Museum London Event

International Museum Day: Museums and the Future of 3D Printing and Imaging
Until May 16, 2013 (7:00 PM - 8:00 PM)

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to increase awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. This year, the theme of International Museum Day is: Museums (Memory + Creativity) = Social Change.

Professor Bill Turkel and PhD candidate Devon Elliott of Western's Department of History share innovations in interactive exhibition design, including 3D printing and object imaging. Turkel and Elliott will demonstrate how objects are photographed using Museum London's exhibition London Works and will reproduce them as tangible pieces on the 3D printer. Turkel and Elliott will speak informally about the future of technology in museums, and how 3D imaging and printers can recreate objects that we wouldn't normally be able to touch.


 

Fee: 
Free