How can we learn from the past to gain inspiration for tackling the challenges of today? History and heritage are closely linked to a sense of place. How can you bring that sense of play alive? Google have been creating a platform to do that with their VR Polytour. What might it look like in practice and how might it capture the story of one coastal settlement that re-imagined itself. This is its story.... 'Thorpeness was a small fishing hamlet on the East Coast of England. T

A virtual 3D model on a screen has the potential for a site to be viewed, explored and analysed from every angle, and the data seamlessly integrated into computer aided design systems. Such models are regularly used by surveyors, architects, archaeologists and conservationists for specific tasks often requiring specialised software to process, manipulate or augment the raw model. They have a further drawback in that they can often be used by one person at a time, showing one

Heritage has many stakeholders; professional and public; local, national and international; and across the generations. All need to have an understanding to value these assets which are so important for culture, identity and even the resilience of communities and countries. There is no simple way to communicate effectively with all stakeholders. Museum exhibits, books or films may go part of the way. Why is the investment in communications so important? Heritage assets such a

On Friday 7th December 2018 the British Library’s Endangered Archive Programme handed over the digital files of the Djenne Manuscripts to the Malian Government in a ceremony sponsored by the British Embassy in Bamako. What makes this particularly significant is that the heritage of Mali remains in acute danger, with the insurgency in the North of the country spreading and groups affiliated with Al Qaeda continuing to operate in the central region, which includes Djenne. Visit