Tag: museum
Friday Video: GLAM and the Free World
December 12, 2014
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“GLAM and the Free World,” Cory Doctorow’s keynote speech at Museums and the Web Florence 2014
The Smithsonian Wants You! (To Help Transcribe Its Collections)
Many myths surround the Smithsonian Institution’s archives—from legends of underground facilities hidden beneath the National
Now You Can 3D Print Priceless Smithsonian Artifacts
November 15, 2013
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The Wright Brothers’ airplane. The Cosmic Buddha. A fossilized Woolly Mammoth. For decades, the only way to see artifacts like these has been to visit the Smithsonian museums in Washington, DC. And even if you have the time and money to make the trip, you only get to view the item’s front, from behind a glass case. […]
3D Scanning at the Smithsonian
May 14, 2013
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What can you do to bring some of the Smithsonian’s 137 million objects to life? Put them in 3D!
LACMA offers 20k historical images for free online
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has just put 20,000 images online that we’re