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The hand of the artist from 3D surface data
Factum Foundation has initiated a collaboration with a team from the Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Art History and Art Departments at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio....
The London Bell Foundry
The London Bell Foundry has been formed by the partnership that has spent almost four years fighting to save the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Our aim is to re-start casting bells...
Preserving the Saudi heritage with RCU
Factum Foundation is delighted to collaborate with the Royal Commission for AlUla on the ambitious project to preserve the heritage landmarks and cultural legacy of the Nabateans in and around...
The Sacred Cave of Kamukuwaká recreation receives the Premio Rodrigo 2020
We are proud to announce that the recreation of the sacred cave of Kamukuwaká received the Rodrigo Award for the dissemination of knowledge, intangible heritage. The Premio Rodrigo is organised...
AALTOSIILO: Factum Foundation and Oamk
Factum Foundation and the Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk) are delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding which establishes the terms of a collaboration between the...
Royal Commission for AlUla and Factum Foundation to partner up on the recording of the largest archaeological site in Saudi Arabia
On 21st September 2020, Otto Lowe and Pedro Miró from Factum Foundation arrived in AlUla to start the largest high-resolution 3D recording project to be undertaken in the Kingdom of...
‘New Perspectives on Raphael’ – online panel by the Warburg Institute
On 19th November, Michelle O’Malley from the Warburg Institute talked with Ana Debenedetti and Adam Lowe about the recording of Raphael’s Cartoons at the V&A in August 2019. While the...
The Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative 2020 report
A new report on the Theban Necropolis Preservation Initiative is now freely available. The Coronavirus pandemic has restricted work in Luxor since April, but in line with Egyptian regulations, a...
Save the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and Public Inquiry: closing statement
The Public Inquiry to decide the future of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which started on 6 October, has now finished. Paul Griffiths, the Inspector, expects to put his completed report...
Adam Dant’s The Bells of Whitechapel
“My print shows the historic significance of Britain’s oldest manufacturing business, across the globe and as a part of the deep fabric of London’s culture and community. From St Mary...
Recording the back of the Heart-shaped map of Hajji Ahmed
In 2019, the Biblioteca Marciana started a project focussing on a new philological edition of the heart-shaped map of Hajji Ahmed (also known as Mappa Turchesca). The original cherry-wood printing...
Bakor Monoliths Project: recent updates
Since June 2019, Factum Foundation and the British Museum have been working together to host an exhibition centered on the Bakor Monoliths Project, which was due to open on November...
Recording Velázquez at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Orléans
On October 19th a team from Factum Foundation carried out the high-resolution recording in 3D and colour of Velázquez’ Saint Thomas at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Orléans. St. Thomas,...
Recording El Greco’s Annunciation with Fundación Banco Santander
Factum Foundation is delighted to collaborate with Fundación Banco Santander for the high-resolution recording in 3D and colour of El Greco’s Annunciation, from the collection of Banco Santander. The painting,...
A year later: the donation of the facsimiles of two Lamassu from the north-west palace of Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud to the University of Mosul
On 24th October 2019, exact facsimiles of two lamassu statues (Assyrian protective deities in the form of human-headed winged lions) were presented at the University of Mosul by Factum Foundation...
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