Name of legal entity: Museum of Cultural History
Country: Norway
City: Oslo
Website: khm.uio.no
Description Summary of the Project
Type of Organization
The Museum of Cultural History possesses the largest archaeological and ethnographic collections in Norway.
The collections of the museum include the Viking ships, ecclesiastical art from the Middle Ages and more.
Group of Digital Documentation (DIGDOC) is a part of Section for Collections Management. The section is responsible for preserving and securing the museum's collections, including digital documentation. In this group DIGDOC are there specialists on 3D scanning include TRITOP, photogrammetry, drone, archaeology and databases.
Project and Partnership contribution
The Museum of Cultural History conducts innovative high quality research in close interaction with the management of culture, heritage and public outreach. DIGDOC can offer:
- High resolution 3D scans of objects. It can be large objects like the ships here at the Viking Ship Museum, Gokstad ship (23, 14 meter) or the Oseberg ship (21,57 meter) down to small objects like a coin. The 3D scan has accuracy down to 0,005 mm.
- High resolution 3D scans of surfaces like black shiny (tar) or wood, metal, stone, etc.
- Software for 3D measurement data.
- TRITOP. The portable TRITOP CMM system measures coordinates of three-dimensional objects quickly and precisely. The system can operate together with the scanners and it is a really a fantastic tool for to scan big objects.
- Comparison of old and new scan to get movements in the meantime. For example, movements in wood. This movement’s will you get visualized in 3D.
- Photogrammetry of al kind of objects. This is for conservators, exhibitions, web and more.
Bjarte Aarseth Chief engineer 3D scanning, background as a master woodcarver.
Justin Kimball Senior engineer photogrammetry, he has a background as an archaeologist and photographer.
Intended Partnership
My work here at the Viking ship's museum is to make accurate measurement of the objects for documentation. This can be for conservators, new supports, exhibitors (VR), 3D print or for the public (web).
The 3D scans can be used to detect and document changes to an object over time or as security documentation.
The methods we use are 3D scanning, TRITOP and photogrammetry. That's what we can do and that's what we can offer a partner.