Virtual Museums and Visualisations of Cultural Heritage in Sweden and Japan – JSPS SAC Activity Seminar FY2022

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  • Location: Engelska parken Room 22-0008, the Humanities Theater/ Humanistiska teatern, English Park Campus, Thunbergsvägen 3C
  • Lecturer: Professor Toshiyuki Kono, Kyushu University, Honorary President, International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS); Professor Shigekazu Sakai, Waseda University; Professor Coco Norén, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Uppsala University; Associate Professor Johan Eriksson, Uppsala University.
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  • Organiser: The JSPS Stockholm Office, the Kyushu University Stockholm Liaison Office, the Department of Art History, Uppsala University.
  • Contact person: Azul Tarazona, kommunikatör
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Virtual Museums are an expanding phenomenon within academia, digital humanities and the world of art museums, the conference aims to inventory and exemplify research in the fields of virtual museums and digital visualisation technology in Sweden and Japan.

Virtual Museums are an expanding phenomenon within academia, digital humanities and the world of art museums, both in terms of accessibility and as a pedagogical and scholarly tool. The purpose of the conference is to inventory and exemplify research in the fields of virtual museums and digital visualisation technology in Sweden and Japan to form the basis for future research and new forms of collaboration.

Opening remarks: Professor Coco Norén, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Uppsala University;  JSPS Stockholm Office; Associate Professor Johan Eriksson, Uppsala University

Keynote Speaker: Professor Toshiyuki Kono, Kyushu University, Honorary President,  International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).

Guest Speakers: Professor Shigekazu Sakai, Waseda University; Professor Anders Hast, Uppsala University; Professor Gunnar Almevik, University of Gothenburg; Professor Eva Lindqvist Sandgren, Uppsala University; Assistant Professor Alexandra Herlitz, University of Gothenburg; PhD Greger Sundin, Uppsala University/Nationalmuseum; Associate Professor Masaki Hayashi, Uppsala University; Professor Steven Bachelder, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences; Associate Professor Daniel Löwenborg, Uppsala University.

Dates: March 20 at 13.15 –17.00 and March 21 at 9.15 –12.00, 2023
Venue: The Humanities Theater, English Park Campus, Uppsala University
Registration open February 23 to March 17, 2023: https://doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/kurt/87124

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