Adopting digital and virtual technologies to enhance cultural heritage: the case of the Aldrovandi Digital Twin

Slides of the talk held at the PHAIDRAcon 2025 in Padua (IT). In this talk, I introduce the methodology used and the outcome of the pilot case study of Spoke 4 of the Project CHANGES dedicated to the creation of a digital twin for the temporary exhibition "The Other Renaissance: Ulisse Aldrovandi and the Wonders of the World”, consisting of 258 cultural objects from various sources displayed in six exhibition rooms, all reconstructed in 3D. The work was carried out thanks to the collaboration between researchers and students from five departments of the University of Bologna, the CNR-ISPC, together with the managers and staff of the University Museum Network, the University Library, and the cultural institutions lending some of the artefacts included in the exhibition, including the Civic Archaeological Museum and the Civic Medieval Museum of Bologna.