Harald Klinke<p>I wanted to share this thought with you.</p><p>What do you think – especially in the context of visualizing museum and collection data?<br>Does something like this already exist? What’s considered best practice? Who’s working on this?</p><p>Would love to hear your thoughts! 👇<br><a href="https://det.social/tags/digitalarthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalarthistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/bigvisualdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigvisualdata</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/culturaldata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culturaldata</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/museumtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museumtech</span></a></p>
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Harald Klinke<p>💡When designing an image API, it’s worth going beyond just returning image URLs and the usual meta data. </p><p>Including image feature vectors in the response can significantly expand what’s possible for users and researchers. 🧵<br><a href="https://det.social/tags/bigimagedata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigimagedata</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/metaimage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metaimage</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/digitalarthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalarthistory</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>This means: real-time visualization of image similarity becomes feasible, especially for interfaces or dashboards that display clustered search results or artwork collections.</p><p>Think search results as semantic maps instead of grids.<br><a href="https://det.social/tags/digitalarthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalarthistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>💡When designing an image API, it’s worth going beyond just returning image URLs.
Including image feature vectors in the response can significantly expand what’s possible for users and researchers. 🧵
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23bigimagedata" target="_blank">#bigimagedata</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23metaimage" target="_blank">#metaimage</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23digitalarthistory" target="_blank">#digitalarthistory</a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>This means: real-time visualization of image similarity becomes feasible, especially for interfaces or dashboards that display clustered search results or artwork collections.
Think search results as semantic maps instead of grids.
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23digitalarthistory" target="_blank">#digitalarthistory</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AI" target="_blank">#AI</a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Call for Papers: DAHS Panel at CAA 2026<br>The Digital Art History Society invites proposals for 15-minute papers for the panel “What Difference Does AI Make?” at CAA 2026 (Feb 18–21, Chicago).</p><p>Welcomes contributions that examine the role of AI—including computer vision and large language models—in reshaping digital art history practices, methods, and epistemologies.</p><p>Deadline: August 29, 2025<br>Submission link: <a href="https://caa.confex.com/caa/2026/webprogrampreliminary/meeting.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">caa.confex.com/caa/2026/webpro</span><span class="invisible">grampreliminary/meeting.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AIandArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIandArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CAA2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAA2026</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>New article just published in the International Journal for Digital Art History:</p><p>What happens when an AI-driven snake-like lifeform named BOB learns from our inputs—and in turn begins to reshape our beliefs and autonomy?<br>This essay introduces the concept of synthetic autonomy and analyzes Cheng’s live simulation through the lens of pararealism, animation theory, and the uncanny.</p><p>📖 Read here: <a href="https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/dah/article/view/102655" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/</span><span class="invisible">index.php/dah/article/view/102655</span></a><br><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AIArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIArt</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/SyntheticAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SyntheticAutonomy</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/IanCheng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IanCheng</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MediaArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaArt</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Pararealism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pararealism</span></a></p>
DH Lab IEG<p>New blog post! The team of the DFG project “ForNet” about “Forgeries and Networks: data transformations”</p><p><a href="https://dhlab.hypotheses.org/7237" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dhlab.hypotheses.org/7237</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/DHLab_IEG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHLab_IEG</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/arthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arthistory</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/networkanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>networkanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/forgeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forgeries</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>In case you're wondering about this thread:<br>I'm currently researching additional resources to complement my book Cultural Data Science: An Introduction to R.<br>They’ll also be listed on my website alongside the publication:<br><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-88130-5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/book/10.1007</span><span class="invisible">/978-3-031-88130-5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://openbiblio.social/@kiru" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kiru</span></a></span></p>
Harald Klinke<p>And another hint on my little project:<br>Museums Open Data – a searchable interface to explore open datasets from museums around the world.<br>Built to support digital research in the arts.<br><a href="http://dev.harald-klinke.de/MuseumsOpenData/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">dev.harald-klinke.de/MuseumsOp</span><span class="invisible">enData/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/MuseumData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuseumData</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>An old favourite of mine:<br>X Degrees of Separation by Google Arts & Culture explores unexpected visual connections between artworks using image similarity algorithms.<br>Still a fascinating experiment in computational curation.<br><a href="https://artsexperiments.withgoogle.com/xdegrees/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">artsexperiments.withgoogle.com</span><span class="invisible">/xdegrees/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalAnalytics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalAnalytics</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtAndAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtAndAI</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/VisualCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisualCulture</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>And what about this:<br>Mapping Paintings visualizes the provenance of artworks across time and space. A compelling example of how art history and digital mapping come together.<br><a href="https://www.mappingpaintings.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mappingpaintings.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ProvenanceResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProvenanceResearch</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Have you seen this?<br>Closer to Van Eyck offers stunning high-resolution images and technical studies of the Ghent Altarpiece — a landmark in digital art history and conservation.<br><a href="https://closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">closertovaneyck.kikirpa.be/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtConservation</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/VanEyck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanEyck</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>I'm sure you already know it — but if not: it's great! ;)<br>The International Journal for Digital Art History offers open-access research at the intersection of art, data, and technology.<br><a href="https://dahj.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dahj.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>This might be for you: the Digital Art History Society<br>Connecting art history to the digital world through research, teaching, and community.<br>Learn more: <a href="https://digitalarthistorysociety.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">digitalarthistorysociety.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Ever heard of the Digital Art History Directory?<br>The ARLIS/NA DAHD is a registry of digital art history projects that supports discovery, teaching, and long-term sustainability across institutions of all sizes.<br>Explore here: <a href="https://dahd.hcommons.org/digital-art-history-directory/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dahd.hcommons.org/digital-art-</span><span class="invisible">history-directory/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Maybe you're interested in this short course:<br>Watermarks & Computational Art History<br>Hosted by the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History<br>Details here: <a href="https://www.rkd.nl/en/current/events/short-course-watermarks-computational-art-history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rkd.nl/en/current/events/short</span><span class="invisible">-course-watermarks-computational-art-history</span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>If you're exploring <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a> or <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a>, Matthew Lincoln’s blog is a rich resource on data, code, and visual culture in research.<br>Highly recommended!<br>🔗 <a href="https://matthewlincoln.net/archive" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">matthewlincoln.net/archive</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>Interested in <a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArtHistory</span></a>?<br>The Getty Iris blog curates insightful stories under the Digital Art History tag — a great way to explore projects, tools, and reflections from the field.<br>👉 <a href="https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/tags/digital-art-history/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.getty.edu/iris/tags/digi</span><span class="invisible">tal-art-history/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHumanities</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/CulturalDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalDataScience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/culturaldatascience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culturaldatascience</span></a></p>
Harald Klinke<p>»Es ist genauso wichtig, Kunst durch KI zu erforschen, wie KI durch Kunst.«
Wohin bewegt sich die digitale Kunstwissenschaft
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