Dear colleagues,
I thought you might be interested in a new article on Collections Link – ‘Are we ready for 3D printing’ – which looks at the likely implications of mainstream availability of 3D printing technologies for museums and heritage organisations in the next few years.
The article is up at http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/discover/sustaining-digital/1328-3dprinting
The article refers to the recent work at the Smithsonian using 3D printing technologies and also to the conservation efforts at the Forbidden City Palace museum. We would welcome further examples of how UK museums are working with 3D printing techniques.
We hope that this will be the beginning of a conversation about how the sector will respond to the opportunities of 3D printing across all museum activities, from engagement to business development. Comments on the article would be most welcome, and we hope to pick up this conversation at OpenCulture 2012, which will take place on the 26th and 27th June at the Oval in London (http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/book-now).
With best regards,
Nick
Nick Poole
CEO
Collections Trust
020 7942 6080
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