Medieval Civilization and Culture
Medieval Civilization and Culture
Treasures of the National and University Library of Slovenia
Author: Christiana Polycarpou
Google captures virtual history of Beamish Museum
A living history museum has been captured on Google Street View – allowing people to virtually travel back in time from their own home.
The 360-degree images of Beamish open air museum in County Durham show life in the 1820s, 1900s and 1940s.
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Heritage Virtual Reality brings past back to life
The University of Birmingham are developing ‘Heritage Virtual Reality’ to allow users to bring the past back to life. Professor Bob Stone told 5 live: “We think that Virtual Heritage is one of the untapped areas for the future of VR.” “We can use this [VR] as a focus for our research and involve school children and members of the public.” One such project will show children in the UK and USA what Plymouth looked like in 1620 when the Mayflower set sail to take the first ‘Pilgrims’ to America. This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on...
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Scan technique reveals secret writing in mummy cases
Researchers in London have developed scanning techniques that show what is written on the papyrus that mummy cases are made from.
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Delhi Declaration on Heritage and Democracy’ adopted at closing session of ICOMOS 19th General Assembly
The ‘Delhi Declaration on Heritage and Democracy’ was adopted at the closing session of the ICOMOS 19th General Assembly in New Delhi, India, on 15th December 2017, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium-Auditorium in New Delhi, India. The Delhi Declaration emphasized the understanding that people’s perspective is central to heritage, and the General Assembly declared that ethical principles have to be developed for heritage.
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