Active since 2003 · 24 editions
The EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH) aims to foster an international dialogue between ICT experts and CH scientists to have a better understanding of the critical requirements for processing, managing, and delivering cultural information to a broader audience. The objective of the workshop is to present and showcase new developments within the overall process chain, from data acquisition, analysis and synthesis, 3D documentation, and data management, to new forms of interactive presentations and 3D printing solutions. Interdisciplinary approaches for analysis, classification and interpretation of cultural artefacts are particularly relevant to the event.
Upcoming edition
Barcelona, Catalonia, November 2-5, 2026
Bibliometrics
- 1,186 Publications
- 24 Editions
- 352,056 Downloads
- 5,059 Citations
Organisation
The aim of the EG Working Group on Graphics and Cultural Heritage is to promote the discussion and exchange of information between researchers on Visual Media technologies and the Cultural Heritage community (scholars in arts and humanities, museum curators, restorers, etc). We aim at working at the crossing between the technological domain (design of new methodologies and technologies for digitizing, processing, visualizing and storing visual data) and the application domain (innovative methodologies based on technological tools, use of visual tools for solving CH problems and improving insight and comprehension capabilities).
The main activity of the WG is to supervise the organization of the annual Eurographics Symposium on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH). The symposium was started in year 2003, co-organized with VAST in the first ten editions. The GCH Symposium is an independent event since 2013. In year 2013 and 2015 it was part of the federated conference Digital Heritage.
Other aims of the WG are fostering contacts for new activities (such as cooperative research projects), and providing a repository for shared resources.
Charta — Rules of procedure
The charta of the Eurographics Working Group on Graphics and Cultural Heritage sets out its rules of procedure — read the charta in full.
Steering Committee
- Karina Rodriguez Echavarria Univ. of Brighton, UK
- Dieter Fellner TU Graz / TU Darmstadt, Austria / Germany
- Alan Chalmers Warwick Univ., UK
- Alberto Jaspe-Villanueva KAUST, Saudi Arabia
- Enrico Gobbetti CRS4, Italy
- Holly Rushmeier Yale Univ., USA
- Imanol Munoz-Pandiella UPC, Spain
- Livio de Luca CNRS, France
- Mark Mudge CHI, USA
- Michael Wimmer TUWien, Austria
- Michela Spagnulo CNR-IMATI, Italy
- Patrick Reuter INRIA, France
- Pedro Santos Fraunhofer IGD, Germany
- Reinhard Klein U. Bonn, Germany
- Robert Sablatnig TU Vien, Austria
- Roberto Scopigno CNR-ISTI, Italy
- Ruggero Pintus CRS4, Italy
- Scott Geffert Metropolitan Museum, USA
- Selma Rizvic Univ. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sofia Pescarin CNR-ISPC, Italy
- Tim Weyrich UCL, UK
- Vedad Hulusic Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Editions
2026 GCH 2026 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage
2025 DH2025 - Digital Heritage International Congress 2025 Siena 8-13 September 2025 (Italy)
2024 GCH 2024 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Darmstadt (Germany) 16 – 18 September 2024
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2023 GCH 2023 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Salento, Lecce, Italy 4 - 6 September 2023
2022 GCH 2022 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Delft, The Netherlands 28 – 30 September 2022
2021 GCH 2021 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Bournemouth University, United Kingdom 4-6 November 2021
2020 GCH 2020 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Online Event November 18 – 19, 2020
2019 GCH 2019 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina November 6 – 9, 2019
2018 GCH 2018 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Vienna, Austria November 12 -15, 2018
2017 GCH 2017 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Graz, Austria September 27 – 29, 2017
2016 GCH 2016 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Genova, Italy Oct. 5-7, 2016
2015 DH2015 - Digital Heritage International Congress 2015 Granada, Spain Sept.28 – Oct. 2, 2015
2014 GCH 2014 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage Darmstadt, Germany October 6 – 8, 2014
2013 DH2013 - Digital Heritage International Congress 2013 Marseille, France Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, 2013
2012 2012: The 13th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2011 2011: The 12th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2010 2010: The 11th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2009 2009: The 10th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2008 2008: The 9th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2007 2007: The 8th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2006 2006: The 7th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2005 2005: The 6th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2004 2004: The 5th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
2003 2003: The 4th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage
Topics
- Arts and humanities 105
- Computing methodologies 84
- Virtual reality 75
- Applied Computing 71
- Three 61
- Digital libraries and archives 50
- dimensional displays 48
- archaeology 45
- Cultural Heritage 43
- Computer graphics 39
- Fine Arts 36
- Mixed / augmented reality 36
- Solid modeling 33
- visualization 29
- Photogrammetry 22
- computer vision 21
- Cultural differences 20
- Picture/Image Generation 20
- Architecture (buildings) 19
- Artificial intelligence 19
- Image processing 19
- documentation 18
- Educational institutions 17
- Information Systems 17
- Reconstruction 17
Frequent affiliations
- Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" — 32 papers
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique — 31 papers
- Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research — 25 papers
- Graz University of Technology — 19 papers
- University of Bologna — 18 papers
- Technische Universität Darmstadt — 17 papers
- University of Brighton — 15 papers
- Cyprus Institute — 14 papers
- Institute for Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage — 12 papers
- Modèles et simulations pour l'Architecture et le Patrimoine — 12 papers
- Yale University — 12 papers
- Center for Advanced Studies Research and Development in Sardinia — 11 papers
- TU Wien — 11 papers
- Politecnico di Milano — 10 papers
- University of California San Diego — 9 papers
- Delft University of Technology — 8 papers
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — 8 papers
- Sapienza University of Rome — 8 papers
- University College London — 8 papers
- Fondazione Bruno Kessler — 7 papers
- University of Florence — 7 papers
- University of Pisa — 7 papers
- KU Leuven — 6 papers
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya — 6 papers
- University of Graz — 6 papers
- Bournemouth University — 5 papers
- FORTH Institute of Computer Science — 5 papers
- Laboratoire d’Informatique et Systèmes — 5 papers
- University of Bonn — 5 papers
- University of St Andrews — 5 papers
- Aix-Marseille Université — 4 papers
- Athena Research and Innovation Center In Information Communication & Knowledge Technologies — 4 papers
- Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France — 4 papers
- Fundação Getulio Vargas — 4 papers
- Heidelberg University — 4 papers
- Institute for Macromolecular Studies — 4 papers
- Institute of Archeology — 4 papers
- Lund University — 4 papers
- Nantes Université — 4 papers
- National Research Council — 4 papers
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Most downloaded papers
- 3D Technologies on the Underwater Archaeological Site of the Ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt) 2025 8,356
- Documenting Dunhuang Dance Using Motion Capture Technology 2024 1,824
- WebXR Cultural Heritage Tour with Generative AI Characters 2024 1,753
- Enhancing Cultural Heritage with Generative AI: A Comparative Framework for the Evaluation of 3D Model Accuracy and Visual Fidelity 2025 1,638
- VR Video Storytelling for Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservation 2018 1,277
- Improving Marker-Based Tracking for Augmented Reality in Underwater Environments 2018 1,267
- Digital Inpainting of Damaged Frescoes Using a Fine-Tuned Diffusion Model 2025 1,168
- Integrating Artificial Intelligence in the Design of Interactive Experiences. An Overview for Digital Cultural Heritage Practitioners 2025 1,167
- MVE - A Multi-View Reconstruction Environment 2014 1,089
- 3D for Studying Reuse in 19th Century Cairo: the Case of Saint-Maurice Residence 2021 1,080