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The Wilderness Center is an authentic and peaceful hideaway, located right by the edge of Northern Europe’s biggest wilderness.

The West Highland Museum was founded in 1922 by a group of Lochaber folk who wished to create a museum of and for the West Highlands, second to none in the whole country.

Welcome to the former Royal Navy base at Lyness, Hoy. The Base lies at the heart of Scapa Flow, which provides an enormous sheltered anchorage, in a commanding position from which to control the North Sea and the North Atlantic. Scapa Flow was the…

VZW Festival Dranouter has a 44 year tradition of using culture and local heritage as a lever for economic activities in its own (rural) areas. As such we can contribute with experience related to the subject of research within the CUPIDO project. We…

Vatnajökull National Park was established in 2008. It includes the national parks in Skaftafell (est. 1967) and Jökulsárgljúfur (est. 1973) along with the Vatnajökull ice cap itself and extensive areas around it. Vatnajökull National Park is…

Värmland County is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince Carl Philip is Duke of Värmland.

Situated at Kabelvåg, Lofoten, Norway, this site was one of the most important economic centres in Norway in medieval times. The fishing town of Vågar was a buzzing centre of trade and craftsmanship. We will be using animations and augmented reality…

Vågan is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten.

In its more than 60 years of existence, UWI has evolved from a fledgling college in the Caribbean island of Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged University with over 45,000 students, approximately 9000 graduates annually and more than 120,000…

The University of Valencia is a university located in the Spanish city of Valencia. It is one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community, and is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic institutions.…

The University of St Andrews is a world class center for excellence in teaching and research. Open Virtual Worlds is an interdisciplinary group of researchers bringing together expertise in computing, digital design, history and museology. The…

SitsimLab is a research & development project at the Department of Media & Communication, University of Oslo. From 2008 the department has experimented with and published advanced world class augmented reality (AR) systems for use in cultural and…

Ulster University has a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement. The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment in Ulster has large project management experience alongside developing…

Museum established in 1872 featuring science & cultural exhibits, including ones related to Norway.

Timespan is a cultural organisation in Helmsdale, Sutherland in the Far North of Scotland. It offers a high quality venue with a museum, contemporary art gallery, archive, shop and cafe. Established in 1986, Timespan has developed from a community…

Timespan is a cultural organisation in Helmsdale, Sutherland in the Far North of Scotland. It offers a high quality venue with a museum, contemporary art gallery, archive, shop and cafe. Established in 1986, Timespan has developed from a community…

The Bridges Collection was donated to the University of St Andrews by Mrs Bridges of St Andrews. Several cultural periods of Cyprus are represented by the artifacts in the collection. The Bronze and Iron Ages (particularly the Late Bronze and Early…

Located in Port Charlotte, the museum houses a large and fascinating collection of objects, books, photographs and stories all illustrative of life in Islay from prehistoric to recent times.

The Museum of Islay Life is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It is managed by a board of trustees who meet on a regular basis. The museum opened in 1977 with the principal aim of conserving and displaying items representative of life…

Laggan Stone

The Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland oversees the protection of Icelandic archaeological and built heritage. The current legislation on cultural heritage was passed in 2012 and came into force on 1 January 2013. This legislation merged two…

Sunne is a cultural hub with its regional Västanå Teater, culture heritage foundation of Selma Lagerlöf, garden & sculpture park Rottneros and its experimental museum Alma Löv. Sunne is a wintersport resort for nordic and down hill skiing and in…

The partners in the STRATUS project.

