This article proposes that examining the algorithmic structure analysis of geometric patterns with computational methods has a substantial role in preserving and restoring various examples found in architectural structures of historical importance. Using computational methods, researchers can accurately analyze the intricate details of geometric patterns and detect any damage or deterioration in artworks. This information can then be used to develop effective conservation and restoration strategies, ensuring that these architectural structures are preserved for future generations to appreciate. Through systematic examination of geometric patterns, we gain insight into these structures' craftsmanship and cultural significance and create a digital archive that can aid long-term preservation efforts. The article also conducts a structural analysis of a distinct geometric pattern that is present within the traditional context. It employs a combination of applied mathematical and empirical approaches to propose form-specific methods for computationally generating significant motifs passed down through tradition. Adopting this approach makes it feasible to transfer patterns that are defined algorithmically to future contexts, regardless of the medium used. This approach also provides a means to mitigate the risk of technological obsolescence.

Ars Electronica is based in Linz, Upper Austria. A funded project currently makes it possible to commit more resources to its archive to make substantial changes in the database structure and to rethink workflows new. The presentation provides a glimpse into the current developments and challenges of this project, that started in May 2023 and will end in August 2024.

DAFNE+ provides digital content creators new forms of crea-tion, distribution and monetization of their works of art through blockchain technology. A new international research and innovation project supported by the European Union (Horizon program), the DAFNE+ platform for fair creative content distribution will empower creators and communities though new digital distribution models based on digital to-kens. In an intuitive and simple way, without the need for technical knowledge in blockchains/NFTs, creative communi-ties are invited to join the decentralized autonomous organiza-tion (DAO) offering new services and tools that allow the creation and co-creation of content in a blockchain. DAFNE+'s research will also focus on the definition of new business models through the distribution of content, allowing creators and users to monetize multimedia creations. IRCAM’s role in DAFNE+ is in particular to organize a community of artists and technology providers on electronic music and sound. Halfway between IRCAM's Forum software and ar-chives of interactive music/sound repertoire, and based on an autonomous organization and distributed infrastructure, the platform will enable artists, researchers and engineers to share and monetize pieces of technology for producing music and performing works - libraries, patches, documentations.

This paper explores the roles of generative AI technologies, such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval Augmentation Generation (RAG) systems to enhance multimedia archives. In it, archives are redefined as dynamic entities for knowledge construction and validation, focusing on improving cultural accessibility and interaction. The paper addresses the challenges in archiving new media art, emphasising how semantic embeddings and LLMs make user interactions with archives more intuitive and accessible. The practical implementation of these technologies is explored in the Computer Art Archive's pilot program, which incorporates this technology into systems akin to current knowledge retrieval frameworks. The paper concludes by discussing how these advancements democratise knowledge access and contribute to the enrichment of digital cultural heritage.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Archive of Digital Art. For over a quarter of a century, ADA has been a leading project, with a background of more than 35 years. It has grown to become one of the most significant online archives, documenting the rapidly evolving world of digital art and its related fields. In cooperation with established media artists, researchers and institutions it documents thousands of artworks at the intersection of art, science and technology: www.archive-digitalart.eu

The Sustainability Workshops Series of the Summit on New Media Art Archiving (SNMAA) consists of the output-oriented workshops that will focus on 2024 priority fields: Summit as a hybrid event, streaming of the Summit, Media visibility and Funding. The goal of the initiative is to enhance self-organisation, improve management of the scarce resources and cooperation between the SNMAA partners.

In addition to the Summits on New Media Art Archiving, held annually at the ISEA symposia since ISEA2020, and organised by a team of archivists of ISEA, SIGGRAPH, ADA, FILE, ZKM, Ars Electronica and others, the team is initiating Workshops on New Media Art Archiving. The idea of the Workshops is to not only exchange knowledge but stimulate practical co-operation.

This first Workshop on New Media Art Archiving will be on globally connecting new media art archives and brings together experts, practitioners, and stakeholders to discuss strategies and best practices, to establish a knowledge bank and a network of new media art archives experts, in terms of both Connecting Data and Connecting People.

The 1st WNMAA will be organised by ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany and will take place February 5-7, 2025.