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Wilson, Paul F., Stott, Janet, Warnett, Jason M., Attridge, Alex, Smith, M. Paul and Williams, M. A. (2018) Evaluation of touchable 3D-printed replicas in museums. Curator: The Museum Journal, 60 (4). pp. 445-465. doi:10.1111/cura.12244
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12244
Abstract
The multisensory aspect of the museum, while neglected for many years, is undergoing a resurgence as museum workers have begun to push towards re-establishing the senses as a major component of museum pedagogy. However, for many museums a major roadblock lies in the need to conserve rare objects, a need that prevents visitors from being able to interact with many objects in a meaningful way. This issue can be potentially overcome by the rapidly evolving field of 3D printing, which allows museum visitors to handle authentic replicas without damaging the originals. However, little is known about how museum visitors consider this approach, how they understand it and whether these surrogates are welcome within museums. A front-end evaluation of this approach is presented, finding that visitors were enthusiastic about interacting with touchable 3D printed replicas, highlighting potential educational benefits among other considerations. Suggestions about the presentation of touchable 3D
printed replicas are also discussed.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software Q Science > QH Natural history T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Engineering Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Digital media, Three-dimensional printing, Cultural property--Computer simulation, Three-dimensional imaging in archaeology, Natural history museums, Museum exhibits--Computer simulation, Cultural property--Technological innovations | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Curator: The Museum Journal | ||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley Online Library | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0011-3069 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 18 January 2018 | ||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 16 April 2018 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 18 January 2019 | ||||||
| Volume: | 60 | ||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 445-465 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/cura.12244 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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