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7 Nov 2023: Dr Catriona Cooper. Research Fellow - Project 2. Catriona is an archaeologist with a background in buildings archaeology and computational approaches. Her research interests lie in multisensory approaches to studying the past, digital recording

7 Nov 2023: ThinkSee3D. Professional 3D making services for heritage, education, science, art, medical education and research. A team of dedicated makers, creating and exploring the boundaries between digital and physical model making, using modern and

7 Nov 2023: 3D printing is a relatively new technology but has grasped the public imagination and the heritage sector has been quick to see a new avenue for access to museum collections.

7 Nov 2023: In general I think archaeologists do have the magpie like tendency to grab at new exciting technologies and allow them to dictate our research questions rather than first considering how we ... might appropriatly deploy new technology and the impact they

7 Nov 2023: Animal Mummies - the inside and outside story. This paper was presented by: Lee Robert McStein. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and listen. 2023

7 Nov 2023: Contact us. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and listen. 2023 The University of Cambridge. Content: CC BY-NC-ND.

7 Nov 2023: Dr Joanne Vine. Head of Research. Jo Vine is the Fitzwilliam Museum’s Research Facilitator. Jo was previously project manager and research administrator at Anglia Ruskin where she also completed a PhD in English Literature looking at the use of

7 Nov 2023: Today, she runs two companies: Good, Form & Spectacle, a nimble software agency focussed on cultural heritage projects, and Museum in a Box, a new play on the old idea of museum

7 Nov 2023: Through sending these low-cost collections to audiences with minimal access to wider cultural provision, we could drastically increase the reach of the museum’s collections as well as attract new

7 Nov 2023: Discussion continued around future planning for upcoming events, such as our CEEF conference on 3 June, and possible grant applications to extend the project in new and exciting ways (stay tuned!). ... MiaB to explore the Fitzwilliam’s extensive

7 Nov 2023: Selective Touch. This paper was presented by: Liz Pye. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and listen. 2023 The University of Cambridge.

7 Nov 2023: Daniel Pett. Principal Investigator. Dan was previously Digital Humanities lead at the British Museum, where he designed and implemented digital innovation connecting humanities research, museum practice, and the creative industries. In doing so, he

7 Nov 2023: This week’s task will be to run the hundreds of photographs we took through our processing software, and hopefully be rewarded with a 3D model we can print; a new

7 Nov 2023: An introduction to creating realistic replicas for museum tactile experiences. This paper was presented by: Steve Dey. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us.

7 Nov 2023: The use of innovative digital tools, especially 3D technology, as part of the Creative Economy Engagement Fellowships gives us an excellent opportunity to look at new and exciting ways to not ... only tell unknown stories from the collections of the

7 Nov 2023: We endeavour to support new and/or anxious collaborators, people who are looking to learn and develop their skills, and anyone who has experienced discrimination in the past.

7 Nov 2023: Dr Melanie Pitkin. Research Fellow - Project 1. Melanie Pitkin is a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Egyptian Coffins Project and this AHRC funded Creative Economy Fellowship at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Melanie received her PhD from Macquarie

7 Nov 2023: Conference Papers. Sensory approaches to material culture: theories and reality of the imagined sensorially-engaged Museum.. Anastasia Christophilopoulou. Catriona Cooper. Rafie Cecilia. Steve Dey. Fiona McKendrick. Amanda Ford Spora. George Cooper.

7 Nov 2023: and CT scanning, in collaboration with various subject specialists in order to provide new and unprecedented insights into ancient Egyptian coffin construction, the funerary industry and beliefs in the afterlife. ... 1000 BC and Pakepu, c. 650 BC) and

7 Nov 2023: In terms of the latter, this area appears to be pushing the company in new directions, especially with the different types of materials they are experimenting with. ... providing new strands of end user products for ThinkSee3D and Museum in a Box.

7 Nov 2023: Dr Abi L. Glen. Research Fellow - Project 3. Abi completed her doctorate in pre-1550s English Literature at Clare College, Cambridge; her main research interests are Animal Studies, medieval visual culture and the portrayal of minority groups.

7 Nov 2023: Objects as Curriculum- Blackfoot bundles and messy assemblages. This paper was presented by: Ian Dawson. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and

7 Nov 2023: Any kind of post—letters, cards, receipts, forms, cardboard boxes, the New York Post, wooden dowels as part of 5-bar fences.

