Athanasiou, EleniFaka, MarinaHermon, SorinVassallo, ValentinaYakoupi, Kyriaki-2015-04-272015-04-272013https://doi.org/10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2013.6743724https://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.1109/DigitalHeritageThis paper focuses on the development of a procedure for 3D documentation of Cultural Heritage assets and describes all the steps from the 3D data acquisition of the real object, the post processing the raw data and finally the digital recording, documentation and virtual preservation of the 3D data. It will also describe the experiences, carried out during the digital process, of some virtual restoration cases.{Cultural differencesData acquisitionDigital recordingDocumentationImage reconstructionImage restorationThreedimensional displays3D documentationCultural Heritagedigital preservationmetadatamuseum collectionsvirtual restoration}3D documentation of Cultural Heritage artefacts: from data acquisition to virtual conservation and restoration10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2013.6743724