Time Machine Connect 2026 in Aarhus (DK)

Where Cultural Heritage Meets Creative Innovation 

Date: 30 Sept – 01 Oct 2026
Venue: Godsbanen, Room: Remisen – Karen Wegeners Gade 2 eller 8, Aarhus (DK)
Participation: Free-of-charge but registration required.

What happens when Europe’s cultural heritage innovators meet the people shaping its creative future?

Time Machine Connect 2026 brings together the Time Machine Organisation (TMO) and EIT Culture & Creativity communities in Aarhus to explore how cultural heritage data, digital technologies and creative expertise can come together to create new opportunities for innovation and collaboration.

From heritage data, 3D models and digital infrastructures to creative businesses, new technologies and innovative applications, the event will showcase what both ecosystems have to offer. And, more importantly, what they can build together.

Through matchmaking, lightning talks, European project showcases and a hands-on Time Atlas workshop, participants will discover potential partners, explore available resources and identify opportunities for joint projects, pilots and future funding.

A particular focus will be on Time Atlas, TMO’s shared infrastructure for connecting and discovering local cultural heritage data. The hands-on session will demonstrate how heritage resources can be accessed and reused to support new creative, cultural, educational and tourism applications.

Within the Time Atlas workshop, the event will also showcase developments from the EU-funded INFINITY project as part of an Open Day, including tools designed to make cultural heritage data easier to prepare, connect and reuse. Participants will experience Time Atlas and its Workspace, including AI-assisted data ingestion, the georeferencing of records in time and space, links back to original sources through DOIs or permalinks, and flexible controls for managing data visibility and sharing. Together, these features demonstrate how cultural heritage datasets can be brought into a shared environment while retaining their context, provenance and ownership.

The conversation will continue the following day at the EIT Culture & Creativity North Regional Hub, where Time Atlas will be presented to the wider EIT ecosystem.