The Local Government Board of Utrera has approved an agreement with the University of Seville to study, preserve, and disseminate the historical heritage of the municipality. The first project will be a digital twin of the Utrera Synagogue, one of the most significant medieval synagogue complexes on the peninsula.
The Utrera City Council and the University of Seville have sealed a collaboration agreement that will allow for the development of joint projects focused on the historical, cultural, archaeological, architectural, urban, and documentary heritage of the municipality. The Local Government Board has given the green light to the agreement, which establishes a framework for cooperation in the research, preservation, and dissemination of these assets.
The delegate for Culture, Historical Heritage, and Tourism, María José García Arroyo, has valued the agreement as "a very important step towards continuing to disseminate and deepen the knowledge of our heritage alongside a leading institution like the University of Seville."
Among the planned actions, the creation of a digital twin of the Utrera Synagogue stands out, considered one of the most significant medieval synagogue complexes preserved in the Iberian Peninsula. This pilot case will serve as a learning and research tool in digital twins applied to historical heritage.
The model, unlike a conventional three-dimensional reconstruction, will not offer a single definitive image of the building. The system will allow for visualisation and alternation between the current state of the property, the different interpreted historical phases, the documented archaeological evidence, and those hypotheses that remain open to future research and excavation campaigns.
The aim is to turn this archaeological and architectural finding into a system capable of integrating geometric, historical, archaeological, documentary, and architectural information, incorporating various scientific hypotheses about its evolution and facilitating its interpretation and public communication.
The initiative will enable students and researchers from the University of Seville to work on this site, developing a digital twin that will serve as a tool for research, preservation, and dissemination.
García Arroyo emphasised that "the choice of the Utrera Synagogue as the first project demonstrates the relevance that this site has within the national historical heritage. The creation of its digital twin will allow us to document its evolution with the utmost scientific rigor, facilitate new lines of research, and bring this extraordinary cultural legacy closer to all citizens through innovative tools."
The agreement also includes other lines of collaboration for the study, documentation, and enhancement of Utrera's historical heritage, employing new research methodologies and technological tools.
The agreement strengthens the Utrera City Council's commitment to the research and dissemination of its historical legacy, in collaboration with a leading academic institution. The Utrera Synagogue, one of the symbols of the town's medieval past, will be the first beneficiary of this alliance.
Work on the creation of the digital twin will begin in the coming months, once the work teams are formalised and specific timelines are defined. The University of Seville will provide technical and scientific knowledge, while the City Council will facilitate access to existing spaces and documentation.
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