Smithsonian making 3D models of items from its collection

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What do you do when you're the world's largest museum but can display only 2 percent of the 137 million items in your collection (a mere 2.75 million) at any given time? In an effort to get more of their treasures into the public eye, specialists at the Smithsonian Institution's nineteen collective museums and galleries hit upon the solution of digitizing their collection and 3D printing key models and displays suitable for traveling exhibitions. It's a tall order, but one that's sure to give the rapidly blooming business of additive manufacturing a huge boost... Continue Reading Smithsonian making 3D models of items from its collection

Section: Science and Education

Tags: 3D Printer, 3D scanner, Museum, Smithsonian

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