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Everything you need to know about the ChemiNova Op Everything you need to know about the ChemiNova Open Event is here 👇 Join us for a special afternoon of discovery, hands-on activities, and interactive experiences designed for all ages. 🗓 29 April 2026
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM (CET)
📍 Orto Botanico, Università degli Studi di Palermo
📌 In front of the Gymnasium
🎟 Free event | Registration required During the Open Event, you will discover: 🎮 HeritAngels
Experience the new interactive Kinect-based game 🕶 DigiTools
Explore immersive digital tools for heritage conservation 🏛 Citizen in Action 
Learn how you can actively contribute to safeguarding cultural heritage. This public event is part of the ChemiNova project, funded by the European Union, and aims to showcase how science, technology, and community engagement can help safeguard Europe’s cultural heritage from climate change and conflicts. 👨‍👩‍👧 Open to all ages
🎟 Free of charge
📌 Limited places available Save the date and join us in Palermo for an afternoon of innovation, learning, and fun. #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage #OpenEvent #CitizenScience #Palermo
Everything you need to know before the ChemiNova W Everything you need to know before the ChemiNova Webinar & Workshop 2026 is here 👇 Organised by ICCROM and hosted by the Università degli Studi di Palermo, this one-day capacity-building session will explore innovative digital tools for cultural heritage condition assessment — from AI-supported analysis to immersive AR and VR applications. 🗓 29 April 2026
📍 Botanical Garden of Palermo, Italy 📌 Sala Lanza and Herbarium
💻 Webinar 🕘 09:00–12:00 CET - Workshop 🕜 13:30–17:30 CET Participants will:
• Discover the ChemiNova Ecosystem
• Explore real case studies
• Gain hands-on experience with emerging technologies
• Connect with heritage professionals and researchers The webinar will also be available online. 
🌍 Joining remotely? Please remember to check your local time zone Whether you are a conservator, researcher, or cultural heritage professional, this session offers a unique opportunity to explore new methodologies and tools designed to support informed conservation and monitoring. We look forward to welcoming you in Palermo — onsite or online. #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage  #CapacityBuilding #ICCROM @iccrom_official @ortobotanico.palermo @unipa.it @conservazionerestauro_unipa
We continue to make great strides with the DHECA 2 We continue to make great strides with the DHECA 2025-2026 Educational Innovation Project at the University of Valencia! 🏛️ Today’s workshop, “Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through the Semantic Web”, was an incredible session. We explored how to use semantic technologies to document and share our history more effectively. A huge thank you to Arabella León and Mar Gaitán (researchers from the TOWCHED EU and Refracts projects) for guiding us through the use of ontologies and linked data, demonstrating how semantic web tools enable smarter digital preservation. 🌐 🤝 Collaborating projects: European Horizon TOWCHED and CIPROM Refracts. ✨ Save the Date: Our next double session on Wednesday, 6 May! ✨ 1️⃣ 16:00 – 18:00: “Imaging Techniques in Cultural Heritage Documentation” with Carmen Cano and Álvaro Solbes. We will be exploring IR Reflectography and photogrammetry. 📸🏺 2️⃣ 18:30 – 19:30: “FORTHEM ALLIANCE - SDP Archive of Time: How AR/VR can increase engagement. The challenges of digitising heritage”, presented by Costel Roșu (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu). 🕶️💻 📍 Location: Art Laboratory, Faculty of Geography and History (@facgeografia_historia_uv) Don’t miss out! 📧 Register now by sending an email to: talleresdheca@gmail.com
✨ DHECA: Digital Heritage and Cultural Analysis – ✨ DHECA: Digital Heritage and Cultural Analysis – Updated Programme ✨ There has been a change to the workshop dates! Check the updated flyers to stay informed on the latest sessions regarding digital preservation and innovation. 🏛️💻 🔥 NEXT SESSION: TOMORROW at 12:00h Interdisciplinary workshop 2 explores the Semantic Web and its role in safeguarding heritage by Arabella León and Mar Gaitán. The following sessions: ✅ 6 May: Imaging techniques and AR/VR challenges (Workshop 3). ✅ 13 May: Motion Capture for intangible heritage at ETSE (Workshop 4). These workshops are organised by the DHECA PIEE 2025-2026, collaborating with ChemiNova Horizon Europe project, TOWCHED Horizon Europe project, CIPROM REFRACTS project, Arxiu Valencià del Disseny, IRTIC, and the Forthem Alliance. Free for UV students in relevant degrees! 📩 Email to secure a spot: talleresdheca@gmail.com
