EUreka3D-XR takes part in Beyond Borders Hackathon, organized by SECreTour project
25th October 2025, in Lugano (Switzerland)
The hackathon is focused on reusing open access cultural collections for sustainable tourism. Intended for students and digital creators, applications are open until 8th October.
As part of a cooperation agreement, EUreka3D initiative is collaborating with SECreTour project to explore how digital cultural heritage can support local promotion and tourism, particularly by reusing open cultural collections to create engaging materials and storytelling about places and communities.
Project SECreTour is organizing the hackathon in Lugano, addressing young creatives and students to deliver a creative proposal using the vast collections available on the Europeana website, inspired by SECreTour’s mission to promote sustainable, engaging and creative tourism as a driver for a better future in rural and remote areas. It is organized in collaboration with Photoconsortium, Europeana, UNESCO Chair of the Università della Svizzera Italiana in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites and UNESCO Chair of the Università di Genova in Anthropology of Health, Biosphere and Healing Systems.
EUreka3D-XR resources and tools will be presented to participants, along with the capacity building resources and activities organized by the project that could be of interest for current and prospect cultural heritage professionals.