AI and Heritage for Peace: Re-Imagining the Museum to deal with the Past
Wed, Jun 03
|Zoom
Confronted with cyber threats, AI, and global tensions, museums must reinvent their traditional role as guardians of peace and social cohesion. A UNESCO event brings together experts to address this dual technological and societal challenge.
Time & Location
Jun 03, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM GMT+2
Zoom
Guests
About the event
Participation is free upon registration, with the option to make a voluntary, non-refundable contribution of any amount to support Culture For Causes Network. Beyond their role as custodians of the past, museums are uniquely positioned to serve society. They foster social cohesion, enable inclusive dialogue, and contribute to building peace. As neutral and publicly accessible spaces, they help bridge divides, humanize differing perspectives, and support processes of mutual understanding — core elements of what UNESCO defines as "building peace in the minds of women and men."
Yet museums are confronted with new and increasingly complex challenges. Among them are digital threats, such as cyberattacks targeting collections and inventories, the manipulation of narratives through AI-generated deepfakes, and the falsification of cultural content. There is also the misuse of works of art for political messaging. Most importantly, however, society is changing.
Is a museum still what it used to be? Does it still…