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Latest Lab News
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In Memory of Konstantinos “Dino” Politis
It is with profound sadness that the Museology Research Laboratory of Ionian University mourns the loss of Dr Konstantinos “Dino” Politis, a distinguished archaeologist, researcher, long-standing collaborator and member of the Laboratory. For more than four decades, Dino Politis devoted his work to the archaeology and cultural heritage of Ṣāfī and the wider Dead Sea…
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CHRONOS: Launch of a New Research Project with The Cyprus Institute
The CHRONOS research project, in which the Museology Research Laboratory of Ionian University participates in collaboration with The Cyprus Institute, officially commenced in August 2026. CHRONOS focuses on the development of digital approaches and infrastructures for the documentation, management and interpretation of cultural heritage, with particular attention to the needs and possibilities of smaller museums…
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MBD2026 – 4th International Conference on Museum Big Data: Extended Call for Papers
The 4th International Conference on Museum Big Data (MBD2026) will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 12 to 14 November 2026, bringing together researchers and professionals interested in the emerging field of Museum Big Data and its applications in research, cultural heritage and museums. The conference provides a forum for the exchange of research, methods…
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Participation of the Museology Research Laboratory in the 1st Summer School “Souli – Acheron: History, Environment and Sustainable Development”
The Museology Research Laboratory of Ionian University participated in the 1st Summer School “Souli – Acheron: History, Environment and Sustainable Development”, which was held at the Voulgari Historical Museum in Thesprotia. As part of the Summer School, the Laboratory was represented by Rania Peponi, who participated as a speaker with a presentation entitled “Museum Education…
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Visiting Researchers from France at the Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology
As part of the research collaborations of the Museology Research Lab in the areas of digital cultural libraries, visitor flow studies (through the Fluseum project), and Museum Big Data, and in connection with the Erasmus+ programme, our Department is currently hosting the researchers Alaa Eddine Siouane, Yassine El Maghraoui, and Bryan Levy, early-career researchers from the Department of Computer Science, Nantes University (Université de Nantes), France….
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New international research project of the Museology Laboratory
Το Ερευνητικό Εργαστήριο Μουσειολογίας του Τμήματος Αρχειονομίας, Βιβλιοθηκονομίας και Μουσειολογίας του Ιονίου Πανεπιστημίου εξασφάλισε νέα ερευνητική χρηματοδότηση από το Ίδρυμα Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας Κύπρου (Research and Innovation Foundation – RIF) στο πλαίσιο του ιδιαίτερα ανταγωνιστικού προγράμματος EXCELLENCE HUBS. Η ερευνητική πρόταση με τίτλο “Cultural Heritage Repository and Online Networked Open System” (CHRONOS) αξιολογήθηκε με πολύ υψηλή βαθμολογία και συγκαταλέγεται στις…
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