📢 CFP: Cultural Complexity and Computational Approaches (Complexhibit)
📍 Málaga
🗓️ 30 June – 2 July 2026
How do we study culture as a complex system—computationally, yet critically?
A call at the intersection of AI, data science, and digital art history.
🗓️ Deadline: 26.4.26
#digitalarthistory #AI
📢 CFP: Cultural Complexity and Computational Approaches (Complexhibit 2026)
📍 Málaga | 🗓️ 30 June – 2 July 2026
How can we study culture as a complex system—while staying historically grounded and critically reflective?
This call brings together digital art history, #AI, and data science to […]
Kunst oder Quatsch?
Ein ironischer Bildband zeigt, was passiert, wenn KI und Photoshop schon in der Renaissance existiert hätten: 80 Werke von der Höhlenmalerei bis zur Gegenwart
Vielleicht ist genau diese Irritation der Punkt.
#AIArt #DigitalArtHistory #Kunstgeschichte […]
I’ve published a small web app at dev.harald-klinke.de/kunstsuche/ that lets you explore open art collections from the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Met, and the Art Institute of Chicago in one interface.
Let me know what you think.
#OpenData #DigitalHumanities #DigitalArtHistory #DigitalCulture
Neue Webanwendung online: Unter http://dev.harald-klinke.de/kunstsuche/ habe ich eine kleine Webapp publiziert, mit der sich offene Kunstsammlungen aus dem Cleveland Museum of Art, The Met und dem Art Institute of Chicago in einer Oberfläche durchsuchen lassen. Mit Bildansicht […]
Interesting podcast episode with Jane Alexander (CDIO at the Cleveland Museum of Art) on how museums can integrate AI, computer vision, open data, and AR to deepen engagement with art while staying rooted in mission and accessibility.
From Gallery One to open access APIs and AI-powered visual […]
The Cleveland Museum of Art shows how AI can be integrated thoughtfully into museums: grounded in strong data infrastructure, open collections, and experiences that deepen engagement with artworks rather than overshadow them.
A decade of experimentation—from Gallery One to AI-generated visual […]
Still worth a read: Art History and AI: Ten Axioms
The article reflects on how AI can be used responsibly in art historical research and proposes ten guiding principles for integrating machine learning into the discipline.
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#DigitalArtHistory #ArtHistory #DigitalHumanities
Still worth a read: Art History and AI: Ten Axioms by Sonja Drimmer and Christopher J. Nygren. The article reflects on how AI can be used responsibly in art historical research and proposes ten guiding principles for integrating machine learning into the discipline […]
Wiebke Helm zeigt automatisierte Bilderbuchforschung an 312k Illustrationen. #digitalarthistory #dhd2026
Sebastian Diem stellt die Porträtapp der Uni Hildesheim und der Herzog August Bibliothek vor. #digitalarthistory #dhd2026
Stefanie Schneider erklärt Erklärungen in der #explaianbleai #digitalarthistory #dhd2026
SMK Data Visualized ist ein beeindruckendes Beispiel dafür, wie Museumsdaten über eine offene API nicht nur zugänglich, sondern analytisch und visuell interpretierbar werden.
Das Projekt zeigt, was möglich wird, wenn kulturelles Erbe als strukturierte, maschinenlesbare Infrastruktur gedacht wird […]
Objects and Order demonstrates how digital collections can be organized today: structured, citable, API-enabled, and built with integrated exhibition logic. Instead of isolated databases or static websites, it offers a flexible infrastructure for archives, museums, and researchers. Particularly […]
Finally: artresearch.net brings together the PHAROS photo archives in a free, open-access discovery platform—offering millions of artworks, photographs, and art historical records, interoperable via Linked Open Data and IIIF. A major step forward for connected, comparative digital art history […]
The Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome is hiring a Digital Humanities Scientist to advance Digital Art History, machine learning, and AI-based infrastructures within its DH Lab (application deadline: April 30, 2026).
