

  • Light lunch 

  • Hands-on Workshop on Digitisation Techniques Participants split into groups (capture settings & targets vary)

  • Visit to the Plaster Cast Workshop

  • Optional group dinner in town at 18.00

• Day 3: Half day (9:30-12:30 CET)

  • Workshop on digitisation techniques presentation of the results 

  • Publishing, Visualisation, Storage, Licensing 

  • Wrap up and next steps

You can also download the full programm here:

Registration 

Tickets for the workshops are currently fully booked, including the waiting list. For on-site participation on Day 1, you can still reserve a spot on the waiting list if you wish to attend in person. Alternatively, you have the option to join the sessions online.

Secure your tickets by following the link below. You will be directed to the Pretix ticketing system, where you can select tickets for the individual sessions of the programme.