Under Twin it! (June 2023 – June 2024), the Ministries of Culture of the European Union Member States were invited to liaise with their national cultural institutions to submit at least one 3D digitised heritage asset to the common European data space for cultural heritage. Twin it! 3D was a campaign by the European Commission and the Europeana Initiative, under the auspices of the Swedish and Spanish Presidencies of the Council of the EU, culminating during the Belgian Presidencies.
As of June 2025, Twin it! Part II run again, once again in partnership with the European Commission, and during the Polish, Danish and Cypriot Presidencies of the Council of the EU. Twin it! Part II aims to further support EU Member States in their 3D digitisation and preservation efforts — now with a sharper focus on how the digitised assets will be used.
As a data space supporting project, EUreka3D enabled publication of 3D models from various Member States. Explore them below!
- Saint Neophytos Enkleistra (Cyprus)
- Magic Lantern (Spain)
- Archaeological site of Delos (Greece)
- Coach of Philip II (Portugal)
- Monument to Velázquez (Spain)
- Lootsi cog (Estonia)
- Puerta de Alcalá (Spain)
- Transito de la Magdalena (Spain)
- Lambousa fishing trawler (Cyprus)
- 18th century wreck (Estonia)
- Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) tou Agiasmati (Cyprus) – coming soon
The campaign will conclude with Hackit!4EU, a dedicated hackathon taking place on 27 – 28 May 2026 in Limassol, also hosted by the Cyprus University of Technology, UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage as part of the Digital Heritage Summit 2026, where the final event of EUreka3D-XR project takes place. In line with the campaign’s focus on reuse, the event will bring together creatives, developers, students, educators, researchers, and cultural heritage and tourism professionals to explore innovative and imaginative ways to reuse the collected 3D assets.
