Researching art and architecture with the aid of technology is one means to explore human culture. Here are examples that document artistic endeavour, conservation, and preservation.
Specific Artists
Jan Breughel : Complete Catalog
Transatlantic Encounters: Latin American Artists in Interwar Paris
Closer to Van Eyck: Rediscovering the Ghent Altarpiece
Asessment of the structural condition using high-resolution images and digital macrophotography.
Warhol Timeweb
Fifty Warhol artworks used to map connections within socio-cultural history.
Whistler's Peacock Room
Dgital archive and virtual environment to see the objects, places, and peopl eassociated with the room.
Architecture and Archeology
Floor plans, images and 360-degree panoramas of Gothic architecture in France.
Babylon 3D
3D reconstruction of the ancient city of Babylon created in 2013 for the Mesopotamia exhibition of the Royal Ontario Museum.
Cyark
Interact with 3D models and geo-located media for over 100 cultural heritage sites worldwide.
Visualizing Venice: Exploring the City's Past
Generates digital models and maps of the city of Venice, its territories, and its lagoon
Locating the Materials of Italian Renaissance Sculpture
A virtual exhibition curated by Queen's students usees interactive maps to explore the materials and techniques of 17 colourful sculptures made in Tuscany from ca. 1300 –ca. 1550.
A project of MUSC156 (Introduction to Digital Audio Recording, Editing and Mixing), in collaboration with CFRC Radio and Queen’s University Library to capture this art collection. Podcast production overseen by MUSC156 instructor Matt Rogalsky.