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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...
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...
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...
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”...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
‘New European Bauhaus in Northern Finland’ Seminar
The Design Centre Proto in Oulu is hosting the ‘New European Bauhaus in Northern Finland’ Seminar on May 8th 2025. Organised by Archinfo, Design Centre Proto, and AaltoSiilo Ry /...
AOA – ARCHiVe Online Academy: ‘A Fusion of Virtual and Physical: Education, Engagement and Practice through Digital Immersive Experiences’
AOA – ARCHiVe Online Academy, the joint educational programme between Factum Foundation and Fondazione Giorgio Cini, will continue its 2024-2025 programme with the online seminar ‘A Fusion of Virtual and...
Instituto Valencia de Don Juan expands access to collections
While the Instituto Valencia de Don Juan is not open to the public as a museum, it provides access for researchers to study their collections and archives on site. The...
Ongoing restoration at Cylinders
Cylinders Estate, the historic location of Kurt Schwitters’ Merz Barn, is undergoing initial restoration efforts on the Shippon, a building once transformed into a milking shed by landscape architect Harry...
Handling Igbo-Ukwu bronzes at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
On March 27th, the Igbo-Ukwu bronze facsimiles were exhibited at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cambridge, where Factum’s partners Drs Kingsley Daraojimba and Pamela Smith are both associates....
‘Lo tienes que ver’ at Fundación Juan March
As part of the exhibition ‘Lo tienes que ver. La autonomía del color en el arte abstracto’ at the Fundación Juan March (February 28th – June 8th, 2025), Factum Foundation...
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