Please see the below announcement for an NEH institute on multispectral imaging and document recovery that we will be holding at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs this upcoming summer. Please consider applying and/ or sharing with others who may be interested in applying.
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Uncover Hidden Histories: Join the Illuminating the Past Summer Institute!
This summer, embark on a journey of discovery at the NEH Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities Summer Institute Illuminating the Past Summer Institute, hosted by Videntes and the Center for Research Frontiers in the Digital Humanities at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Immerse yourself in a world of advanced imaging techniques, 3D modeling, and image processing. We are working to empower folks with the most affordable and accessible version of multispectral imaging to recover hidden, damaged, or otherwise illegible materials. We provide travel money for post-institute research so that you can return to archives in your own area of study with this technology.
Here’s what awaits you:
- Learn the tools: Get hands-on experience with multispectral imaging and other groundbreaking technologies. You’ll even receive your own full-spectrum camera!
- Unearth hidden stories: Recover faded texts, reveal hidden details in artwork, and bring overlooked historical artifacts back to life.
- Connect and collaborate: Learn from leading experts and build lasting connections with fellow scholars in a vibrant learning environment.
- Fuel your research: Receive funding to launch your own archival project and illuminate the past in new and exciting ways.
- Access: Our fully-funded summer institute will provide you with travel funds, housing, food and transportation within Colorado Springs for a week this summer while you learn this technology. We will then provide you with travel funds and your own camera to continue this work on your own in the archival setting of your choice.
- Empowering others: Our goal is to make this technology as widely available as possible and encourage experts to recover materials in your own fields. Expertise is not limited to faculty, and we want to encourage grad students and library professionals to apply as well.
Ready to make history?
Apply now for the Illuminating the Past Summer Institute! https://forms.office.com/r/i9e5Uz5xx7
Dates: June 15–21, 2025
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Application Deadline: February 15, 2025
Unfortunately, we cannot accept international applicants.
Please find out more at our website: https://grants.uccs.edu/illuminating-the-past/institute-overview/
More information on the UCCS DH Center can be found here: https://labs.uccs.edu/crefdh/
More information on Videntes can be found here: https://videntesmsi.com/
