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THE UFFIZI DIGITIZATION PROJECT

The Virtual World Heritage Laboratory (VWHL), based in in the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing, in collaboration with partners at the Politecnico di Milano and the University of Florence, will undertake the 3D digitization of the complete collection of Greek and Roman sculpture in the Uffizi, Pitti Palace, and Boboli Gardens on behalf of the Gallerie Degli Uffizi. Totaling some 1,250 works of art, it is the third-largest collection of its kind in an Italian state museum.

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THE METAMUSEUM PROJECT

The National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN) is collaborating with the VWHL to safeguard, share, and elevate the museum's cultural treasures using innovative 3D digitization techniques. The project has focused on a selection of 400 artifacts, with an emphasis on so-called hidden treasures from the museum's depots.

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SAFEGUARDING CULTURAL HERITAGE IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (PAKISTAN)

This project, funded by the U.S. Department of State, enhances the skills of local museum staff in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan in modern museum practices. Covering 15 museums and major archaeological sites, this initiative provides specialized training in artifact handling, conservation, record keeping, and 2D/3D digitization.

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THE DIGITAL SCULPTURE PROJECT

The Digital Sculpture Project 3D digital modeling often encounters a barrier when confronted with the kind of complex geometry that characterizes most sculptures. Through its Digital Sculpture Project, the Virtual World Heritage Laboratory is pioneering new solutions and applications

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DIGITAL HADRIAN’S VILLA PROJECT

From 2007 to 2012 The Virtual World Heritage Laboratory created a 3D digital model of Hadrian’s Villa, a World Heritage site located in Tivoli (Italy), as it appeared toward the end of the lifetime of the emperor Hadrian (76-138 CE).

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THE DIGITAL ATZOMPA PROJECT

The Atzompa Project is a collaboration between INAH and the Virtual World Heritage Laboratory (VWHL). The primary focus of the project is the creation of 3D models at various scales of significant cultural heritage artifacts, monuments, and the entire site. INAH plans to use these models as aids to the scientific analysis of the site and as assets for public outreach and education.

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THE DIGITAL COSA PROJECT

The Digital Cosa Project is a collaboration between the Cosa Excavations and the Virtual World Heritage Laboratory (VWHL). The project's primary focus is the creation of 3D models at various scales of significant cultural heritage artifacts, monuments, and the entire site. The Cosa team plans to use these models as aids to the scientific analysis of the site and as assets for public outreach and education. In addition to digitizing the excavation process and the standing ruins on the site, the small site museum was photographed.

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Affiliated Projects

THE EGYPTIAN SCULPTURE DIGITIZATION PROJECT

The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures—based in Indiana University, Bloomington's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies—and the Virtual World Heritage Laboratory—based in Indiana University, Bloomington's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering—have collaborated with partners at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Indiana University Eskenazi Museum of Art to 3D digitize important examples of ancient Egyptian sculpture. It is anticipated that this digital collection will be continually expanded as other museum partners are added.

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