The ChemiNova consortium is heading to Palermo for The ChemiNova consortium is heading to Palermo for a key milestone in the project, hosted by the Università degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA) @unipa.it This Palermo pilot will bring partners together for a series of activities focused on collaboration, innovation, and capacity building for cultural heritage protection. During the next weeks, ChemiNova will carry out: 🔹General Assembly Meeting — Reviewing progress, sharing updates, and aligning on next steps. 🔹Data Acquisition Activities — Advancing the Palermo pilot through on-site documentation and technical work. 🔹Testing of the Tools — Implementing an upgraded version of our technological suite, refined and improved thanks to the valuable feedback gathered during the Valencia pilot testing. 🔹Capacity Building Activities — A dedicated Webinar & Workshop on Digital Tools for Cultural Heritage Condition Assessment, introducing ChemiNova’s open-source technologies for monitoring the impacts of climate change and conflict. 🔹Open Event — The second ChemiNova Open Event, engaging the public through interactive activities connecting science, technology, and cultural heritage. Together, these activities reflect ChemiNova’s commitment to collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and strengthening capacities across the heritage sector and beyond. Stay tuned for updates from Palermo! 🇮🇹🏛️ #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage #Technology #Innovation #palermopilot
Today marks the start of the International Day for Today marks the start of the International Day for Monuments and Sites celebrations! 🏛️✨ As we celebrate Europe’s rich history today, we must also act to protect it. Our heritage faces serious threats from climate change and conflict, and we need your help to safeguard our cultural treasures. 🌍💔 Want to be part of the solution? Join us in Palermo for the ChemiNova Open Event! What to expect at the Orto Botanico: 🎮 Play HERITANGELS, our interactive Kinect game. 🔬 Discover digital innovations like ChemiSee. 🕵️‍♀️ Meet the scientists and experts protecting our past. 🙌 Take part in hands-on activities and become an active guardian of heritage. ⏰ When: 29 April, 16:00 – 18:00. 📍 Where: Orto Botanico, Università degli Studi di Palermo (@unipa.it). 🇬🇧🇮🇹 Activities in English and Italian. In partnership with @forthem_alliance, we invite all students to join this space of innovation and discovery! 🎟️ Participation is FREE, but registration is required. Secure your spot today! 🔗 Register here: [Link in Bio / https://cheminova.eu/cheminova-open-event-2026-palermo-italy/] Designed by DIADRASIS NGO and hosted by the Università degli Studi di Palermo (@unipa.it), this special afternoon is part of our fourth pilot activity in the city.
Mixing tradition with the future! 🏛️✨ We’ve offic Mixing tradition with the future! 🏛️✨ We’ve officially kicked off the 2025-2026 DHECA Educational Innovation Project at the Universitat de València, València, Spain! A huge thank you to the DHECA PIs, Ester Alba (Professor, Dept. of Art History UVEG and PI of ChemiNova EU project) and Álvaro Solbes (Assistant Doctor, Dept. of Art History UVEG and Technical manager of ChemiNova EU project), for such a warm welcome to this new edition. Our first stop? “AI for the Conservation and Monitoring of Endangered Cultural Heritage”. We had the pleasure of learning from the brilliant Cristina Portalés (Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, IRTIC and PI of ChemiNova EU project) and researcher Laya Targa (IRTIC UVEG, ChemiNova EU project) Here’s a glimpse of what went down: The Virtual Loom: We dived into the SILKNOW project, using automation and 3D modelling to bring ancient textile techniques to life. We even got to “weave” our own digital designs! 🧵💻

Smart Conservation: We explored ChemiNova and its ChemiAI tool. From K-means to YOLO, we practiced detecting damage on real heritage assets using top-tier AI segmentation.
