Digital Wallace: 3D Scanning, 3D Printing and AR Project
Are you aged 16-25? If so then you’re invited to get hands on with a range of digital tools, including 3D printing, 3D scanning, Augmented Reality (AR) and laser cutting in an exciting new digital heritage project, in conjunction with the Nerve Centre, marking the bicentenary of the birth of Sir Richard Wallace (1818-90), Lisburn’s landlord.
Over the course of three weeks, participants will:
- Get hands-on with unique museum objects and Lisburn’s famed Wallace drinking fountains!
- Learn how to use 3D scanning, 3D printing, laser cutting and AR technology
- Explore how technology can be used in a museum setting
- Produce your own printed and laser cut objects
- Your output will contribute to our new exhibition (opening May 2018)
No experience necessary. This project is free to participate, although places are limited. You must be free on Saturday 14, 21 and 28th April 2018 for approximately 3hrs.
Sir Richard Wallace (1818-90) was Lisburn’s landlord, having inherited the estate from the 4th Marquess of Hertford. As landlord he made a huge contribution to architecture, civic life and the health and wellbeing of Lisburn, including building Castle House, Lisburn. After his death his widow bequeathed his art collection to the people of the United Kingdom. Known as the Wallace Collection, it is one of the world’s finest collections of works of art, paintings, furniture, arms & armour and porcelain.
For the majority of his life Sir Richard lived in Paris, and had a great reputation in the city for his charitable works. When he moved to London in 1872 he donated 50 cast-iron drinking fountains to the city of Paris, providing free, clean drinking water to its citizens. Known as ‘Les Wallaces’, five of these fountains were also placed in Lisburn. In this project we are going to 3D scan a Wallace fountain and 3D print parts of it and integrate them into our forthcoming Sir Richard Wallace exhibition.
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