Cultural Heritage in Cyberspace
The project “Cultural Heritage in Cyberspace: Education, Preservation, Access”, which is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), aims to create a comprehensive bi-national academic network as part of the DAAD program for German-Egyptian partnership. It seeks to establish a sustainable collaboration between German and Egyptian academic institutions in the field of cultural heritage preservation through digitalization projects, fostering young talent, exchanging experts, producing shared knowledge, and promoting cultural awareness in line with the DAAD’s program for German-Egyptian partnership.
The project is at the intersection of Islamic, Arabic, and Middle Eastern studies, the study of oriental manuscripts and cultural heritage, and digital humanities. The practical project goals include the development of cross-border German-Egyptian digital infrastructures for oriental manuscripts, as well as the transfer of practical and technical knowledge. The German-Egyptian partnership aims to preserve cultural heritage, promote comprehensive societal access to knowledge, and advance the academic discourse on cultural heritage on both the German and Egyptian sides. The Gotha Research Library is one of the German partner organizations in the project.
Project activities and results
Workshops
- Egyptian-German Workshop on Libraries and Manuscripts (25 to 27 February 2020, Kairo)
- Cultural Heritage in Cyberspace“: Digitization Phases, Techniques, and Software (2 December 2020, online)
- Cyberspace and Visions for the Future of Cultural Heritage: Needs, prospect, and Action (20 to 25 November 2021, Kairo)
Summer School
- From Paper to Portals. The Conservation and Digitisation of Oriental Manuscripts (18 to 22 July 2022, Gotha Research Library)
Internships
Project Information
Organization
Gotha Research Library
Project Management
Prof. Dr. Albrecht Fuess (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
Project Participants
Dr. Hendrikje Carius
Dr. Feras Krimsti
Project Partners
German Side:
Philipps-Universität Marburg; Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities; Berlin State Library; Universität Hamburg; Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities; University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt (Specialised Information Service Middle East North Africa and Islamic Studies, including the Middle East Virtual Library, MENALIB)
Egyptian Side:
Egyptian National Library (Dār al-Kutub); Cairo University; ʿAyn Shams University; Egyptian Supreme Council of Culture; further affiliated institutions
Duration
2021–2022
Funding
German Academic Exchange Service
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