HERITWIN strengthens Europe’s cultural resilience by validating the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) through five real large-scale pilots in Sweden, Norway, Spain, The UK (Northern Ireland), and Greece. The project advances semantic digital twins, eXtended Reality reconstructions, preparedness modelling tools to support conservation, education, public engagement, tourism, and interoperable European data spaces.
HERITWIN will: (1) deliver interoperable cultural digital twins aligned with Semantic Framework for Cultural Heritage through Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC-CRM), European Data Model (EDM), and FAIR principles; (2) demonstrate predictive conservation and risk preparedness using sensor networks and AI-based modelling; (3) widen participation through multilingual eXtended Reality tools and co-creation platforms; (4) ensure sustainable adoption via federated data spaces, open source governance, and compliance with GDPR and the AI Act; and (5) contribute directly to European and international standards and policy for trustworthy, inclusive cultural heritage digitisation.