Eko Saputra
Eko is a PhD students concentrating on cultural heritage at the University of Teramo in Italy. He engaged in research concerning advanced digital marketing techniques that are centred in the Majolica Ceramics of Castelli. Eko's passion for cultural heritage extends beyond his scholarly endeavours. As a visual artist, he is also captivated by the intersection of cultural heritage and technology, particularly through digital arts, embracing the potential of digital innovation to engage new audiences. Eko has collaborated with significant organisations such as the Foundation La Biennale di Venezia, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, and the European Cultural Centre.
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'Museopolis.eu' is a digital initiative launched between 2018-2020 through a collaboration between the Museum Ceramics of Boleslawiec (Poland) and Muzeum Eského Ráje in Turnov (Czech Republic). This effort, part of the 'Gate to the World of Collections' project, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, aimed to digitally showcase the Poland-Czech border region's historical heritage and aesthetic richness.
A curated selection of significant regional artefacts is digitised and exhibited with four language option on the Museopolis.eu platform itself. Both techniques range from traditional photography employing 2D visualisations to photogrammetrically-created immersive 360-degree visualisations of the museum ceramics archive and collections.
Museopolis.eu serves a dual purpose - not only as a virtual museum and exhibition space but also a promotional tool for regional museum collections. Until now, it has been the result of a collaboration between nine museums, six museums in Poland and three museums in the Czech Republic. Its strategies include the publication of multilingual materials and the organisation of exhibitions straddling the border. As such, it encourages varied engagement with the digital archive, offering creative avenues for audiences to interact with cultural heritage.
Museopolis.eu also serves a crucial function in the preservation and exploration of collective cultural history. This is achieved through the digitisation of heritage, which enables universal accessibility. Additionally, the platform facilitates the appreciation of the distinctive cultural heritage of the Poland-Czech borderland.
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