CHEDAR DAY: AUGUST 30, 2025
Mediterranean Heritage in the Digital Era: Facing Risks and Building Sustainability
After the success of the David at Expo 2020 Dubai, a high-definition digital and physical 1:1 scale replica of a world heritage masterpiece – an icon of a new alliance between art, science, and technology – CHEDAR continues its international journey, arriving at Expo 2025 Osaka, where it will present its intervention model through events, workshops, and immersive installations.
On August 30, 2025, CHEDAR Day in Osaka will focus on the theme: Mediterranean Heritage in the Digital Era: Facing Risks and Building Sustainability, structured into two thematic panels and five hands-on workshops, designed to show how digitalization can become a driving force for knowledge, protection, and cultural dialogue.
A cultural strategy that goes beyond the event. Expo 2025 Osaka is not a point of arrival, but a milestone in a ten-year journey: CHEDAR will continue on to Expo 2030 Riyadh, with a program intertwining exhibitions, academies, laboratories, and territorial initiatives. It is the first time that a scientific legacy of the Expo has taken such a lasting and multifaceted form.
CHEDAR DAY: AUGUST 30, 2025
Panels and Workshops
Panel 1 – Reimagining Heritage
Dedicated to creativity in museums, digital reproduction, and cultural accessibility. Experts from universities, research institutions, and creative industries will discuss how 3D data can be transformed into material for new forms of storytelling, cultural engagement, and sustainable tourism.
Panel 2 – (Un)Faithful Twins
A reflection on how digital twins and mobile diagnostic technologies can help plan concrete risk mitigation measures in both territories and museums, in response to climate change and conflicts.
Alongside these discussions, five immersive workshops will embody CHEDAR’s participatory and multidisciplinary spirit:
- Heritage Explorers – A playful journey for children into Mediterranean heritage, combining games, storytelling, and shared identity.
- Capture It, Print It – From acquisition to 3D printing of an object: a hands-on workshop to understand the phases of digitization.
- Brancacci Point of View – An XR journey into the paintings of Masaccio and Masolino, discovering heritage through narrative gaming.
- Digitally Reviving the Grotto of the Animals – A virtual exploration of a Florentine masterpiece, with real-time data on temperature and humidity integrated into the VR simulation.
- Mediterranean Depths – A workshop on underwater heritage, combining photogrammetric surveying, immersive storytelling and underwater archaeology.
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Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
The Italian Pavilion, designed by Mario Cucinella Architects, embodies the theme "Art Regenerates Life." It draws inspiration from the Renaissance Ideal City, featuring elements like a theater, portico, piazza, and garden—symbols of Italian urban identity. The pavilion offers daily live performances at 6 PM and showcases masterpieces such as the Farnese Atlas, works by Tintoretto, and Caravaggio.
Additionally, the Italian Pavilion hosts the Holy See's presence, marking a significant collaboration. This space features cultural events and exhibits, including Caravaggio's "Deposition," under the theme "Beauty Brings Hope."
For event schedules, ticket bookings, and real-time updates, you can download the official Italy Expo 2025 app from the Google Play Store or visit the official website.
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Expo 2025 Osaka
Key Details:
Dates: April 13 to October 13, 2025
Location: Yumeshima Island, Osaka, Japan
Theme: “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”
Opening Hours: 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily
The Expo features over 150 participating countries and organizations, with pavilions exploring sub-themes like “Saving Lives,” “Empowering Lives,” and “Connecting Lives.” A central architectural highlight is the Grand Ring, a 2 km-long wooden structure designed by Sou Fujimoto, recognized as the world’s largest wooden architectural structure.
For real-time updates, crowd forecasts, and pavilion information, visitors can use the official app or visit the official website
