Co-authored by Dr Maryvelma Smith O’Neil and Dr Andrew Yip, Chapter 11: “The Virtual Illés Initiative. Remediating architectures of information within a 3D real-time visualisation of 19th-century Jerusalem” explores the critical importance of digital remediation in preserving cultural heritage.
Read our chapter in the Routledge Anthology: Mobile Heritage. Practices, Interventions, Politics (2025)
Ongoing Projects
These are some of the long-term projects we are actively engaged in.
The Virtual Illés Initiative on STEAM
The Virtual Illés Initiative is a pioneering, transdisciplinary digital humanities project that aims to compile these fascinating records and facilitate universal access to these uncovered facets of the city.
LIVING JERUSALEM
LIVING JERUSALEM will be experienced as an immersive installation within a curated exhibition that will travel globally. Participants will engage with Jerusalem’s histories and learn about threats to its vital and irreplaceable cultural heritage.
Scholars’ Support Group
Recognizing our comparative advantage as internationally engaged professionals in diverse fields, we propose to assemble a group of international cultural heritage experts and scholars.
Mughrabi Quarter Digital Archive
The Mughrabi Quarter of Jerusalem was wiped off the face of the map by the State of Israel in 1967, but it remains intact – albeit in miniature – as part of the Illés Relief of Jerusalem (1873).
ARCH serves as guide and guardian of vulnerable cultural heritage in Jerusalem.