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New publication: The Selene Photometric Stereo System
Factum Foundation envisions revolutionising cultural heritage preservation through the integration of art, science, and technology. The Selene Photometric Stereo System is the result of more than 20 years of research into surface...
Ongoing restoration at Cylinders Estate
Over the past two months, work has continued on the physical as well as the historical reconstruction of the Merz Barn and Cylinders Estate. In early April, Ferdinand Saumarez Smith...
The enigmatic Carta de la fuesa
Factum Foundation was asked by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) to create a high-resolution reproduction of the Carta de la fuesa, a 16th-century Morisco document discovered in 1993 hidden within...
Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia joins the Selene Circle
Factum Foundation is proud to announce that the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia is joining the Selene Circle. The upcoming installation of the Selene Photometric Stereo System...
Revitalising Meri-Toppila
From 26 to 31 May 2025, the AaltoSiilo transformed the neighbourhood of Meri-Toppila into a hub of creativity and community. Supported by Oulu2026 and several European partners, the “Revitalize Meri-Toppila”...
Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation: Online Workshop
Factum Foundation, within the framework of the ARCHiVe Online Academy (AOA), is pleased to announce a free online workshop on Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation. This intensive programme is specially designed...
Oulu2026 promotional event at the Finnish ambassador’s residence in Madrid
On 22 May the Finnish ambassador’s residence in Madrid hosted a promotional event highlighting Oulu2026 and VisitOulu. Charlotte Skene Catling, lead architect of the AaltoSiilo project and co-founder of Skene...
Recording and ivory comb from the Benaki Museum
In May a team from Factum Foundation, working in Athens, recorded an ivory comb for the Benaki Museum. The exquisite object has a personification of Rome on one side and...
Facsimiles for ‘Michelangelo Imperfect’ at SMK
‘Michelangelo Imperfect’ opened at the Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) in Copenhagen on March 28th and will run until August 31st 2025. The exhibition, curated by Matthias Wivel, presents SMK’s collection...
Reconstructing the lost stone choir of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Factum Foundation is working on the re-materialisation of the lost Choir (the area between the nave and the sanctuary, for the clergy and the choir) of the Catedral de Santiago,...
Ongoing restoration at Cylinders Estate
Over the past two months, work has continued on the physical as well as the historical reconstruction of the Merz Barn and Cylinders Estate. In early April, Ferdinand Saumarez Smith...
The enigmatic Carta de la fuesa
Factum Foundation was asked by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) to create a high-resolution reproduction of the Carta de la fuesa, a 16th-century Morisco document discovered in 1993 hidden within...
Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia joins the Selene Circle
Factum Foundation is proud to announce that the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia is joining the Selene Circle. The upcoming installation of the Selene Photometric Stereo System...
Revitalising Meri-Toppila
From 26 to 31 May 2025, the AaltoSiilo transformed the neighbourhood of Meri-Toppila into a hub of creativity and community. Supported by Oulu2026 and several European partners, the “Revitalize Meri-Toppila”...
Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation: Online Workshop
Factum Foundation, within the framework of the ARCHiVe Online Academy (AOA), is pleased to announce a free online workshop on Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation. This intensive programme is specially designed...
Oulu2026 promotional event at the Finnish ambassador’s residence in Madrid
On 22 May the Finnish ambassador’s residence in Madrid hosted a promotional event highlighting Oulu2026 and VisitOulu. Charlotte Skene Catling, lead architect of the AaltoSiilo project and co-founder of Skene...
Recording and ivory comb from the Benaki Museum
In May a team from Factum Foundation, working in Athens, recorded an ivory comb for the Benaki Museum. The exquisite object has a personification of Rome on one side and...
Facsimiles for ‘Michelangelo Imperfect’ at SMK
‘Michelangelo Imperfect’ opened at the Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) in Copenhagen on March 28th and will run until August 31st 2025. The exhibition, curated by Matthias Wivel, presents SMK’s collection...
Reconstructing the lost stone choir of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Factum Foundation is working on the re-materialisation of the lost Choir (the area between the nave and the sanctuary, for the clergy and the choir) of the Catedral de Santiago,...
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Riprodurre per restituire: il caso Veronese
«Es importante escanear o documentar digitalmente un bien cultural antes de que se produzca cualquier proceso de cambio»
It’s among the largest collections of Michelangelo sculptures ever shown. But there’s a catch
Factum, viaje al taller renacentista del siglo XXI
Clonando a Miguel Ángel
Los colosos de Roma o la tumba de Tutankamón vuelven a la vida gracias a la tecnología
Colossus of Constantine, Tutankhamun’s tomb brought back to life by technology
The vanishing violet in van Gogh’s Irises
Rescuing the Future
Scans reveal ‘doodling’ William Blake’s earliest engravings
Bobbly lines and an unfinished doodle: super-high-res scans may show William Blake’s first-ever engravings
William Blake’s teenage copper plate doodles discovered
William Blake’s boyhood doodles are discovered after 250 years: Scans reveal a smiley face etched by the poet on copperplates he handled as an apprentice
How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away
Charlotte Skene Catling on reviving Alvar Aalto’s derelict silo in Oulu as research center
