# Story-telling Europe's past in the age of AI: Harnessing digital technologies for impactful public mediation

- Dates: October 2026
- Location: Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain
- Organiser: Europeana Initiative
- Industry: AI & Machine Learning

## About

The Europeana Digital Storytelling Festival is an international event that encourages cultural heritage professionals, educators, creatives, and students to boost their storytelling skills by telling stories exploring culture. It is aimed at participants from Europe and beyond.

## Who attends

The international event encourages cultural heritage professionals, educators, creatives, and students from Europe and beyond to boost their storytelling skills and tell stories exploring culture.

_As described by the organiser._

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.europeana.eu/es/digital-storytelling-festival)
- [Registration](https://www.europeana.eu/account/login?redirect=%2Fes%2Fdigital-storytelling-festival)

## Topics

- IT & Technology
- Entertainment & Media
- History

## Speakers

- Pauline MacKay, University of Glasgow
- Rob van Haarlem, Tijdlab
- Matevž Straus, Arctur
- Samba Yonga, Women's Museum of Zambia
- Anastazija Petrović, Ethnographic Museum, Zagreb
- Lorette C. Luzajic
- Adrian Murphy, Europeana
- John Beauchamp, Jagiellonian University and KU Leuven

## Sponsors and partners

- Europeana
- Tmatic.travel

## Where to stay

- **Hotel Alhambra Palace**: 10 m from the venue, 5 stars, 1 Plaza Arquitecto García de Paredes, Granada, 18009
  - [Hotel website](https://www.h-alhambrapalace.es)
  - Phone: +34 958 22 14 68
- **Hotel América**: 280 m from the venue, 53 Calle Real de la Alhambra, Granada, 18009
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelamericagranada.com)
  - Phone: +34 958 22 74 71
- **Hotel Molinos**: 290 m from the venue, 1 stars, 12 Calle Molinos, Granada, 18009
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelmolinos.es)
  - Phone: +34 609 39 29 66
- **Áurea Washington Irving**: 320 m from the venue, 5 stars, 10 Paseo del Generalife, Granada, 18009
  - [Hotel website](https://www.eurostarshotels.com/aurea-washington-irving.html)
  - Phone: +34 958 21 71 10
- **Hotel Puerta de las Granadas**: 510 m from the venue, 3 stars, 16 Cuesta de Gomérez
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelpuertadelasgranadas.com)
  - Phone: +34 958 21 62 30
- **Hotel Carlos V**: 520 m from the venue, 1 stars, 4 Plaza de los Campos
  - Phone: +34 608 98 99 36
- **Hotel Los Ángeles**: 540 m from the venue, 4 stars, 17 Cuesta Escoriaza
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotellosangeles.net)
  - Phone: +34 958 22 14 24
- **Crisol Guadalupe**: 540 m from the venue, 3 stars, 30 Paseo de la Sabica, Granada, 18009
  - [Hotel website](https://www.eurostarshotels.com/crisol-guadalupe.html)
  - Phone: +34 958 22 57 30

## What people are saying

Official hashtag: #DigiStoryFest

- [Watch the Digital Storytelling Festival 2026 (se abre en una nueva ventana)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoS-2ruoOuI)

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/story-telling-europe-s-past-in-the-age-of-ai-harnessing-digital-technologies-for-impactful-public-mediation/