A project whose aim is to develop a methodology for a 'justified' digitisation of photographic heritage. The key assumption is that such digitisation is more than simply a technical process. Digitisation can only be called 'justified' if the technical process is accompanied by a proposed cultural framing of the material.

PHOTHEREL's main target groups are: museum professionals, archivists, students in museum and cultural studies, and visual literacy teachers. The project is European-funded through the Minerva programme, 2004-2005.