Artwork Unique RecognitiOn and tRacking through chemicAl encoded data,
miniaturized devices and blockchain alliance

Artifacts are constantly threatened by anthropogenic actions. Looting, smuggling, and illicit trade of cultural goods pose major risks to our cultural goods and our cultural identity. One of the major consequences of these illegal activities is the dissociation, meaning the loss of information associated with an object, such as provenance, identification, or location information, without which the object loses significance or is lost.

AURORA will create an effective artwork digital identity by analysing art piece deep layers chemical composition, permanently and unalterably stored, to improve cultural heritage management by means of a stable physical-to-digital identity connection.

AURORA will foster technological
democratization among cultural institutions, by creating a knowledge bridge between technical competencies and cultural heritage professionals.