VIRTUAL HERITAGE OF HISTORIC CITIES: METHODS, TECHNOLOGIES & PLATFORMS 27th – 29th July 2016, Cairo, Egypt

The first International Colloquium of the Virtual Heritage Cairo Network took place in Cairo between 27th -29th July 2016, in the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) in Helwan, the Historic Astronomic Observatory site, on the first day, and then we moved to the astonishing Sultan Hassan Mosque and Madrassa on the second day. On the third day, we enjoyed a full-day of exclusive visits and tour of the Medieval Islamic Cairo, that was led by the Senior staff of the Ministry of Antiquities, Dr. Mohammad Soliman and Mr Osama ElKasabany.

70 participants attended the Colloquium over two days of active panels, discussions and debate. The first day comprised two expert panels, made of 4 speakers/presentation each that handled various approaches of the virtual documentation of heritage through a variety of projects, methodologies and systems that are used to raise awareness and engage the public with the valuable assets of cultural archaeological heritage across the globe. They were followed by two round-table debates on the feasibility, potentiality and challenges that face Virtual environments and engagement with heritage, with particular focus on Egyptian context.

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