7 Nov 2023: Dr Jennifer Wexler. Research Fellow - Project 4. Dr Jennifer Wexler is an independent researcher and consultant working as a field and museum archaeologist in the UK, Italy, Egypt, and the USA. She specializes in archaeological landscapes, and the

7 Nov 2023: Museum in a Box: A 21st Century Handling Collection. This paper was presented by: George Oates. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and listen. 2023

7 Nov 2023: Adventures in Packaging. Abi L. Glen. The Guardian thinks that having hanging baskets is the sign you’ve mastered adulthood. Flowers and flossing are all very well, but the true measure that your childhood is over is when you literally skip to

7 Nov 2023: Publishing 3D research outputs in heritage and conservation: a Routledge/Sketchfab partnership. This paper was presented by: George Cooper. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful

7 Nov 2023: New lows (highs?) were reached on my trip to see Steve Colmer, Creative Director of Soluis Heritage, a leading AR/VR company, who have their HQ in Glasgow. ... Obviously the only thing to do with your new boss for the week is challenge them to virtually

7 Nov 2023: Meaning-making and 3D prints in museums: how do visually impaired visitors use 3D prints to produce knowledge? This paper was presented by: Rafie Cecilia. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223

7 Nov 2023: replica objects. Virtual restorations as new tactile experiences? How can we differentiate between what can or can’t be touched in gallery spaces? ... Using 3D scans available online, makers were free to reinvent shape, colour, function and context in

7 Nov 2023: Post Modern:creating a Museum In A Box subscription service to increase access to museum objects. This paper was presented by: Abi L Glen. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful

7 Nov 2023: Post Conference Review Part 1. Joanne Vine. Over our next few blog posts we will capture the main areas of discussion from the University of Cambridge Museums conference Do Not Touch? 3D in Museums held on Monday 3 June at the Judge Business School

7 Nov 2023: The Pop-Up Egyptian coffins project: engaging communities in areas of low cultural provision. This paper was presented by: Melanie Pitkin. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful

7 Nov 2023: Post Conference Review Part 3. Abi L. Glen. George Braques seems to have been a rare combination of mad and boring, but he had a few pithy quotes I like to return to; one is:. ‘Art is meant to disturb; science reassures.’. How fitting for our

7 Nov 2023: Digital materiality and effective use of 3D printing for heritage. This paper was presented by: Catriona Cooper. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch

7 Nov 2023: Great to hear @AnaisAguerre speak about the importance of a collaborative roadmap for digital outputs in the new landscape for museums based on the #Reachproject at the— Elizabeth Galvin (Turning to ... Art History, Donal Cooper gave the next

7 Nov 2023: Recreating the tomb of Hetepherakhty: from pyramid age to digital age. This paper was presented by: Nicky Van Den Beek. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us.

7 Nov 2023: Post Conference Review Part 2. Melanie Pitkin. In addition to Helena’s research project ‘Please Do Not Touch?’, underpinning the purpose and theme of the conference was, of course, our AHRC CEEF fellows’ projects. Kicking off this session

7 Nov 2023: Digital Ethics in Heritage. This paper was presented by: Lorna Richardson. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and listen. 2023 The University of

7 Nov 2023: Travelling objects: Developing a Museum In A Box to Increase Access to the Fitzwilliam’s Mediterranean Collections. This paper was presented by: Jennifer Wexler. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44

7 Nov 2023: Meeting with Cambridge Art Makers. Abi L. Glen. “You know, I really am keen to make sure we spend enough money on getting good design.”. ” Said no-one, ever.”. I love artists. Good, bad, mediocre, ascending, jaded, pretentious, homespun—

7 Nov 2023: Unveiling the invisible: a mathematical touch to challenges in Cultural Heritage. This paper was presented by: Simone Parisotto. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk

7 Nov 2023: This new project is led by Daniel Pett, the museum’s head of Digital and IT, and Dr Jo Vine the museum’s Research Co-ordinator.

7 Nov 2023: Studying users: How to assess the suitability and success of 3D technology in your museum. This paper was presented by: Fiona McKendrick. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful

7 Nov 2023: After a few hours and many biscuits, we had a new and improved mission.

7 Nov 2023: The Mummy Immortal: An Exercise in 3D Preservation. This paper was presented by: Madeline Robinson. Your browser does not support the video tag. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900.

7 Nov 2023: You can touch it: The short story of a stray Sumerian tablet. This paper was presented by: Maciej Pawlikowski. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and

7 Nov 2023: Multi-scale surface scanning at the Natural History Museum. This paper was presented by: Amy Scott-Murray. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and

7 Nov 2023: Teens, Replicas and Realness of ancient Egypt. This paper was presented by: Amanda Ford Spora. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44 (0)1223 332900. Useful links. Talk to us. Watch and listen. 2023 The

7 Nov 2023: Sensory approaches to material culture: theories and reality of the imagined sensorially-engaged Museum. This paper was presented by: Anastasia Christophilopoulou. Contact us. The Fitzwilliam Museum,. Trumpington Street,. Cambridge. CB2 1RB. Tel: 44