CULTURATI

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CULTURATI – CUSTOMIZED GAMES AND ROUTES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ARTS

Alongside tourism, the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) were among the sectors most severely affected by the pandemic. According to OECD and UNESCO reports, venue- and site-based CCIs—such as museums, art galleries, and theatres—were hit hardest by social distancing measures, as their operations rely heavily on human congregation.

Today, CCIs urgently need robust systems and management tools to strengthen their resilience. Representing 3.1% of the world’s GDP and 6.2% of global employment, CCIs are vital to nations’ social, civic, and economic well-being, as well as to innovation and cultural vitality. Recognizing this importance, UNESCO has called for stronger support to the cultural sector. In particular, it highlights the role of community media in fostering diverse content and expanding audience reach.

In response to these challenges, the CULTURATI project, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Bilkent University, aims to develop, test, and validate an innovative online platform. This platform leverages state-of-the-art digital and emerging technologies to enable collaborative content creation for cultural heritage and the arts across Europe. CULTURATI serves as a global content hub, delivering material through customized games (Q&A) and curated routes, engaging end-users more closely with cultural heritage and the arts.

Operational Objectives

  • Objective 1: To develop, verify, and evaluate mainstream technologies for CULTURATI for content and visitor-flow management with two subsystems: education and navigation (WP2).
  • Objective 2: To test and verify the technological outcomes in operational environments consisting of two pilot studies (WP3).
  • Objective 3: To demonstrate the fully functional prototype to show its operational feasibility at five pilot venues (WP4).
  • Objective 4: To integrate AI into CULTURATI to automate content management and improve the performance of its technological stack with AI (WP5).

Strategic Objectives

  • Strategic Objective 1: To enhance and support collaboration between private CCIs, public and cultural institutions, and everyone in the community to promote Europe’s culture, values, and interests.
  • Strategic Objective 2: To increase accessibility, awareness, understanding, and participation in cultural heritage and the arts.
  • Strategic Objective 3: To enhance the audience experience by using digital solutions and cutting-edge technologies.
  • Strategic Objective 4: To preserve cultural heritage and make it more resilient by preventing deterioration due to overcrowding and in case of a pandemic.
  • Strategic Objective 5: To increase economic and socio-cultural development.

For more information about the project and its activities, please visit our website: www.culturati.eu

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