Recovering Sicilian Silk Heritage through Digital Technologies

The Case of Piraino’s Collection

Bibliographic Data

ID13125759
AuthorsGeorgia Lo Cicero (0000-0003-4871-2675, University of Palermo), Valeria Seidita (0000-0002-0601-6914, University of Palermo), Maurizio Vitella (0000-0001-7199-0759, University of Palermo), Ester Alba Pagán (0000-0003-0858-1156, Universitat de València), Mar Gaitán (0000-0003-0680-9364, Universitat de València), Jorge Sebastián Lozano (0000-0002-5680-1777, Universitat de València), Marcos Fernandez (0000-0002-0307-0392, Universitat de València), Cristina Portalés (0000-0002-4520-2250, Universitat de València, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume5
Issue4
Pages4245-4266
Publication date2022-12-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHeritage (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2571-9408 • E-ISSN: 2571-9408
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/heritage5040219
OpenAlexW4313411115
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Textile conservation has given rise to small and medium-sized museums, usually with scarce resources. In Sicily, the little evidence that remains of silk production and opulent imports by the rich and powerful local aristocracy is kept in museums, parishes, and other cultural institutions. The documentation, dissemination, and enhancement of such a fragile heritage is today possible by means of technological tools that provide novel means to preserve, analyze, and exploit digital information. In this paper, we present some outcomes of the SILKNOW project, a project that applies computing research to the needs of diverse users (museums, educational institutions, the tourism industry, creative industries, media, etc.) and preserves the tangible and intangible heritage associated with silk. We show the methodology followed to build end users’ needs into the Virtual Loom, a tool that deals with the 3D reconstruction of silk fabrics at the yarn level. We also provide a real example of how to integrate it at the museum level, specifically, at Piraino’s Collection. The results demonstrate how small and medium-sized museums can access tools that will help them to carry out their daily tasks

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