This document discusses the use of 3D printing in museums and cultural heritage applications. It references several specific projects including 3D scanning and printing of artifacts from the Usher Gallery in Lincoln and the British Museum's efforts to engage younger virtual audiences. The document also briefly mentions the potential for 3D printing to create a new publishing industry for museum objects and references projects undertaken by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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6. © Photo credit: Maurice Mikkers http://www.flickr.com/ CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0

8. Source Video: http://youtu.be/AKTSdW7-H3Q

16. The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Object Number: LCNUG: 1927/139
http://lincoln3dscans.co.uk/hunter-and-his-dog/

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24. © burtonwood & holmes, Orihon (3DP Accordion Book) http://www.flickr.com/ CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0
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26. At Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

33. About the Met 3-D:
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/now-at-the-met/features/2012/hackathon
About the Met 3-D:
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/now-at-the-met/features/2012/hackathon
About the Met 3-D:
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/now-at-the-met/features/2012/hackathon
About the Met 3-D:
http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/now-at-the-met/features/2012/hackathon
Original artefact: metmuseum.org
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36. British Museum in 2012
5.575 M. visitors
27.3 M. virtual audience
43% of visitors aged
between 16-34
Source: The British Museum

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