An international online course at Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College
What a representation captures, and what it quietly leaves out.
Ten sessions on the technologies used to record objects, buildings and marks that will not survive on their own. Photogrammetry, multispectral imaging, 3D scanning and computational surrogates, taught by the people who use them in museums, excavation sites and national collections.
MeetsTuesdays, 18:00 to 20:00Israel time, on Zoom
Runs20 Oct 2026 to 5 Jan 2027Ten sessions
LanguageEnglishFulfils the English requirement
ConvenorDr. Doron AltaratzPhotographic Communications
The subject
Recording what will not survive on its own
This online course introduces students to advanced digital imaging technologies for documenting, preserving and sharing tangible cultural heritage. Topics include aerial and satellite imaging, close-range photogrammetry, 3D scanning and microscopic inspection, with a focus on their use in the conservation, restoration and global accessibility of cultural assets.
Each week an international expert presents a technical, theoretical or applied perspective, and case studies from the field and the laboratory show how these tools work in practice. No prior technical background is required. The course is taught in English.
Scale
From wide-area coverage by air and space to microscopic inspection.
Spectrum
From the visible spectrum to what lies beyond it.
Depth
From surface texture to what lies beneath.
This framing comes from the abstract of the opening lecture by Moshe Caine.
Tuesdays, 18:00 to 20:00 Israel time, on Zoom
Ten sessions, ten speakers
Session 120 Oct
Digital Heritage Preservation: An Overview
Moshe Caine
Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College. Founder of this course.
Session 23 Nov
An Introductory and Historic Overview of the Role of Imaging in the Conservation of Museum Collections
Sharon Tager
Head of Conservation, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Session 310 Nov
The Application of Advanced Imaging Technologies in Archaeology
Shai Halevi
Digital Imaging Leader, Israel Antiquities Authority
Session 417 Nov
The Heritage Digital Twin as a unifying framework for the research, conservation and valorization of Cultural Heritage
Sorin Hermon
Full Professor in Digital Cultural Heritage, The Cyprus Institute
Session 524 Nov
Pedro Soares Neves
Urban Creativity, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon; President and Editor, Wisethorough.com
Session 61 Dec
Marinos Ioannides
UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, Cyprus University of Technology
Session 715 Dec
Session 822 Dec
Digital Preservation and Access: Photography Past, Present and Future
Graham Diprose
Photographer and author, United Kingdom
Session 929 Dec
Session 105 Jan
Rolando Volzone
Architect, ISCTE-IUL (DINÂMIA’CET)
No session on 27 October (Election Day), 8 December (Hanukkah) or 12 and 19 January (Department Hackathon).
Convenor
Dr. Doron Altaratz
Doron Altaratz is a researcher and educator who specializes in visually documenting cultural heritage through advanced computational methods.
Director, Photographic Communications Program, Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College. Associate Researcher, Cities and Territories Research Group, DINÂMIA’CET, ISCTE-IUL. Senior Researcher, Jerusalem Institute for Research and Digital Documentation of Cultural Heritage.