They are not just looking for tool builders, but research architects who can […]
Die Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rom sucht eine*n Digital Humanities Scientist zur Weiterentwicklung von Digital Art History, Machine Learning und AI-basierten Infrastrukturen im DH Lab (Bewerbung bis 30.04.2026).
Gefragt sind nicht nur Tool-Builder, sondern Forschungsarchitekt*innen, die […]
Paris–Rome Fellowship 2026/27:
INHA und Bibliotheca Hertziana vergeben ein transnationales Stipendium für Doktorand*innen und Postdocs im Bereich Digital Art History.
Gefördert werden innovative Projekte, die die digitalen Ressourcen beider Institutionen verbinden (3–6 Monate, ca. €2.000–2 […]
📢 DAHJ is looking for a Community Outreach Coordinator
The International Journal for Digital Art History is seeking an engaged collaborator to help strengthen our scholarly network.
This is a volunteer role for someone excited about #DigitalArtHistory and related fields.
#DigitalHumanities
„Dendrography and Art History“ zeigt, wie Algorithmen formale Beziehungen zwischen Bildern sichtbar machen. Dendrogramme ordnen Stilentwicklung – Bedeutung entsteht erst durch kunsthistorische Interpretation.
#DigitalArtHistory #Cezanne #VisualAnalytics […]
MapTap zeigt, dass digitale Karten in der Kunstgeschichte keine neutralen Visualisierungen sind, sondern epistemische Modelle. Sie verändern, was wir sehen, und wie wir fragen: von einzelnen Werken zu Zirkulation, Bewegung und Infrastruktur.
#DigitalArtHistory #Mapping #Epistemology […]
Die niederländische Malerei des 17. Jh. als Social Bubble: Überenthusiasmus, Risiko, Crash – und gerade dadurch radikale Innovation. Digitale Kunstgeschichte zeigt: Kreativität folgt Systemdynamiken, nicht nur Genies.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/8/2/72
#DigitalArtHistory #DataDrivenHistory […]
“From Hype to Reality: AI in the Study of Art and Culture” (University of Zurich, Nov 26, 2025)
A full day of sessions on bias in multimodal models, methodological innovations in digital art history, and how AI reshapes cultural knowledge and representation.
#DigitalArtHistory #AIandCulture
@benjamingeer @mia Yes, good point — it could be the role of art historians to critically examine such systems.
#DigitalArtHistory
Tianxue Zhao introduces a deep reinforcement learning model for classifying artworks by cultural context — Western, Islamic, and East Asian — before identifying stylistic features.
The system reaches over 96% accuracy and shows how AI can support more culturally aware art analysis. Your […]
Digital art history is shifting from books to databases.
In her paper, Jana Horáková argues that the database is the symbolic form of the computer age.
AI and digital humanities now merge to write a new kind of art history.
#DigitalArtHistory #AIArt #HumanitiesTech
Jana Horáková (Masaryk University) explores how digital art history is transforming through databases, digital humanities, and AI art.
Her paper argues that the database has become the symbolic form of our digital age — shaping how we collect, visualize, and interpret art history.
Key takeaway […]
Interesting: Professor Adair Rounthwaite at the University of Washington led the course “Introduction to Digital Art History”, where students worked with open museum data, applied digital tools, and explored how AI shapes research and writing. Projects ranged from mapping and data visualization […]
@cthoyt what comes to mind:
CIDOC CRM, Getty Vocabularies, Europeana Data Model (EDM), Iconclass
#DigitalHumanities #DigitalArtHistory #Ontology #AI
Our fellow Florian Feigl receives the DArtHist Award 2025 for his project ICON: Interdisciplinary Coordinated Object Network
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#ArtHistory #PhDSky #DigitalArtHistory #Architecture
Award ceremony takes place on November 12, 2025, 7PM @univie.ac.at register👇
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