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Download and 3D-Print 18,000 Artifacts from Art History through Scan the World
Official 3D Scans of Nefertiti Bust Are Released After Three-Year Battle
Former Browns Running Back Restores Nearly 200-Year-Old Menorah with 3D Printing
More Caves From China’s Yungang Grottoes are Reproduced Thanks to 3D printing
Team scans cathedral to create its ‘digital twin’
3D Scanning & 3D Printing in Archaeology & Paleontology
Cretaceous Bird Fossil: Researchers Use 3D Technologies to Reveal Beak Developments
Library of Congress checks out 3D printing
Recreating the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummy using 3D printing
Oxford University replicates historical instruments with 3D printing
3D printing brings ancient Yungang Grottoes to world
Can 3D printing drive repatriation efforts in museums?
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Library of Congress checks out 3D printing
Have you ever wished you could fist bump President Abraham Lincoln? Now you can -- well, after you make a print of the 3D image that the Library of Congress recently posted. The larger-than-life hand (clutching a sawed-off broomstick handle) of a larger-than-life...
Smithsonian Institution acquires full-color Mimaki 3D printer
The Smithsonian Institution has installed a full-color 3D printer from Mimaki at its Smithsonian Exhibits (SIE) studios in Landover, MD. The technology will be used by the Smithsonian to explore new exhibition practices for its various museums and offices. . Made up...
Recreating the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummy using 3D printing
We know that 3D printing is being used as a tool to help preserve artefacts and share cultural histories, but apparently it is also being used to preserve sound, so to speak. . A team from the Royal Holloway University of London and the University of York have used...
How 3D printing is transforming museums
In the recent years, museums and other cultural institutions around the world have become one of the most interesting targets for application of 3D printing due to the specific character of the objects that these institutions study, collect and exhibit. . These...
Can 3D printing drive repatriation efforts in museums?
Researchers in Brighton are exploring how 3D printing technologies can help museums in repatriation efforts. . Myrsini Samaroudi and Karina Rodriguez Echavarria from the University of Brighton are investigating how printing 3D replicas of artifacts can enable people...
3D Scanning & 3D Printing in Archaeology & Paleontology
Archaeologists are embracing 3D printing and scanning as innovative ways to both preserve and display the past. . Ever want to examine rare objects from human history, wander through an ancient city that hasn’t stood for thousands of years, or count exactly how many...
Oxford University replicates historical instruments with 3D printing
The Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford houses a stunning collection of historical musical instruments from around the world. . Unlike many types of artefact, which can simply be looked at and understood, having a collection of instruments presents a...
Official 3D Scans of Nefertiti Bust Are Released After Three-Year Battle
In February of 2016, Hyperallergic reported that two artists secretly 3D-scanned the heavily guarded bust of Queen Nefertiti at the Neues Museum in Berlin, and released the files to the public as a free download. . German-Iraqi artist Nora Al-Badri and German artist...
3D Printing Notre Dame’s Restoration: Thinking Outside The 14th Century Box
The ambitious five-year reconstruction goal set by the French government following the fire in Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral has left restoration experts scrambling. Two key problems hinder the Notre Dame reconstruction efforts: resources and skillset. Authentic...
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