To mobilise and amplify digital cultural heritage research locally, nationally and internationally, ensure sustainability and maximise the impact, the joint research hub of Digital Cultural Heritage studies (DIGHT-Hub) will be co-established at the TLU’s School of Humanities. The project shall prototype a Twinned Digital Archive of Juri Lotman and Umberto Eco, and build a semiotic theory of digital cultural heritage, based on the work of Lotman, Eco and other scholars. The objectives will be achieved through networking and collaboration activities with internationally-leading research institutions: The University of Bologna (UNIBO), the University of Amsterdam (UvA), and the University of Turku (UTU).