FONDAZIONE MUSEO DELLE ANTICHITA EGIZIE DI TORINO

Their core work

The Museo Egizio in Turin is one of the world's most important museums dedicated to Egyptian antiquities and archaeology. In the research context, they apply scientific methods — particularly photogrammetry, 3D modelling, and conservation science — to study, preserve, and digitally document ancient Egyptian artefacts and archaeological heritage. Their H2020 involvement focuses on training early-stage researchers at the intersection of technology and cultural heritage, and on advancing digital documentation techniques for museum collections.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their earlier H2020 involvement (2018) centred on structured doctoral training — hosting early-stage researchers through MSCA networks focused on soft skills, entrepreneurship, and intersectoral career development in cultural heritage. By 2021, they shifted to leading their own research: the FacesRevealed project, which they coordinated, applies photogrammetry and 3D modelling directly to their Egyptian collections. This marks a move from being a training host to an active research driver using digital heritage technologies.

Moving from hosting researchers trained elsewhere toward leading their own digitisation and conservation science projects — expect them to seek partners with advanced imaging or data infrastructure capabilities.

How they like to work

Museo Egizio has primarily participated as a third party (2 of 3 projects), which is typical for museums providing access to collections and domain expertise without heavy administrative involvement. Their one coordinated project (FacesRevealed, MSCA-IF) shows they can lead focused individual fellowship research. With 55 consortium partners across 11 countries, they are well-connected through the large MSCA training networks they joined, though their direct coordination experience is limited to small-scale fellowships.

Connected to 55 unique partners across 11 countries, primarily through large MSCA doctoral training networks. Their network spans European universities and cultural heritage institutions, giving them broad reach despite limited direct coordination.

What sets them apart

Museo Egizio is one of the few world-class Egyptology museums actively engaged in EU-funded digital heritage research. Their combination of direct access to one of the largest Egyptian collections outside Cairo with hands-on experience in photogrammetry and 3D modelling makes them a rare partner for projects needing real archaeological artefacts as test cases. For consortium builders, they offer something most universities cannot: a living laboratory of thousands of ancient objects available for non-invasive scientific study.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FacesRevealed
  Their only coordinated project — an MSCA Individual Fellowship applying photogrammetry to Egyptian Yellow Coffins, representing their transition from training host to research leader.
• ED-ARCHMAT
  European Doctorate programme in archaeological materials science, connecting conservation science with digital archaeology across multiple countries.