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title: Belvedere Summer School 2026
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# Belvedere Summer School 2026

#### Collecting Institutions in a Digital World:   
Strategies - Methods - Tools 

The Belvedere Research Center in Vienna is hosting its third summer school on the topic of “Collecting Institutions in a Digital World: Strategies – Methods – Tools” from 7 to 12 September, 2026. The summer school is organized in cooperation with the Institute for Digital Culture at the University of Leicester, the University for Continuing Education Krems, and Ars Electronica Linz.

![Visualisierung mit Kunstwerken aus der Sammlung des Belvedere — Visualization with artworks from the Belvedere collection — © Fabian Schober](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/main_image_aspect1_5__561x374/public/2023-07/Belvedere-Sammlung_HQ_Fabian_Schober.jpg.webp?itok=JTuETkG6)

The six-day training program is dedicated to the topics of digitization, digital collection management, and the online presence of digital collections, discussing their potential and problems. How do we address the challenges and changes resulting from the widespread adoption of digital technology? How does digital transformation influence traditional strategies of cultural heritage institutions? Which digital competencies need to be developed or expanded? The course will train participants to effectively use and grow the digital resources available in their respective cultural institutions. We will focus on strategies for the digitization of culturally and historically relevant holdings; the development of user-centeric online formats and digital storytelling; possible legal and financial restrictions related to images; and linked open data and the use of artificial intelligence in the museum sector.

##### Location

Vienna / Linz

##### Duration

7 September 2026 – 12 September 2026

##### Project managment

Christian Huemer (Research Center Belvedere), Ross Parry (Institute for Digital Culture, University of Leicester), Vince Dziekan (Monash Art Design and Architecture (MADA), Monash University), Chiara Zuanni (Universität für Weiterbildung in Krems)

##### Project team

Johanna Aufreiter, Alexandra Sommer, Sylvia Stegbauer (Research Center Belvedere)

##### Links

[Digitalmuseum](http://digitalmuseum.at)

![Logo Universität Krems](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2023-02/UWK_Wort%20Bild%20Marke_weiss_DE.png.webp?itok=U7jNx40A)

![University Leicester Logo](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2024-06/University-Leicester-Logo.png.webp?itok=2sFoXjsC)

![Ars Electronica Logo](https://www.belvedere.at/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_width_no_crop/public/2024-06/AE_ArsElectronica_MainLogo.jpg.webp?itok=mnJmgnuj)