Digital representations of the Strath of Kildonan and Helmsdale in North Scotland will be focussed on different research periods from Iron Age brochs and cairns to round houses, long houses and medieval castles. The models will be developed in…

So-called Celtic stone head, found in Beech Hill place, Coupar Angus, Perthshire. Possibly early first millennium AD. From the collection of Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council. accession: PERGM 1992.503

So-called Celtic stone head, found in Beech Hill place, Coupar Angus, Perthshire. Possibly early first millennium AD. From the collection of Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council. accession: PERGM 1992.503

Amphora handle in sandy buff ware stamped with name of the Scimniano Estate which produced olive oil and was located in what is now Andalusia. Carpow legionary fortress excavation, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross. This object is currently in the McManus…

Amphora handle in sandy buff ware stamped with name of the Scimniano Estate which produced olive oil and was located in what is now Andalusia. Carpow legionary fortress excavation, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross. This object is currently in the McManus…

Speyside Wildlife is a wildlife holiday tour operator est. 1991, based within the Cairngorms National Park, Highlands of Scotland.

South Uist Historical Society (Comunn Eachdraidh Uibhist a Deas) was formed in 1989. Their accredited museum at Kildonan, which is run in partnership with Urras Eachdraidh Uibhist a Deas (South Uist Historical Trust), hosts permanent displays…

Skriðuklaustur was the last Catholic monastery to be founded in Iceland before the Reformation. In June 1500 the farm of Skriða (in the valley of Fljótsdalur in eastern Iceland) was given to a community of Augustinian canons. However, there had…

The upkeep of Icelandic medieval cloisters was mainly financed by managing farms and by receiving gifts for people's souls, accepted in the form of food or clothing. During its short history, Skriðuklaustur was associated with 60 farms. Most of the…

Skriuklaustur was the last cloister to be founded during Iceland's Catholic period, which ended with the country's 16th-century Reformation. It was thus active for less than six decades and could scarcely be said to have flourished for more than…

Sheep Welly

Rottneros Park, from early 1900, is now long-term leased by a semi-public company, owned by Sunne municipality. The sculpture park - with a large area for flowers and trees covers 22 hectares - is open in summertime and has up to 40000 visitors. It…

The Directorate for Cultural Heritage is responsible for the management of all archaeological and architectural monuments and sites and cultural environments in accordance with relevant legislation.

Region Värmland has arranged and facilitated regional and international events to develop technological innovations, based upon virtual reality for example and other hybrid forms of storytelling. Our experience and expertise is an asset for the…

One of four quoits in the Museum’s collection. The aim of the game is to throw your quoit at a peg some distance away with the winner being the person who had their quoit encircle the peg or land nearest to it.

One of four quoits in the Museum’s collection. The aim of the game is to throw your quoit at a peg some distance away with the winner being the person who had their quoit encircle the peg or land nearest to it.

A carved stone found at Glenfoot, Abernethy. Probably dating to the first half of the first millennium AD. From the Collection of Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council. accession number: PERGM: 1997.432 230 x 555 x 370mm

A carved stone found at Glenfoot, Abernethy. Probably dating to the first half of the first millennium AD. From the Collection of Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council. accession number: PERGM: 1997.432 230 x 555 x 370mm

Porpoise skull from the collections in the Bell Pettigrew Natural History, part of the Museums of the University of St Andrews.

Porpoise Skull - Bell Pettigrew Museum Teaching Collection

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic Church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country. The person who dealt…

The partners and associated partners in the PHIVE projects.

Skull found during excavations at Skriðuklaustur monastery. Located at the museum at Skriðuklaustur and affectionately known as Petur.

3D model of a skull found at Skriðuklaustur monastery, affectionately known as Petur by museum staff.

Objects from Perth Museum's Collection. Perth Museum opened its doors on Saturday 30 March 2024 after a £27 million redevelopment project. This world-class cultural and heritage attraction highlights the fascinating objects and stories that put Perth…

A brick from the Bowmore Parish (Round) Church. Removed during repairs. Note the paw prints of a dog and a cat.

A brick from the Bowmore Parish (Round) Church. Removed during repairs. Note the paw prints of a dog and a cat.

CUPIDO items from Orkney.

A stone bowl with a handle. Used as a light source. Fish oil, or other type of liquid fat, was put in the bowl and a wick into the oil. The wick was lit at the end, burning the oil as it was drawn up the wick. The bowl was found in Borgarfjörður in…