The National Gallery did object movies at 36 x 10 degree increments (they are very smooth) for the Robert Smith bronze, boxwood and ivory Renaissance sculptures.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2008/bronze/ On 7/30/09 9:53 AM, "Deborah Wythe" <deborahwythe at hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hello! > > There are some museum sites out there where scale is included. The Minneapolis > Institute of Art's ArtsConnectEd site jumps to mind -- here's an example: > http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/85763/4/a-cheap-and-ill-fitting-gorilla- > suit > (click on the scale tab). Interestingly, they don't include this feature on > the Museum's main collections pages. > > As to 3-dimensionality, I've seen a few VR instances, such as we did with Judy > Chicago's Dinner Party: > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/webtour/ > I don't think it's generally an option due to the high cost. > > We (and other museums) often provide multiple views, if we have them, such as > here: > http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3583/Head_of_a_King > Our curators almost always ask for multiple views when we do new photography, > so there's at least a sense of the object from all (or most) sides. > > Best, > Deborah Wythe > > Head of Digital Collections and Services > Brooklyn Museum > deborahwythe at hotmail.com > > > > >> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:42 -0400 >> From: kjones at hds.harvard.edu >> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> Subject: [MCN-L] a question about digital photography >> >> One of my students would like to know: >> >> >> >> Good morning Kathy, >> >> Do you happen to know who might be dealing with two issues, scale and >> 3-dimensionality, when capturing digital imagery of objects for online >> museum databases and is anyone at Harvard or MIT researching the >> feasibility and technology involved? Are these issues becoming more >> current because of museums' attempts to broaden audiences? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Liza >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Kathy Jones >> >> Research Advisor, Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies, Harvard >> Extension School >> >> >> >> And >> >> >> >> Assistant Dean, Information Technology and Media Services >> >> Harvard Divinity School >> >> 45 Francis Avenue, Andover Hall G20 >> >> Cambridge, MA 02138 >> >> >> >> 617.495.1969 office, 617.495.0852 fax >> >> www.hds.harvard.edu >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >> >> The MCN-L archives can be found at: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing? brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MLO > GEN_Local_Local_Restaurants_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
