DIGITAL INTERFACE
Kenya is making history with virtual museum project
One of the largest collections of archeology and palaeontology is being captured in 3D digital imagery by the National Museums of Kenya
Ancient relics from human ancestors and the latest imaging technologies are coming together to give scientists across the world access to rare fragments of Kenya’s history. One of the largest collections of archeology and palaeontology — which includes bone fossils and tools human ancestors used to prepare food and defend themselves — is being captured in 3D digital imagery by the National Museums of Kenya (NMK). The NMK holds more than a million items and the project to create digital records of the artefacts is being carried out with Amazon Web Services, Intel and the Digital Divide Data (DDD), an organisation that develops digital archives for cultural heritage organisations. Together, they will create and store digital records in a scientific database and set up an interactive website as a virtual museum, giving more people access to the fragile objects. The NMK’s mission is to collect, preserve, study and present Kenya’s cultural and natural heritage and it realised it could ta...
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