Benefits of digital transformation in preserving industrial heritage for education, tourism, and regional development
Digital transformation is increasingly recognised as a key enabler in the preservation and revitalisation of industrial heritage. By leveraging advanced technologies such as digital twins, 3D scanning, virtual...
New in DTH: Four student teams reimagine an old Gliwice factory
As promised in our note on the on-site hackathon lectures, the next batch of materials has arrived in the DTH Training Materials section — this time four presentations...
New in DTH: Training materials from the on-site Hackathon phase
Following the launch of our Training Materials section with resources from the online phase, the DTH has now added a second set of materials. This time we have...
Mining Heritage on the Road to UNESCO: Zabrze’s Underground Gets an EU-Funded Future
On 5 June 2026, the Coal Mining Museum in Zabrze (Muzeum Górnictwa Węglowego) signed a funding agreement for a new project: Industrial Heritage of Upper Silesia – Revitalization...
The World’s Oldest Mining University Is Also One of Germany’s Most Digital
Founded in 1765, TU Bergakademie Freiberg is widely regarded as the oldest university of mining sciences in the world, a distinction the university itself claims and one repeated...
From Spreadsheets to a Living Research Portal: Silesian University of Technology Launches Pure
For researchers, “digital transformation” can sound abstract until the day your entire scholarly output becomes findable, connected and visible in a single place. In early June 2026 the...
Can You Trust a Digital Artefact? Blockchain, Provenance and the Authenticity Problem
Here is a paradox at the heart of digital heritage. The more easily we copy, stream and remix cultural objects, the harder it becomes to answer a simple...