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Event Details
April 30, 2011
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Freer Gallery of Art
Smithsonian Institution
1050 Independence Ave SW
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 707

Washington, DC 20013
United States

Public Talk - Washington, DC

Reconstructing the Past, Digitally

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Join Lec Maj, technical advisor to the Xiangtangshan Project, and Adam Metallo and Vince Rossi, 3D imaging coordinators for the Smithsonian, for an exploration of 3D scanning technology and its potential applications for art, museums, and archaeology. Learn how it has helped researchers restore dispersed fragments from the Xiangtangshan caves, as seen in the Digital Cave in Echoes of the Past, and to document human footprints in Tanzania. Debate the benefits and challenges posed by this potent technology.