RAFAŁ LAMORSKI

The article shows current directions of development of possibilities of using digital devices for presentation and popularization of cultural heritage. The latest technologies and multimedia –visual systems as well as database techniques have been presented for this purpose. The following issues have been covered: virtualization of cultural heritage - fake imitation simulating the real structure, virtual tourism and museums, computer reconstruction of non - existing currently historical objects, creating models of objects never accomplished base on archival drawings and designs and creating computer models of literature visions and historic symbols.
The aim of this article was to prove the timeliness of presented issues in the scientific and technical progress as well as bigger and bigger access to multimedia forms of presentations of such topics as: science, technique, art, history and culture.