T4EU Regional Heritage Workshop: From Traces to Heritage?
An International Event on Heritage and Digital Tools
3-5 February 2026 | Jean Monnet University, France
About
From 3 to 5 February 2026, Université Jean Monnet, in partnership with the EVS research laboratory and Transform4Europe, will welcome a new edition of the T4EU Regional Heritage Workshop, an international event focusing on the links between cultural heritage and digital technologies.
Workshops, a scientific seminar, project presentations and a public film screening will punctuate these three days, exploring how traces of the past become heritage. This event will bring together researchers, PhD candidates and professionals from across Europe working with innovative practices in geomatics, 3D modelling, digital archives and landscape analysis.
« From traces to heritage ? » will be a key opportunity to better understand how digital technologies contribute to transforming traces of the past into recognised heritage.
A Three-Day Programme
3 February: Future researcher workshop
A collaborative workshop for UJM Master’s students in Geomatics only, centred on a scientific research question and a real research dataset.
4 February: International Seminar: “Cultural Heritage and Digital Tools”
Presentations of research projects, T4EU initiatives, landscape studies and reflections on the digital transformation of museums.
Open to T4EU researchers, T4EU PhD candidates, and professionals (registration required, on this link).
5 February: Local heritage programme
A landscape-reading workshop at the Saint-Priest-en-Jarez viewpoint, followed by presentations of interdisciplinary projects at the Cinémathèque. The day will conclude with a public screening of Judge Fayard, Called “The Sheriff” (1977, Yves Boisset), followed by a lecture on the industrial heritage of Saint-Étienne (open to the general public).
By bringing together geographers, archivists, urban planners, historians, digital specialists, cultural heritage professionals and students, this edition of “From Traces to Heritage?” highlights the richness of international collaborations in the fields of heritage and digital tools.