 📍 Where: Art Laboratory, Faculty of Geography and History @facgeografia_historia_uv 🤝 Collabs: Dept. of Art History @grauuvhart & IRTIC @irticuv , ChemiNova Horizon Europe project ✨ Interested in the next workshops? Join us! There are only a few spots left! ✨ 📧 Register now by sending an email to: talleresdheca@gmail.com #ChemiNovaEU #DHECA #ArtHistory #artificialintelligence
PALERMO OPEN EVENT REMINDER ‼️ Get to know ChemiN PALERMO OPEN EVENT REMINDER ‼️ Get to know ChemiNova and contribute to the protection of Europe’s cultural heritage - a special afternoon full of discovery, hands-on activities, and fun! ⏰When: 29 April 2026, from 16:00 p.m. to 18:00 p.m. 📍Where: Orto Botanico, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italia. This event is organised by the ChemiNova project, hosted by @unipa.it , as part of its fifth pilot activity in the city of Palermo. It is designed to showcase how science and culture work hand in hand to protect Europe’s heritage from climate change and civil conflicts. What to expect? ➡️Try the Kinect game: HERITANGELS ➡️Explore how digital tools can transform the way we protect cultural treasures. ➡️Try out interactive tools developed by the ChemiNova team like ChemiSee. ➡️Meet scientists and heritage experts. ➡️Join hands-on activities and become an active citizen in conservation. Participation is free, but registration is required➡️ https://lnkd.in/eq42B8hB All activities will be held in Italian and English. The ChemiNova 2026 Open Event is organised in collaboration with the @forthem_alliance . Thanks to this partnership, all students from the universities that are part of the alliance are warmly invited to take part in the event, which will provide a space to share knowledge, experiences, and new perspectives on research and innovation. Come and be part of this unique opportunity to learn, play, and contribute to protecting Europe’s cultural heritage!
The testing phase of #ChemiSensing, developed with The testing phase of #ChemiSensing, developed within the Kyiv pilot, set out to answer precisely that.  Conservators and curators from the Santa Sophia Cathedral of Kyiv and the Universitat de València worked together in a structured remote session to validate how the platform performs in real professional scenarios. The goal was clear: to test not only functionality, but collaboration under complex heritage conditions.  Using virtual reality headsets, tablets and desktop computers, the team compared immersive, tactile and conventional navigation modes. This multi-device approach revealed how scientific data and 3D heritage models can be explored, interpreted and discussed collectively — even when participants are geographically distant.  Beyond technical validation, the testing examined synchronous workflows and interdisciplinary decision-making inside a shared digital environment. The result? A deeper understanding of how digital ecosystems can support conservation practice, not replace it.  Would your institution adopt immersive collaboration tools for heritage management?  #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage #Technology #EUHorizonEurope  @sophia_of_kyiv @universitatvalencia @irticuv @parccientificuv
Could innovation be the key to preserving Europe’s Could innovation be the key to preserving Europe’s cultural legacy? 🏛✨ At ChemiNova, we believe the answer is a bold YES. We aren’t just looking at history—we’re using the future to protect it. By combining Artificial Intelligence, 3D modeling, and Augmented Reality, our team is creating a “digital shield” for Europe’s most iconic treasures—from the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna to the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. 🛡💻 As highlighted in our latest project update, we’re advancing new strategies to monitor, analyze, and prevent damage caused by climate change and conflict—before it’s too late. 🌍⚠️ The best part? This isn’t just for scientists. We’re building tools so anyone with a smartphone can help monitor and protect our shared history through Citizen Science. 📱🤝 But we want to know what you think! Let us know your thoughts below. 👇 #ChemiNovaEU #innovation #horizoneurope #culturalheritage #reel
