🗓 March 25–26, 2026
📍 Sofia, ICCT, 2 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Sofia 1113
🎤 Working language: Bulgarian
Organisers:
3D Digitisation Laboratory at the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
European Digital Innovation Hub "Zagore"
FOCUS - Promoting digital cultural heritage through open innovation and open science
CLaDA-BG - Electronic infrastructure for resources and technologies for the Bulgarian linguistic and cultural heritage
Purpose of the event
In recent years, museums in Bulgaria have entered new areas of digitisation without strategic or infrastructural support, leading to significant diversity in practices, approaches, and the quality of work. This event aims to lay the foundations for a coordinated and strategic approach in two of the relatively new areas - 3D digitisation and documentation of cultural heritage with digital technologies in Bulgarian museums. The focus is on sustainable technological solutions, data management, legal clarity and integration of 3D content into institutional policies and practices.
Preliminary Agenda
March 25 – Practical demonstrations and expert discussion
13:00 – 13:20
Opening – Prof. Ivan Georgiev
13:20 – 14:00
Prof. Kiril Simov, Information System for Collection Description
14:00 – 14:40
TBA
14:40 – 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 – 15:40
Valentin Petkov - Three-dimensional laser scanning - 3 D printing
15:40 – 16:20
Daniela Mihaylova – 360 photography – virtual tour of the museum
16:20 – 17:00
Senior Assistant Miglena Raykovska – Photography and Photogrammetry
17:00 – 17:40
asst. Nikolay Petkov – Virtual presentation of digitized museum explosions
19:00
Formal dinner
March 26 – Strategy, legal frameworks and intangible heritage and demonstrations
09:00 – 09:40
Assoc. Prof. Milena Dobreva – Digital Strategy of Museums
Strategic planning of 3D digitisation: infrastructure, standards, data management and integration into museum policies.
09:40 – 10:20
Ivo Milev – Legal aspects of 3D digitisation
Copyright, digital reproduction rights and reuse of 3D models.
10:20 – 10:40
Coffee break
10:40 – 11:20
Dr. Mirena Staneva (Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of UNESCO) – Digitisation of Intangible Heritage
Challenges and good practices in the digital documentation of intangible heritage.
11:20 – 13:00
Demonstrations (3D Digitization Laboratory )
13:00 – 13:30
Closing discussion