Cultural Heritage Imaging Information

Cultural Heritage Imaging (CHI) is dedicated to advancing the state of the art in digital capture and documentation of the world’s cultural, historic, and artistic treasures for today and for future generations. By providing tools, technology, and training, CHI drives adoption of cost-effective, easy-to-learn imaging techniques and best practices by cultural heritage professionals. These best practices benefit museums, libraries, archaeological sites, and other cultural heritage institutions, as well as the audiences they serve. CHI collaborates with digital imaging and cultural heritage experts from leading industry and research organizations. CHI’s best practices use standard digital photography tools and techniques. CHI’s processes can be fully automated for ease of use and are scientifically reliable. The results — high-quality, interactive images and data — are readily available to scholars via the Internet. CHI’s ultimate vision is to democratize technology, empowering people all over the world to document their own cultural heritage, helping to preserve and protect it for future generations.