ChemiNova joins DHECA – Educational Innovation Pro ChemiNova joins DHECA – Educational Innovation Project at the University of Valencia (Workshops 2025–2026)  Digital innovation. Cultural heritage. European collaboration.  We are pleased to announce that ChemiNova collaborates in DHECA – Digital Heritage and Cultural Analysis, an Educational Innovation Project at the University of Valencia organised by the Department of Art History.  DHECA brings together students from History, Art History, Computer Science and Multimedia Engineering in a series of interdisciplinary workshops focused on the digital transformation of cultural heritage.  🔹 Workshop 1: Wednesday, 15 April – AI for the Conservation and Monitoring of Endangered Cultural Heritage   🔹 Workshop 2: Wednesday, 6 May – Heritage Imaging Techniques in the Documentation of Cultural Heritage   🔹 Workshop 3: Monday, 11 May - Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through the Semantic Web  🔹 Workshop 4: Wednesday, 13 May - Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage through Motion Capture  This initiative also involves the EU Horizon TOUCHED project, Prometeo REFRacts, the Arxiu Valencià del Disseny, IRTIC, and the FORTHEM Alliance, strengthening its European visibility and interdisciplinary collaboration.  🎓 Free for all students 
📍 On-site sessions at Universitat de València, Facultat de Geografia e Història and ETSE (Burjassot).  #ChemiNovaEU #DHECA #ForthemAlliance #EducationalInnovation
(IT) La tecnologia può salvare la nostra storia? (IT) La tecnologia può salvare la nostra storia? Vieni a scoprirlo con noi! 🏛✨ Invitiamo tutti a partecipare al ChemiNova Open Event 2026 a Palermo. Unisciti a noi per un pomeriggio speciale nel meraviglioso Orto Botanico di Palermo: vedremo insieme come gli strumenti digitali proteggono la nostra bellezza in modi incredibili. 🚀 È l’evento perfetto per tutta la famiglia! 🎟 Prezzo: L’evento è GRATUITO, ma la registrazione è obbligatoria. 👶👵 Per chi? Per ogni età! Dai piccoli ai più grandi. 🗣 Lingue: Le attività si svolgeranno sia in italiano che in inglese. Dettagli: 📍 Orto Botanico (Università degli Studi di Palermo). 📅 29 Aprile 2026 | 🕒 Dalle 16:00 alle 18:00. 👇 Prenota il tuo posto qui: https://cheminova.eu/cheminova-open-event-2026-palermo-italy/ (ENG) Can technology help us save the past? Come and find out! 🏛✨ We’re inviting everyone to the ChemiNova 2026 Open Event, Palermo. Join us for a fun afternoon at the stunning Orto Botanico to see how digital tools are protecting our history in amazing new ways. 🚀 It’s a perfect plan for the whole family! 🎟 Cost: Absolutely FREE (but please register to save your spot!). 👶👵 Who? Everyone is welcome! From children to grandparents. 🗣 Languages: Activities will be held in both English and Italian. When & Where: 📍 Orto Botanico, Università degli Studi di Palermo 📅 29th April 2026 | 🕒 4 pm – 6 pm. 👇 Register here to join the fun: https://cheminova.eu/cheminova-open-event-2026-palermo-italy/ #Palermo #ChemiNovaEU
(IT)  ✨ Il secondo ChemiNova Open Event arriva a P (IT)  ✨ Il secondo ChemiNova Open Event arriva a Palermo!  Un pomeriggio divertente e aperto a tutti – famiglie, bambini dai 6 anni, giovani, adulti e persone anziane – per scoprire come scienza e cultura collaborano per proteggere il patrimonio culturale europeo.  📅 29 aprile 2026 
⏰ 16:00–18:00 pm 
📍 Orto Botanico dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo  Cosa ti aspetta?  * Enigmi e sfide sul patrimonio culturale   * Strumenti digitali interattivi e attività pratiche con il team ChemiNova   * Incontri con scienziati ed esperti   * Attività a turni, circa 1,5 ore per gruppo   🎟️ Partecipazione gratuita, registrazione obbligatoria. 
