Classification methods in cultural heritage

This paper describes relevant classification methods applied to the cultural heritage context. In particular, a categorisation of the classification methods is provided according to tangible and intangible cultural heritage, where movable and immovable objects can be in the focus. A short description of each method is reported for each cultural heritage category in terms of feature representation, classification approach and obtained results. The proposed survey can be useful in the research community of pattern recognition and visual computing for exploring the current literature about the topic. It will hopefully provide new insights for the advancement of knowledge discovery in cultural heritage.