Video: Earl of Abergaveny project, Portland Museum

The Portland Museum is dedicated to working with its local community to protect and promote the unique heritage of the Isle of Portland in Dorset. Over the past five years, the museum has used advances in digital technology across the arts and heritage sectors to create new ways for people to engage with its collections. The museum used its Earl of Abergaveny Collection to train and support volunteers to produce 3D digital models of shipwreck items from this collection to create a digital archive.

A young woman with long blonde hair using Polycam app on an iPad and an iPad pro to create a 3D model.
Screenshot from video showing a volunteer creating a 3D model of a collection piece.

Video: Earl of Abergaveny project, Portland Museum

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Creating 3D digital models of museum collection objects

The Portland Museum is dedicated to working with its local community to protect and promote the unique heritage of the Isle of Portland in Dorset. Over the past five years, the museum has used advances in digital technology across the arts and heritage sectors to create new ways for people to engage with its collections. This resource explains how the museum trained and supported volunteers to produce 3D digital models of items from its collection.

 

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Published: 2023
Resource type: Case studies


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