DEMONSTRATION OF EUROPEAN PROJECT EUrekaED-XR DEDICATED TO THE CLOISTER OF SAINT NEOPHYTOS [in Greek]
Cloister of Saint Neophytos, Tala
24 May - 10am after the Divine Liturgy
The UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage at the Digital Heritage Research Lab and its Research Centre “Mnemosyne” at the Cyprus University of Technology invite you to the groundbreaking public demonstration of the European Project EUrekaED-XR dedicated to the Cloister of Saint Neophytos.
The event is part of the Digital Heritage Summit 2026, which will take place between 26-29 May in Limassol and is under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
For the first time in Europe, a monument, specifically the 12th-century Enkleistra of Saint Neophytos - the place of the Saint's ascetic life, study and burial, with exceptional Byzantine frescoes - is "brought to life" through high-quality 3D digitization, Artificial Intelligence and immersive Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/XR) technologies. Beyond a simple Digital Twin, the Memory Twin approach enriches the monument with knowledge, narratives and experiential experiences, allowing it to "speak" about its history, meaning and cultural significance.
The photograph above shows a 35mm perspective view of the Enkleistra
