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HERITALISE includes 4 demonstration centres in 3 different countries with the aim of further scalability and replication of the researched technological solutions.

West Highland Museum, Fort William, Scotland

Partners: WHM, USTAN

Building type: Category B listed

Potential outreach: 90,000 in person visitors per year, 200 heritage practitioners

Use case:

Digitisation of the Jacobite and Carmichael collections and the building
New digital exhibits for the museum, website and app to showcase landscapes, buildings, artworks and Gaelic cultural heritage
Digital exhibits available through VR kiosks offering both touchscreen and immersive headset experiences

Timespan Museum, Highlands, Scotland

Partners: HHAS, USTAN

Building type: Museum and landscape

Potential outreach: Small museum and art gallery with international standing

Use case:

VR Room: Timespan’s new digital venue for hosting HERITALISE partners, developing VR/AR technologies for CH objects and showcasing exhibits using VR, Xbox and touchscreens
Timespan Object Collection: offers HERITALISE a testbed for visualizing objects and artifacts, even incomplete ones, to study environmental and social changes across Europe
Kildonan Landscape: a unique open-air museum with archaeological sites spanning 6,000 years, showcasing human occupation through varied historic remnants
Helmsdale Fishing Village & Jurassic Coastline: A historic 1815 fishing village with VR models depicting its 1890s peak during the herring boom, reflecting Scotland’s trade history
Community & Museum Sector Engagement: Collaborative virtual events held in 2020 featuring digital models, 3D objects, and films, including virtual tours and reconstructions of historical sites like Helmsdale Castle and Iron Age settlements

Reggia di Venaria Reale, Turin, Italy

Partners: CCRS, CCR, POLITO

Building type: UNESCO site

Potential outreach: strong outreach potential by serving as a testing ground for new digital technologies in CH audience engagement

Use case:

Building Digitization: Multiscale, multisensor scans of the Reggia di Venaria Reale, focusing on St. Uberto Church and the Great Gallery, to support maintenance and enhance visitor experience
Architectural Analysis: 3D surveys and historical documents will reveal structural and hidden details of the Church and Gallery, monitoring conditions like humidity and microclimate that affect artwork preservation
Landscape Heritage: Digital tracking of Giuseppe Penone’s Gardens of Fluid Sculptures to capture the dynamic aging process of this blend of art and nature.
Object Documentation: 3D imaging and tomography of 18th-century furniture to study cabinet-making techniques and monitor degradation due to environmental factors

Villa Portelli, Kalkara, Malta

Partners: HM

Building type: Historic villa

Potential outreach: 300,000 visitors per year; tens of international stakeholders, restorers, companies

Use case:

Oral History Digitisation: Record memories of former VP workers, especially around significant changes in the villa’s landscape
Building Digitisation: Document the entire villa for conservation and as a BIM model and digital twin, usable at other heritage sites
Methodology Testing: Combine techniques like LIDAR, photogrammetry, laser scanning, and Reflective Transformation Imaging to capture detailed site data
Public Outreach Tools: Experiment with VR/AR, holograms, and projections to engage Gen Z audiences and study their interactions with digital heritage tools

West Highland Museum, Fort William, Scotland​

Timespan Museum, Highlands, Scotland​

Reggia di Venaria Reale, Turin, Italy​

Villa Portelli, Kalkara, Malta​

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West Highland Museum, Fort William, Scotland

Timespan Museum, Highlands, Scotland

Reggia di Venaria Reale, Turin, Italy

Villa Portelli, Kalkara, Malta