Tutte le attività saranno in inglese, con supporto in italiano.  Vieni a imparare, giocare e contribuire alla tutela del patrimonio europeo!  🔗 Link nei stories  (ENG)  ✨ The second ChemiNova Open Event is coming to Palermo!  A fun, family-friendly afternoon for everyone – children from 6 years old, teenagers, adults and older participants – exploring how science and culture work together to protect Europe’s cultural heritage.  📅 29 April 2026 
⏰ 16:00–18:00 pm 
📍 Orto Botanico dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo  What’s in store?  * Heritage-themed riddles and challenges   * Interactive digital tools and hands-on activities with the ChemiNova team   * Meet scientists and heritage experts   * Activities in rotating sessions, around 1.5 hours per group   🎟️ Free entry, registration required. 
All activities will be in English, with support available in Italian.  Come and learn, play and help protect Europe’s cultural heritage!  🔗 Link in our featured stories  #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage #CitizenScience #ChemiNovaOpenEvent #UNIPA
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Scie Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩‍⚕️👩‍💻✨  At ChemiNova, we aren’t just celebrating today—we’re taking action to break the glass ceiling in conservation science and technology. 🏛️💻  Our approach spans gender-balanced PhD recruitment and inclusive technology design to support equitable participation in both lab and fieldwork.. 🌍  Watch our latest video to see how we’re fostering a new generation of female leaders in STEM. Link in STORIES! 🔗 Let’s build a future where science has no gender barriers. 🚀  #ChemiNovaEU #WomenInSTEM #HorizonEurope #CulturalHeritage Technology
United for our heritage! 🤝🏛️  It takes a village— United for our heritage! 🤝🏛️  It takes a village—or in our case, a consortium of 8 European countries—to protect our shared history. The ChemiNova project, based at the University of Valencia Science Park (PCUV), is bridging the gap between Heritage conservation and high-tech innovation. Check out our latest video from the #EuroPark series to meet the team and see the tools! 📺👇  Link in stories  #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage #Innovation #EUHorizonEurope ClimateChange
ChemiNova Webinar & Workshop: Digital Tools for Cu ChemiNova Webinar & Workshop: Digital Tools for Cultural Heritage Condition Assessment  As part of the ChemiNova project, funded by the EU Horizon Europe Programme, we are pleased to announce the first intensive training activity of the project, organised by ICCROM in collaboration with the ChemiNova consortium.  The programme connects scientific knowledge with practical application, introducing participants to innovative digital tools for monitoring climate change impacts on cultural heritage — from the global to the local scale.  🗓 Schedule 
🖥️ Webinar | 10:00–12:30 | Online via Zoom or in person in Palermo  📍 Workshop | 14:00–17:30  | In person only – Palermo, Italy  Participation options: 
- Webinar only (online) — open to all registered participants 
- Webinar + Workshop (in person) — limited places, subject to selection  📌 Please note: the workshop cannot be attended online.  📅 Application deadline: 27 February 2026  👉 Registration link in comments.  #ChemiNovaEU #HorizonEurope #CulturalHeritage #ICCROM #HeritageMonitoring
Dissemination Update: Last November, Artificial In Dissemination Update: Last November, Artificial Intelligence took center stage in Alzira! We are so proud of our ChemiExpert, Laya Targa Hernández, for her lecture at the Auditori de la Casa de la Cultura. As a Data Scientist and PhD researcher for ChemiNova (IRTIC, UVEG), Laya took the audience on a journey through the world of AI. She didn’t just talk about code and algorithms; she showed how technology is becoming a guardian of our history through cultural heritage conservation. 🏛️✨ The energy in the room on November 11th was incredible! The session turned into a vibrant debate about how these cutting-edge tools are redefining our daily lives and our future. A huge thank you to everyone in Alzira who joined us and brought such curiosity to the table. We’re keeping the momentum going—stay tuned for more science and innovation! 🔬💻 #cheminovaeu
