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What happens when concrete fails: recording fragments of Ronan Point
Early in the morning on 16th May 1968, the wing of a brand-new, East London tower block suddenly collapsed. People were sleeping inside; they had moved in just two months...
European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2026 Ceremony in Cyprus
On May 28-29, James Macmillan-Scott, President of Factum Foundation, represented Factum Foundation at the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards in Nicosia, Cyprus, to receive the Heritage Champions 2026...
AOA ARCHiVe Online Academy: Digital Technologies and Physical Change: How technology enables real, tangible innovations in heritage preservation
On April 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29, from 3 to 5 PM (CEST), Factum Foundation will present a 10-hour online course as part of the AOA | ARCHiVe Online Academy....
3D Photogrammetry Training with YAGEO Foundation Taiwan
YAGEO Foundation Taiwan and Factum Foundation are pleased to announce the beginning of their collaboration through a first training programme in Taipei. Factum Foundation’s specialists, Imran Khan and Otto Lowe,...
Photogrammetry in Heritage Documentation 2026
Factum Foundation, within the framework of AOA – ARCHiVe Online Academy, is inviting university students of architecture, archaeology, museum studies and heritage conservation to an online workshop on Photogrammetry in...
Selene Strata: a new software that enables you to see what the scanner sees
Every time an original is scanned with the Selene PSS, the volume of data generated is immense. A single scan can produce hundreds of millions of pixels of surface information...
Reuniting El Greco: Digital technology and a divided masterpiece
For seven years, Factum Foundation has spearheaded a pioneering documentation and research project focused on El Greco’s final series of paintings, executed between 1608 and 1614. This ambitious initiative achieved...
A facsimile of Pontormo’s Young Man Holding a Red Cap made for Hill Art Foundation
In 2018, the Hill Art Foundation commissioned Factum to make an exact facsimile of Pontormo’s Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap. The painting, which was at the centre...
The Ivory Salt Cellar at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Working with one of Factum Foundation London’s trustees, Professor Jerry Brotton, Factum recorded and made a facsimile of a 15th-century Afro-Portuguese ivory salt cellar, one of the most significant and...
Remaking Bentley’s Shell Seat for Strawberry Hill House
Factum has been commissioned by Strawberry Hill House & Garden to recreate one of the most iconic features of Horace Walpole’s garden: the Shell Seat, a monumental half-clam shell bench...
Practical training session at the Biblioteca Universitaria Hospital Real of the University of Granada
In late January 2026, a team from Factum Foundation carried out a two-day specialised practical training session at the Biblioteca Universitaria Hospital Real of the University of Granada, employing a...
‘Capturing Nature’ at the IFPDA Print Fair in New York
On 9–12 April, during the IFPDA Print Fair in New York, the installation ‘Capturing Culture’ will feature evidence of the game-changing techniques being developed and promoted by Factum Foundation Americas....
A facsimile of the medusa for the Ipogeo dei Cristallini
Tomb C in the Ipogeo dei Cristallini in Naples is possibly the best preserved Greek tomb that we know today. The highlight of the tomb is the polychrome head of...
THE BLACK SQUARE and BETONI/CONCRETE at the AaltoSiilo
On 28 and 29 March, AaltoSiilo hosted a weekend of performance, poetry and live media as part of the Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026 programme. The event brought together...
The Entry into Palestine of the Army of Vespasian tapestry at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini
The Entry into Palestine of the Army of Vespasian, dated to around 1470–80 and attributed to the Master of Coëtivy, is a monumental Franco-Flemish tapestry from the collection of the Fondazione...
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