2026 IEEE CH Workshop on Contextualising Musical Heritage and Historical Soundscapes Through Digital Technologies (MuSITech)
Venice, Italy (hybrid event) • September 7–9, 2026
Download MuSITech Call for Papers: IEEECH_2026_WS_MuSITech
This workshop aims to explore how innovative digital technologies can enhance our understanding and valorisation of places and objects related to the musical heritage by situating them within their historical, cultural, artistic, and social contexts.
Musical heritage sites and objects are presented within a network of temporal, cultural, artistic, and geographical relationships, creating multisensory narrative pathways that combine material and immaterial dimensions: sounds, images, spaces, figures, and events. The workshop aims to showcase significant case studies selected for the variety of their themes and target audiences, highlighting the potential of immersive VR and AR technologies for interpreting and enhancing musical heritage.
In parallel, the workshop will discuss digital tools designed to support the creation, integration, and future expansion of new content and experiential pathways, as well as to assist curators, researchers, and cultural professionals in developing sound-based experiences within museums and other heritage environments.
Topic of Interest
Prospective authors are encouraged to submit previously unpublished contributions from a broad range of topics, which include but are not limited to the following:
› Immersive technologies (VR/AR) for musical heritage interpretation and enjoyment
› Digital methods for contextualising music-related places and objects
› Multisensory narratives and embodied VR experiences combining sound, image, and spatial data
› Ontologies and knowledge graphs for modelling musical and cultural heritage
› Historical and cultural networks of musical sites and artefacts
› User studies for the analyses, design and evaluation of the interaction of a diverse audience with musical heritage
› Case studies on digital storytelling in musical heritage
› Tools and platforms for creating and integrating musical heritage content
› Sound-based experiences and spatial audio in museums and cultural institutions
› Digitisation techniques and Virtual reconstruction of historical soundscapes and musical environments
› Inclusive engagement and accessibility in musical heritage experiences
› Best practices and workflows for curators and cultural professionals using immersive media
Important Dates
Paper submission deadline: April 12, 2026
Authors’ notification: May 2, 2026
Camera-ready submission: May 15, 2026
Early registration deadline: May 20, 2026
Conference dates: Sept 7–9, 2026
Submission Guidelines
Submitted manuscripts should not exceed 6 pages (plus 2 extra pages, being subject to overlength page charges) and should be of sufficient detail to be evaluated by expert reviewers in the field. The workshop’s proceedings will be published by IEEE and will be included in IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements.
The guidelines for authors, manuscript preparation guidelines, and policies of the IEEE CH conference are applicable to GTAI workshop. Please visit the instructions page for more details. When submitting your manuscript via Easychair, please make sure that the workshop’s track WS-MuSITech is selected.
Workshop Committees
Program Chiars
Eva Pietroni, CNR-ISPC, Italy, eva.pietroni AT ispc.cnr.it
Valentina Bartalesi, CNR-ISTI, Italy, valentina.bartalesi AT isti.cnr.it
Simon Holland, Open University (Music Computing Lab), UK, s.holland AT open.ac.uk
Technical Program Committee
Jean Yves Blaise, CNRS-MAP Lab
Paola Calicchia, CNR-INM
Camilla Cavicchi, CNRS & University of Tours
Simon Fargeot, CNRS-MAP Lab
Marco Liuni, Mezzo Forte
Sandro Natadze, Georgia Folklife
Sofia Menconero, CNR-ISPC
Nicolò Pratelli, CNR-ISTI
Klaudia Stal, Politechnika Krakowska
Philippe Vendrix, CNRS & University of Tours