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An incredible opportunity to experience the power of AI and its potential for cultural heritage. With Europeana’s cultural datasets and AI4Culture’s advanced tools, the AI4CULTURE HACKATHON will allow participants to work in teams and develop bold ideas to innovate, inspire, and shape the next chapter of cultural heritage in a global, collaborative community.
On February 12 and from February 18 to 20, 2025, the AI4Culture Hackathon will see professionals, institutions and passionate individuals from the fields of AI, digital humanities, and cultural heritage teaming up to transform how we preserve, enrich, and interact with our shared cultural heritage.
Held in the KU Leuven campus in Leuven, the hackathon is designed to guide the participants to learn more about the AI tools available on the AI4Culture platform, trying them first-hand using unique cultural heritage datasets. Europeana, the treasure trove of European digital cultural heritage hosting over 50 million digital items, will be the primary repository for datasets. On the opening day, February 12, you will be introduced to Europeana’s platform, explore curated collections, and get full access to their vast data via the Europeana API. This session will feature inspiring challenges designed to ignite innovative AI applications.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore five AI tools developed as part of the AI4Culture project. These tools include features such as AI-powered solutions for automatically generating multilingual subtitles for audiovisual content, applying OCR, transcription, and automated data enrichment techniques to enhance the quality and accessibility of digital collections, and detecting objects and other features in photos and videos.
The AI4Culture Hackathon is all about bold ideas and creative problem-solving. Whether passionate about cultural heritage or eager to push AI’s potential in new fields, this event offers endless opportunities to experiment and be part of a thriving community, to guide the Cultural Heritage field into its future.
Find more information about the application process and agenda of the AI4Culture Hackathon here.
