MONUMENTA: Digital discovery tour through Regensburg's monuments

MONUMENTA: Digital discovery tour through Regensburg's monuments

Regensburg (RL). The innovative pilot project MONUMENTA web app will soon make the monuments in the district and the city of Regensburg accessible via multimedia. With funding from the Free State of Bavaria and additional funds from the city and district of Regensburg, a new digital platform is being created that presents the region's cultural treasures in an interactive, multimedia form. Under the direction of District AdministratorTanya Schweigerthe Committee for Family, Culture and Leisure informed itself about this project at its last meeting on November 7, 2024; The committee had already made the fundamental decision in favor of this project on July 19, 2023.

Digital monument topography

MONUMENTA represents a digital monument topography that presents the region's architectural heritage in a modern way. Users will soon be able to access a lot of information about the Regensburg district's architectural and archaeological monuments in an easily accessible format via a web app. The app offers more than just an overview: photos, texts and additional information are intended to introduce visitors, locals and even school classes to the topic of monument protection in a playful way. A comparable digital offer does not yet exist in Bavaria or Germany.

Project progress and goals

The funding decision was made on December 2, 2023 by the Minister of Finance and Home AffairsAlbert Fürackerofficially handed over. The Free State is funding the project with 300,000 euros. Of the remaining 168,000 euros, the city of Regensburg will cover 68,000 euros; the district 100,000 euros. The technical implementation is carried out by the Wilhelm office, AmbergProf. Dr. Peter Morsbachis responsible for the scientific content, images and texts. On January 24th, 2024, the Wilhelm office was commissioned to develop the technical implementation of the web app and on January 25th, 2024Prof. Dr. Peter Morsbachwith the development of the textual and visual content. Both contractors are ideally suited from the project sponsor's perspective. WithNadine Merk, M.A., an employee who is highly qualified in every respect was able to take up her half-time position as a scientific project coordinator on February 1, 2024. A first beta version was presented back in October, which was extremely positively received by everyone involved in the project.

Outlook: What can users expect?

By the end of the year, the architectural and art monuments in the southern district should be completely inspected. With the start of activation, which is planned for January 2025, systematic public relations work will also begin with a focus on the southern district that has already been worked on. Information lectures on site, press appointments and reports are planned on the occasion of the gradual activation of further communities. School visits as part of a monument education project in cooperation with the Bauwärts office, Regensburg/Munich, are also intended to help expand the circle of users.

The eastern district is scheduled to be completed by June/July 2025 and MONUMENTA is expected to provide content for the entire district by March 2026. The content for the city of Regensburg will follow by the end of 2026. Here, too, the MONUMENTA web app is to be promoted to the public in cooperation with the city of Regensburg.

Honored persons

Tanya Schweiger,Albert Füracker,Prof. Dr. Peter Morsbach,Nadine Merk