New functionalism: rejuvenating historical and cultural heritage through urban revival

Rejuvenating the Appearance of Cultural Heritage Using Color and Imaging Science Techniques

Many works of art have undergone undesirable changes in color since initial creation. The use of spectral or colorimetric imaging, optical models such as Kubelka-Munk turbid-media theory, sample creation using colorants with similar optical behavior to the artist’s materials, and color-image processing has enabled the simulation of a work of art before the color change. This paper describes thi...

Robots and Cultural Heritage: New Museum Experiences

Porto, the institutional repository of the Politecnico di Torino, is provided by the University Library and the IT-Services. The aim is to enable open access to all the world. Please share with us how this access benefits you. Your story matters. The introduction of new technologies to enhance the visiting museum experience is not a novelty. A large variety of interactive systems are nowadays a...

Generating Paths through Cultural Heritage Collections

Cultural heritage collections usually organise sets of items into exhibitions or guided tours. These items are often accompanied by text that describes the theme and topic of the exhibition and provides background context and details of connections with other items. The PATHS project brings the idea of guided tours to digital library collections where a tool to create virtual paths are used to ...

Reanimating cultural heritage through digital technologies

Digital technologies are becoming extremely important for web-based cultural heritage applications. This thesis presents novel digital technology solutions to ̳access and interact‘ with digital heritage objects and collections. These innovative solutions utilize service orientation (web services), workflows, and social networking and Web 2.0 mashup technologies to innovate the creation, interpr...

Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development