Digital Humanities
Lab

Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz

Max-Planck-Institut

Welcome to the
DH Lab

The Digital Humanities Laboratory (DH Lab) of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz is an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to integrating, utilising, and developing novel methodologies to unlock the full potential of the institute’s vast resources — including the photo library, library, and research findings — while fostering new research questions, approaches, and methods at the intersection of Arts, Humanities, and Computer Science.

Welcome to the DH Lab

Events

AI and Creativity - Reading Group

May 21, 2025 – 10:00am

Reading Group

DH Day - May 14th

May 14, 2025 –

9:30am-12:30am,

1:00pm-3:15pm

L'Aquila 1703: Lost, Demolished, Rebuilt

Chiara Capulli

May 06, 2025 – 2:30pm

Project Presentation

Projects

The Serlupiana Project: Integrating and Presenting a Unique Book Collection

Dante Depicted: A Commentary on Image, Text, and Exegesis Around the Commedia - Rebecca Bowen, Rafael Brundo Uriarte

Digitizing the Die Kirchen von Siena Project

Virtual Repository of Photographers' Sales Catalogues

Our
Mission

We aim at developing cutting-edge and inclusive Digital Humanities research. To this end, we adopt novel methodologies to realise the immense potential of the existing rich institutional resources and to develop new research projects through international collaboration.

Our Mission

Blog

Digitizing the Photothek’s Card Index: Insights into the Project’s Development

June 24th, 2025

Since 1902, the KHI Photothek’s card index has systematically documented photographic acquisition until the transfer to electronic records in 1993. Organized into three distinct catalogues (artists, topography, and iconography) this analogue index continues to serve as an essential resource for research, reflecting archival practices at the Photothek. Read more >