Museum artefacts digitised

TECHNOLOGY: The National Discovery Museum Institute (NDMI) and Autodesk announced a joint effort to digitise collections from 1,500 museums nationwide using Autodesk Remake.

The project will see NDMI and its member museums convert 2D photos and scans of important historical artefacts into high-definition 3D digital replicas, and the digital assets will be hosted on NDMI’s website to create virtual experiences and touchpoints for interested users.

NDMI conducted a pilot project in June 2016 to digitise some of its artefacts using laser scanners and found the equipment was costly and the level of technical expertise needed could not be scaled across its large network of museums.

To kick off the project, NDMI and Autodesk started rolling out a training programme in five museums representing each region in Thailand.