A review of the development and application of generative technology in digital museums

Digital museums replicate and preserve cultural relics in digital form, protecting them from natural disasters and human damage while supporting future research. With advances in interactive generative technology, the digital display and reconstruction of artifacts have greatly improved. This paper reviews progress in AI-generated content, including text-to-image, 3D modeling, and large-scale scene generation. It further explores future applications of generative technologies in innovative cultural heritage display.

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npj Heritage Science
Published
2025-11-20
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-025-02164-1
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2
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3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
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A review of the development and application of generative technology in digital museums

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A review of the development and application of generative technology in digital museums

Jianliang Xu, Runlai ZHANG, Longquan Yan, Mingquan Zhou
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Abstract

Digital museums replicate and preserve cultural relics in digital form, protecting them from natural disasters and human damage while supporting future research. With advances in interactive generative technology, the digital display and reconstruction of artifacts have greatly improved. This paper reviews progress in AI-generated content, including text-to-image, 3D modeling, and large-scale scene generation. It further explores future applications of generative technologies in innovative cultural heritage display.

npj Heritage ScienceVol. 13(1)
Northwest University (CN), Hetao College (CN), Institute for Advanced Study (DE), Shaanxi Normal University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 5%
3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
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