Classics Outreach during COVID

Since mid-March for obvious reasons we’ve not been able to run any face-to-face activities with schools and the rest of the community. But staff and students have kept busy in our outreach activities by switching to online alternatives. One of the School’s most exciting projects is Through a Glass Darkly which aims to digitize our…

Photogrammetry and 3D Imaging; Bridges Collection: 123D Catch

By Sophia Mirashrafi This past August, I was given the opportunity to work closely with the Bridges Collection through the continuation of the 3D scanning project. It was my aim to discover a quicker way to scan these artefacts on the computer, and to make them more accessible to the public online. Although it produces…

The Bridges Collection

By Catherine Cruickshank From January – August 2014 I selected a range of Cypriot artefacts from The Bridges Collection for 3D scanning and modelling, held in the School of Classics, University of St Andrews.   This was an experimental project conducted in collaboration with the School of Classics, Computer Science and Museum Collections, which formed the…

Digital recreation: small scale

The School of Classics is pleased to announce the launch of a new project website, displaying 3D scans of objects from the Bridges Collection. With guidance from Rebecca Sweetman, Iain Oliver and Jessica Burdge, Cathy Cruikshank undertook the project as part of her studies on the Museum and Galleries Studies MLitt programme. Currently, there are ten…