3D print a piece of history, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute
Smithsonian curators have 3D printed some of the museum’s pieces, but now they’re offering the 3D files for everyone to print.
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Google Glass wearer scans museum’s Marcus Aurelius bust for 3D printing
A maker by the name of Todd Blatt has successfully used Google Glass to scan a sculpture at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
Cosmo Wenman wants to liberate sculptures from museums with 3D printing
Cosmo Wenman’s mission is to give everyone access to historic sculptures and artifacts previously viewed only in museums or with replicas purchased in the museum gift shops.
Mashing up museum art at the MET
At a workshop at Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2012, we used the latest 3D printing technology was to reproduce artifacts thousands of years old.
3D printing restores Beijing’s Forbidden City
Designers from Loughborough University are using 3D scanning and 3D printing to restore relics in Beijing’s Forbidden City.