AURORA will create a compelling digital identity artwork by analyzing the art piece's deep layers of chemical composition (insensible to superficial alterations), permanently and unalterably stored, to improve cultural heritage management using a stable physical-to-digital identity connection.
AURORA aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a non-destructive and efficient, cost-effective, practical solution for the artwork authenticity verification process and track, paving the way for an advanced non-invasive art piece countermeasure system against illegal activities targeting cultural heritage.
The main objectives of the project are:
- To develop a non-destructive anticounterfeiting marker based on advanced chemical and spectroscopy technologies to identify cultural heritage art pieces, preventing illegal trafficking uniquely.
- Providing a miniaturized device enabling the traceability of cultural goods artworks using wireless sensor network technology.
- Delivering a robust and simple artwork authenticity verification digital tool exploiting blockchain-based solutions to prevent unintentional or illegal artwork digital identity data alteration.
- Validating the AURORA protection, identification, and traceability innovation package on authentic artifacts.
- To increase awareness among stakeholders on methods and tools to prevent artwork illicit trafficking, stealing, and destruction, tackling cultural heritage identity memory destruction.