Dissemination Update: We are excited to share a re Dissemination Update: We are excited to share a recap of Prof. Franco Palla’s recent participation in the FARO Convention 2025! Representing the University of Palermo (UNIPA), Prof. Palla presented the vital work we are doing at ChemiNova to safeguard European cultural heritage. Held on September 29th at the stunning Palazzo Reale di Palermo, the event focused on “Patrimonio e Architettura: Finestre sul passato, porte sul futuro.” Prof. Palla highlighted how ChemiNova is developing an intelligent system to detect structural and chemical damage caused by climate change and human conflict. The core of his message? Collaborative monitoring. By integrating real-time feedback and AI, we aren’t just collecting data—we are building a community of researchers, restorers, and citizens dedicated to protecting the monuments that tell our story. Thank you to everyone who joined the discussion in Palermo! Together, we are ensuring our history remains a window to the future. 🔬🌟 #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage #UNIPA #Palermo #Innovation
Dissemination Update: ChemiNova actively contribut Dissemination Update: ChemiNova actively contributed to the VII HDH25 International Congress in València! 🏛️💻  ChemiNova participated as a collaborating entity in the VII Congreso Internacional de la Sociedad de Humanidades Digitales Hispánicas, held at the Universitat de València from 22 to 24 October 2025. This academic and peer-reviewed congress brought together research communities to explore the role of digital technologies in humanities and cultural heritage.  The congress was officially opened by Esther Alba, Vice-Rector for Culture at the Universitat de València and PI of ChemiNova within the Department of Art History, who delivered the inaugural speech alongside other distinguished colleagues.  Cristina Portalés, PI of ChemiNova at IRTIC-UVEG, presented the project, highlighting its interdisciplinary methodological challenges and its gender dimension, within the session titled “Nuevas Herramientas para la Inspección y Documentación del Patrimonio Cultural en Riesgo”.  Several ChemiNova researchers contributed with presentations:  * Carmen Cano shared insights into how the conservation team at UVEG is developing methodologies for emergency contexts, through the case study “Uso de técnicas avanzadas de imagen en la documentación de obras afectadas por la DANA: un caso de estudio en el proyecto ChemiNova”.  * Alejandra Nieto presented Tecnología y preservación del patrimonio cultural en contextos de emergencia: herramientas y desafíos contemporáneos, el caso de la DANA en Valencia, 
demonstrating how ChemiNova’s data acquisition tools were applied to artworks damaged by the DANA floods, and recovered through the “Salvem les fotos” initiative.  * Laya Targa and Esperanza Villuendas, both PhD students on the ChemiNova project, presented their doctoral research and its connection to the project’s broader objectives.  We are deeply grateful to all contributors for their commitment to advancing research and sharing ChemiNova’s mission with the digital humanities community.  More about #HDH25 in: https://hdh2025.uv.es/   #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage #digitalhumanities
Dissemination Update: ChemiNova presented at the 1 Dissemination Update: ChemiNova presented at the 11th Nishang Forum on World Civilisations in Qufu, China 🇨🇳🌍    We’re pleased to share that ChemiNova was featured at the 11th Nishang Forum on World Civilisations: World Cultural Heritage, held in Qufu, China on 9–10 July 2025. The event welcomed over 600 participants on the main forum day and was organized with the support of ICOMOS Beijing, who invited our #ChemiExpert Peter Dorminger (4D-IT) to participate.    During his presentation in Qufu, Peter introduced ChemiNova and its ecosystem of digital tools for documenting, conserving and disseminating cultural heritage threatened by climate change and conflict. Peter Dorminger also referenced our work at the CHNT29. Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies, which took place in Vienna, Austria, from 04/11/2025 to 06/11/2025. Last year, Peter Dorminger, along with other consortium partners contributed to the Vienna conference with a presentation titled: “On the design and development of new technologies to detect damages in cultural heritage assets”. This contribution was part of a larger discussion, and it will be subject to subsequent publication.    We are proud to see ChemiNova contributing to the international dialogue on protecting our shared heritage.    #ChemiNovaEU #CulturalHeritage #DigitalConservation #ClimateChange
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