SSHOC Workshop: Digitising Museum Objects Using Basic Photogrammetry

Date: 25 March 2021 Location: Online

This workshop took place online as part of the Sustainable Heritage Bidecennial Conference and introduced participants to the field of imaging applications in the study and management of heritage. The focus was placed on developing skills for the use of photogrammetry in heritage - specifically through studying the process of creating a 3D model of a museum object from start to finish using basic photogrammetry equipment.

Workshop participants gained insight into the photogrammetric process, understood what is achievable with basic equipment, and became more aware of the requirements of 3D digitisation of museum objects and how these might differ from everyday objects.

Presenters

Kira Zumkley has been working in the heritage sector for over 10 years both as an archaeologist, photographer, and researcher. She is the Chair of the Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography and Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Digital Humanities at University College London. In addition, she is currently working as a researcher on a joint project between the Victoria and Albert Museum, University of Brighton and University College London. Prior to moving into academia, Kira worked as the photography manager at the Science Museum Group and carried out her own creative photography practices focusing on the contrasting experiences of urban and natural spaces.

Adam Gibson is Professor of Heritage Science at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage. His group applies imaging techniques to aspects of heritage, predominantly multispectral and hyperspectral imaging. His work has looked, among other things, at painting analysis and feature recovery in historical documents.