Ganymed, recycelte Digitalisierungsstation
In der Hemiptera-Sammlung steht Ganymed, eine Digitalisierungsstation aus vorhandenen Materialien. Sie nimmt ganze Insektenkästen mit 50 Megapixeln und ohne Verzerrung auf.
12. August 2026
We make innovation visible - for collections, for research, for everyone.
Our mission
Together with technology partners, we develop practical solutions for the digitisation of cultural collections.
Our work combines scientific expertise, technological innovation and the demands of everyday museum life.
Our aim is to create digital tools that are open, scalable and sustainable and that make the handling of cultural heritage easier, more efficient and more accessible.
Our vision
We are shaping a digital cultural landscape in which collections are visible worldwide, knowledge is freely accessible and museums can use technologies that really suit their practice.
We believe in open infrastructure, responsible innovation and a future in which digitalisation is a shared process that connects people and strengthens cultural heritage.
We are working with technology partners on new digitalisation systems. These include 3D scanners, AI-supported software and modular workflows.
Our solutions are intuitive, scalable and consistently orientated towards the practical requirements of museums.
Our goal is clear: Digitise efficiently and sustainably.
We connect people, ideas and institutions and create spaces for exchange and co-operation.
Research, the tech industry and the cultural sector come together in workshops, networking meetings and hands-on formats.
Together we are shaping the digital future.
Whether you are a start-up, a GLAM organisation or an interested member of the public, there are many ways to get involved with ELIO.
Open calls, events, citizen science formats and prototype tests invite you to get involved.
Digitisation becomes a joint project.
The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is one of the world's leading research museums. As a host and partner of ELIO, it creates the framework for innovation and dialogue and promotes a digital future in which museum collections remain accessible in the long term.
In der Hemiptera-Sammlung steht Ganymed, eine Digitalisierungsstation aus vorhandenen Materialien. Sie nimmt ganze Insektenkästen mit 50 Megapixeln und ohne Verzerrung auf.
Megalopta armata hat drei zusätzliche Punktaugen auf dem Scheitel und fliegt dann, wenn andere Bienen längst ruhen. Erst in der Digitalisierung wird erkennbar, dass es Linsen sind.
Beim Workshop Digital Archive Footprints hat Bernhard Schurian fünf 3D-Scan-Methoden verglichen. Gewonnen hat die manuelle Handyfotografie, und das hat Folgen für offene Digitalisierung.
Current insights, project progress and perspectives from the community:
