Saving temporary exhibitions in virtual environments: The Digital Renaissance of Ulisse Aldrovandi – Acquisition and digitisation of cultural heritage objects
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: As per the objectives of Project CHANGES, particularly its thematic sub-project on the use of virtual technologies for museums and art collections, our goal was to obtain a digital twin of the temporary exhibition on Ulisse Aldrovandi called “The Other Renaissance”, and make it accessible to users online. After a preliminary study of the exhibition, focussing on acquisition constraints and related solutions, we proceeded with the digital twin creation by acquiring, processing, modelling, optimising, exporting, and metadating the exhibition. We made hybrid use of two acquisition techniques to create new digital cultural heritage objects and environments, and we used open technologies, formats, and protocols to make available the final digital product. Here, we describe the process of collecting and curating bibliographical exhibition (meta) data and the beginning of the digital twin creation to foster its findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability. The creation of the digital twin is currently ongoing.
Authors: Roberto Balzani, Sebastian Barzaghi, Gabriele Bitelli, Federica Bonifazi, Alice Bordignon, Luca Cipriani, Simona Colitti, Federica Collina, Marilena Daquino, Francesca Fabbri, Bruno Fanini, Filippo Fantini, Daniele Ferdani, Giulia Fiorini, Elena Formia, Anna Forte, Federica Giacomini, Valentina Alena Girelli, Bianca Gualandi, Ivan Heibi, Alessandro Iannucci, Rachele Manganelli Del Fà, Arcangelo Massari, Arianna Moretti, Silvio Peroni, Sofia Pescarin, Giulia Renda, Diego Ronchi, Mattia Sullini, Maria Alessandra Tini, Francesca Tomasi, Laura Travaglini, Luca Vittuari
Language: English
Subfield: Geology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,120
Awards: G1437123785, G56113743
OpenAlex ID: W4390155038