Reflections from The Three Bells: S6#6

Title

Digital twins…

Contributor

Hilary Knight

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In her second Reflections of Season 6, Hilary Knight explores how digital twins are moving from engineering and urban planning into museums, galleries, and heritage sites – supporting everything from access and conservation to research and climate resilience.

Date of Recording

27 January 2026

Date of Publication

18 June 2026

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THEME MUSIC

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Hilary Knight: Hello, and welcome to The Three Bells. This podcast is part of the sixth season produced by AEA for the Global Cultural Districts Network. The focus is, as always, the relationship between culture and urban life, and the ways in which cultural life contributes to urban vitality and vice versa. The series and supporting materials can be found at www.thethreebells.net.

And if you like our content, please subscribe and give us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Hilary Knight, and this is Reflections from The Three Bells.

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External Links

• Smithsonian Digitization Program Office

• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tours

• St. Peter’s Basilica digital twin

• UNESCO Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects

• Charles H. Wright Museum digital twin case study

• Andrew Tallon and Notre-Dame

• CyArk

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About our Contributor

Hilary Knight is a creative leader with over 20 years of experience driving strategy, innovation, and digital transformation for cultural organisations worldwide. Currently a Senior Associate with AEA Consulting, she has held senior roles at the BBC, Channel 4, Film4, and Tate, where she led pioneering initiatives that embedded digital thinking and expanded audiences. +