MusicSphere Project Officially Launched
MusicSphere Consortium Members
MusicSphere Kick-Off Meeting: Launching a New Journey in Digital Musical Heritage
EuroXR is proud to participate in the European project MusicSphere as a member of the consortium, leading the Work Package on Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation. The project officially kicked off with a collaborative meeting held on 16–17 October 2025 in Thessaloniki, Greece, hosted by the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH-ITI). This meeting marked the beginning of a joint European effort to advance the digital preservation and interactive exploration of musical heritage.
Funded by the Horizon Europe programme under the call HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-01, MusicSphere is part of the Cultural Heritage Cloud (ECCCH) initiative, developed within the ECHOES (European Cloud for Heritage OpEn Science) framework. The ECCCH provides a shared European digital infrastructure supporting heritage professionals and researchers with access to data, tools, and scientific resources.
The MusicSphere consortium brings together organisations from Greece, Spain, Germany, Cyprus, and Belgium, combining expertise in cultural heritage, musicology, acoustics, digital technologies, extended reality, and conservation. Within this consortium, EuroXR leads activities related to communication, dissemination, and exploitation, ensuring that project results reach a wide range of stakeholders and achieve long-term impact beyond the project’s lifetime.
MusicSphere focuses on developing advanced digital tools for the preservation, analysis, and immersive experience of traditional musical instruments, with particular attention to pipe organs and the ancient Hydraulis. During the Kick-Off Meeting, partners reviewed the project roadmap, discussed the initial use cases, and identified the main technical and research challenges that will guide the development of innovative digital toolkits.
Running for 42 months, MusicSphere is structured into 13 Work Packages covering research and development, integration with the ECCCH infrastructure, pilot demonstrations, training, dissemination, and exploitation activities. Through close collaboration within the ECCCH ecosystem, the project aims to ensure long-term sustainability and impact, helping preserve Europe’s rich musical heritage for future generations.
