We are developing some interesting tools to valorize historical images, including colourization and 3D effects.
Activities are still on-going, but you can have a glimpse below how an historical photo can be animated using AI methods.
Regarding colourization, you can so far check our past publication on a method applicable to historical aerial images:
https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/8/10/269
Stay tuned for further interesting open tools and results from our 5DCulture project!