As part of Art UK’s “Sculpture Around You” project a handling collection of sculptures from the collection was created to enable offsite sessions, an accessible resource for visitors unable to navigate the narrow and steep building and to support workshops for people with visual impairments. The sculptures were captured using photogrammetry and then processed in…
Project Tag: museum
V&A Sculpture at Great Ormond Street Hospital
GOSH Arts collaborated with the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) to deliver a 3D printing project with young people in Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) wards at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), bringing the V&A’s incredible sculpture collection into the hospital. The following is from the article by Caroline Moore on Engage The process of BMT…
MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE PAINTINGS: BRINGING PAINTINGS TO LIFE THROUGH IMMERSION AND INTERACTIVITY
Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700 – 1900 brought together the finest examples of Chinese painting from the beginning of the 8th to the end of the 19th century, from small-scale intimate works by monks and literati through to scroll paintings over 14 metres long, most of which had never left China before. As part of…
V&A SAMSUNG DIGITAL CLASSROOM: CREATIVE DIGITAL DESIGN EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The V&A Samsung Digital Classroom is a series of events, workshops and commissions which engage 16 – 24 year olds in creative technologies and digital design practice. Sessions are delivered by young studios and practitioners in a customs built pop-up classroom which offers the opportunity to learn in the museum galleries in front of the…
Concept to Catwalk
Fashion and technology have always had a mutually beneficial relationship, from the Spinning Jenny of the Georgian era and the textile mills of the Victorian era to the 3D printing and dye colouring techniques of today. Supported by the Mayor of London, Concept to Catwalk was a challenge open to London students at Key Stage 3 and 4….
Impact of Empires: Using handheld digital technologies for contextual and collaborative learning in Museum of London
Read the full research report (PDF) Impact of Empires was the focus of my dissertation for the MA Museums and Galleries in Education which I completed in 2010. Combining object handling, drama and in gallery digital activities, the research explores the symbiotic nature of museum learning, the distinct characteristics of mobile technologies used in…