Pascal Liévaux is chief curator of the heritage. PhD in art history, specializing in modern architecture, he taught at the University of Tours. He had numerous articles and books on architecture and urban planning from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century published. Since 2010 he’s the Head of the Department of research and science policy of the Directorate General for Heritage. As such, he is specifically monitoring the researches which open up new perspectives for the application of digital technologies in favor of the knowledge and heritage conservation (archival, archaeological, museographical or architectural). He’s chief editor of the online magazine In Situ ( http://insitu.revues.org/ ) and teaches at the Ecole de Chaillot which trains specialized architects in the restoration of old buildings.