Computing the Past, Connecting the Future: Artificial Intelligence for Europe’s Cultural Heritage
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the way we live, work, and interact with the world — including how we preserve, access, and interpret Europe’s cultural heritage.
The Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), together with the CLARITI connected community, invites you to join a one-day event dedicated to the role of AI in European cultural heritage institutions. During this event, keynote speakers from European libraries and cultural institutions will share their experiences, challenges, and visions on applying AI to collections, archives, and cultural legacy. The event is free of charge, but registration is required.
Time: 9:30 - 17:00, Tuesday, 17th March 2026.
Keynotes:
"Content-based image retrieval using AI for cultural heritage", Jean-Philippe Moreux, Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
- "AI for digital humanity", Mia Ridge, British Library
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Event Location: Room Panorama (on 6th floor), Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), Mont des Arts 28, Brussels, 1000 Belgium.
In-person participation: limited to 50 participants, allocated on a first-register, first-served basis.
Online participation: available via Microsoft Teams.
Pre-registration is now open.
Please fill in the registration form here. Successful registration for in-person participation will be confirmed by email. The online participation link will also be shared by email ahead of the event.
Stay tuned for the full program announcements!
Organizers:
Royal Library of Belgium (KBR):
Department of Digitization (KBR-Digit),
Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB):
Department of Mathematics and Data Science (WIDS/MADS),
CLARITI - Connected-Community for Learning And Research In Mathematics for Technology and Innovation