{"id":3875,"date":"2017-09-12T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/pressrelease\/national-discovery-museum-institute-and-autodesk-to-digitize-artefacts-from-1500-thai-museums"},"modified":"2018-09-11T11:37:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T15:37:50","slug":"national-discovery-museum-institute-and-autodesk-to-digitize-artefacts-from-1500-thai-museums","status":"publish","type":"pressrelease","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/pressrelease\/national-discovery-museum-institute-and-autodesk-to-digitize-artefacts-from-1500-thai-museums\/","title":{"rendered":"National Discovery Museum Institute and Autodesk to Digitize Artefacts from 1,500 Thai Museums"},"content":{"rendered":"

BANGKOK, September 12, 2017<\/strong> \u2013 The National Discovery Museum Institute<\/a> (NDMI) and Autodesk<\/a> today announced a joint effort to digitize collections from 1,500 museums nationwide using Autodesk ReMake<\/a>. The project will see NDMI and its member museums converting 2D photos and scans of important historical artefacts into high-definition 3D digital replicas, and the digital assets will be hosted on NDMI\u2019s website to create new virtual experiences and touchpoints for people anywhere in the world with Thai culture and history. Speaking to reporters at Autodesk University ASEAN<\/a>, Rames Promyen, Director, National Discovery Museum Institute said: \u201cThis project that we\u2019re embarking on with Autodesk is important for several reasons. We\u2019re in a race against time when it comes to preserving artefacts, and it\u2019s impossible to showcase all of the artefacts in our vast collection to the public. Thailand is headed towards a digital future, and NDMI is adopting cutting-edge technology to not only preserve our past, but to engage the digitally savvy, younger generation and help them learn about our history in an interactive manner.\u201d NDMI conducted a pilot in June 2016 to digitize some of its artifacts using laser scanners previously and found the equipment required costly and the level of technical expertise needed could not be scaled across its large network of museums. Autodesk ReMake was chosen for this project because it is an end-to-end solution that converts 2D photos or scans of real-life objects into high-definition 3D models. This process is called Reality Capture, and ReMake makes this accessible to users with little or no 3D modeling expertise. To kick-off the project, NDMI and Autodesk has started rolling out a training program to five museums representing each region in Thailand. These are: <\/p>\n