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Cultural heritage, knowledge and preservation

Understanding, preserving and passing on our heritage through dialogue between archaeology, art, history, science and digital technologies.

We are building the future through knowledge

  • Heritage
  • Archaeology
  • Archaeometry
  • Art
  • Museums
  • Archives
  • Book
  • Literature
  • History
  • Anthropology
  • Religions
  • Judaism
  • Geography
  • Byzantium
  • Digital heritage

Events

Meeting
The historic boats of the Maritime Museum in Cesenatico, displayed along the Canal Harbour

18 November 2026

L'archeologia subacquea lungo i litorali della Croazia

Primo appuntamento del ciclo di incontri "Marinerie dell'Adriatico: temi di studio tra archeologia, storia ed etnografia"

Event Within the Framework of:
Marinerie dell'Adriatico: temi di studio tra archeologia, storia ed etnografia

Conference
Courtyard of San Giovanni in Monte

20 – 21 November 2026

“The Individual’s Voice at the End of Life: Between Advance Directives and Assisted Suicide” “Femicide and Trans*icide: The Roots of Gender-Based Violence”

Two days of lectures from the Master’s Programme in Forensic Psychiatry, open to all students and medical residents at the University of Bologna

Festival
Abstract drawing representing the female gaze

22 November 2026

UniBo Spazio Sensibile

Contemporary art and four discussion panels on contrasting violence against women

Seminar

23 November 2026

"Special collections professionals […] hold positions of trust"

complexity and responsibility in the management of special funds

Event Within the Framework of:
Seminar Series: On Papers, Books, and Related Matters

About us

DBC promotes inter- and transdisciplinary dialogue for the integrated study of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and the various forms of interaction between human activities, historical memory and the environmental context.

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Research outputs between 2022 and 2024.

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Students enrolled on the Department’s PhD programmes.

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Public engagement initiatives in 2023.

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Graduates in employment three years after graduation.

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