Julfa Cemetery Digital Repatriation Project

The Julfa Cemetery Digital Repatriation Project aims to return the 2000 medieval UNESCO intangible world heritage khachkars from Julfa to the Armenian people. The project outcomes will include two permanent 3D installations, in Yerevan Armenia and Sydney Australia, as well as an international touring installation. These three installations will present the 2000 khachkars in a 3D virtual reconstruction of Julfa cemetery’s geographical location in what is now Azerbaijan. Further outcomes will include an online virtual reality version of the cemetery installation; a permanent archive of historical photographs, facsimile illustrated manuscripts, maps, journals and other documents available online and from the Australian Catholic University; online and face-to-face workshops in best practice digital repatriation; published books and papers and international conferences on digital repatriation of destroyed cultural monuments in the Near East and Middle East. Methodologies, primary and secondary sources, internet and physical resources and regular project updates will be provided on this webpage in order to facilitate and support other digital repatriation projects. This project is hosted by The Australian Catholic University.

久拉法公墓数字遣返项目旨在将久拉法地区的2000座被联合国教科文组织（UNESCO）列为非物质世界遗产的中世纪哈奇卡尔十字架石（khachkars）归还亚美尼亚人民。该项目的成果将包括两座分别设于亚美尼亚埃里温与澳大利亚悉尼的永久性3D装置，以及一座国际巡展装置。这三座装置将以3D虚拟重建今属阿塞拜疆境内的久拉法公墓原址的形式，展示这2000座哈奇卡尔十字架石。此外，该项目还将产出以下成果：公墓装置的在线虚拟现实（Virtual Reality）版本；一套永久性档案库，内含可通过澳大利亚天主教大学官网及线下渠道获取的历史照片、影印插图手稿、地图、期刊及其他文献；关于数字遣返最佳实践的线上与线下工作坊；以及围绕近东与中东被毁文化遗迹数字遣返主题出版的专著、论文与举办的国际学术会议。本网页将提供研究方法、一手与二手资料、网络与实体资源，以及项目定期更新内容，以助力其他数字遣返项目的开展与落地。本项目由澳大利亚天主教大学主办。