Twelfth International Scientific Conference
“Cultural and Historical Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, Digitalization” - KIN2026
28-31 October 2026Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria and Online - Hybrid Version
During the International Tourism Fair “Cultural Tourism” - Veliko Tarnovo
Working language: Bulgarian and English
Deadline for applications for participation with abstract/summary: 05 August 2026
Confirmation for acceptance: 20 August 2026
Full paper submition: 15 September 2026
Participation fee - 60.00 EUR (117.35 BGN)
Deadline for payment of fees: 30 September 2026
Payment information
Internet address of a channel on the YouTube platform for broadcasting the conference:
https://www.youtube.com/@KIN_Conference
The main directions of the conference are the preservation, digitalization and presentation of the cultural and historical heritage (CHH). The interdisciplinary forum aims to present scientific and applied research, projects, innovations in the field of CHH. The main focus of conference will be modern research trends and innovative applications in this broad spectrum, as well as the Bulgarian experience in the presentation and digitalization of CHH. Presentation of research in the humanities: archeology, museology, historiography, medievalism, architecture, ethnology, folklore, cultural anthropology, linguistics, literature, musicology, theology, theater, fine arts, screen arts, and etc., as well as their relationship with information technologies, digitalization, digital conversion, publication of electronic information arrays on cultural, historical and scientific heritage, systematization and effective access.
The topics of the scientific forum are within the wide range of the following research areas, without being limited to them:
The program will include reports from renowned experts and young scientists from Bulgaria and abroad in the preservation, presentation and digitalization of CHH, round table, exhibitions and demonstrations.
Research institutes, universities, libraries, museums, archives, galleries, business representatives and tourist information centers are invited to exchange experiences, ideas and results on the theme of the conference.
Program and organizing committee
Organisers
The main directions of the conference are the preservation, digitalization and presentation of the cultural and historical heritage (CHH). The interdisciplinary forum aims to present scientific and applied research, projects, innovations in the field of CHH. The main focus of conference will be modern research trends and innovative applications in this broad spectrum, as well as the Bulgarian experience in the presentation and digitalization of CHH. Presentation of research in the humanities: archeology, museology, historiography, medievalism, architecture, ethnology, folklore, cultural anthropology, linguistics, literature, musicology, theology, theater, fine arts, screen arts, and etc., as well as their relationship with information technologies, digitalization, digital conversion, publication of electronic information arrays on cultural, historical and scientific heritage, systematization and effective access.
The topics of the scientific forum are within the wide range of the following research areas, without being limited to them:
- Preservation of CHH: traditions, practices, conservation
- Presentation of CHH: institutions of memory, cultural tourism, media, festivals
- Digitization of CHH: technologies, methods, digital accessibility
- Processing and applications of digital resources related to CHH
- Management of CHH: strategies, legislation, creative industries, digital marketing
- CHH and education
- CHH and theology: traditions, practices
The program will include reports from renowned experts and young scientists from Bulgaria and abroad in the preservation, presentation and digitalization of CHH, round table, exhibitions and demonstrations.
Research institutes, universities, libraries, museums, archives, galleries, business representatives and tourist information centers are invited to exchange experiences, ideas and results on the theme of the conference.
Program and organizing committee
Organisers
- Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
- “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bulgaria
- Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum, at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
- European Association of Folklore Festivals (EAFF)
- Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo Branch, Bulgaria
- “Tsarevgrad Tarnov” Ltd., Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
- Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, Bulgaria
Information and registration: kin.conference@gmail.com