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International Digital Culture & Spotlight Heritage Festival - Digital Heritage Dome

19 May 2023 30 June 2023

International Digital Culture & Spotlight Heritage Festival - Digital Heritage Dome

19 May - 30 June 2023

Digital premieres dedicated to culture and science, unique experiences for children, young people and all those interested in digital heritage

Politehnica University of Timisoara is organising for the first time the International Digital Culture & Spotlight Heritage Festival during 4 May - 30 July 2023, part of the project Spotlight Heritage Timisoara realized in partnership with the National Museum of Banat, part of the Cultural Programme Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture and partially funded by EEA and Norway Grants.  The International Festival of Digital Culture and Heritage brings together curators, digital artists, teachers and students from Romania, Norway, USA, Austria, Italy, Denmark, Lithuania and other countries in a foray into the cultural dimensions of immersive digital technologies.

The International Digital Culture & Spotlight Heritage Festival features extended reality demonstrations from the fields of culture, history, science, education and installations created for heritage buildings. All events are public, for all, children and families, in various locations: ExperimentariumTM and UPT Technical Museum - Science and Tech Playground, in the U Barracks - Digital Culture Space, in the hall of the Electro building - Culture Fun Space of the Politehnica University of Timisoara, in the spaces of the National Museum of Banat - Digital Heritage Dome

During the same period NETTIES International Conference, Networking Entities, organised together with the international association IAFES and a workshop dedicated to creative industries specialists at an 25-26 May 2023.

In MNaB Museum - Digital Heritage Dome  in 19 May  various immersive experiences both in the halls of the museum and in the historical and public passages of the Theresia Bastion, where the history and stories of Timișoara can be experienced through guided tours and interactive video projections. Visitors will discover the Giroc district, along with the other flagship districts, in a classic exhibition with technology in the attic of the building. They will discover the extent of the Heritage in the Spotlight project developed in recent years, be immersed in the stories collected through the VR dome and walk through history along digitally animated tunnels in the street space of the Theresia Bastion. Museum visit programme 12 May - 23 August 2023in every Tuesday - Sunday hours 10 – 18, public tunnels video installation viewing 19 May - 30 June 2023every evening at 20 – 23.

More information at: https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/en/eveniment/international-digital-culture-spotlight-heritage-festival/ 

All locations will be integrated into culturally mediated tours that will invite a diverse audience to explore and where direct participation and interaction through technology will enable the internalization of digital storytelling and stimulate locals and tourists to see, hear, feel, but also act, co-create and internalize the city and its history.

For information, visiting hours, guided tours and cultural mediation please see   https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/en/international/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SpotlightHeritageTimisoara/ Instagram: @spotlight_tm


The Virtual Spotlight Heritage Timisoara project benefits from a grant of € 97,000 from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through EEA and Norway Grants. 

Spotlight Heritage Timișoara / Patrimoniul sub reflectoare is a digital cultural initiative of the Politehnica University of Timișoara realized in partnership with the National Museum of Banat, part of the Cultural Programme Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture. Cultural project co-financed by the Center for Projects of the Municipality of Timișoara, Timiș County Council, Ministry of Culture, Romania, EEA and Norway Grants.

The digital components of the project are accessible online at https://spotlight-timisoara.eu/ and via mobile apps that can be downloaded from Android and Apple stores or by searching "Spotlight Heritage Timisoara".

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The EEA and Norwegian grants are Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway's contribution to a green, competitive and inclusive Europe. There are two overarching objectives: to reduce economic and social disparities in Europe and to strengthen bilateral relations between the donor countries and the 15 EU countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltic States. The three donor states cooperate closely with the EU under the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement. Between 1994 and 2014, donor states contributed €3.3 billion through consecutive grant schemes. For the period 2014-2021, EEA and Norwegian grants amount to €2.8 billion. More details are available at: www.eeagrants.org and www.eeagrants.ro  

The event is part of the Spotlight Heritage Timișoara digital cultural initiative, part of the Cultural Programme Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture and is co-funded by EEA and Norway Grants.

Details

Start:
19 May 2023
End:
30 June 2023
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Organizer

Spotlight Heritage Timisoara project
Phone
+40 256 40 33 00
Email
contact@spotlight-timisoara.eu
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Maria Theresia Bastion

4 Martin Luther Street
Timisoara, Timis Romania
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