Ontologies as a Method for Displaying Domains of the World Cultural and Historical Heritage

The digitization within all cultural areas imposes its requirements on the collection, preservation and visualization of cultural and historical heritage data. It offers new forms of analysis, and increased levels of access for academics and ordinary users. Beyond standard search-oriented interfaces, modern technologies provide visual access to cultural collections represented as complex and comprehensive information spaces through interactive visualizations. This article reviews the types of technology used to visualize and socialize the cultural and historical heritage. It offers various models in which semantic network visualization software can be used for this purpose. The main features and qualities of semantic networks are highlighted as a resource for storing information, and systematizing data from different application areas.