Explore The Met's Collection in 3D From Your Couch

"Some of the 3D scans were done in collaboration with Japan's national broadcaster NHK. A voluptuous Neolithic marble, a model Nayarit home from ancient Mesoamerica, Claude Monet's 1891 painting "Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun)" - these are among the items in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection that are now available to the public as high-quality 3D scans."

"Through the museum's digital collection, users can zoom in and view objects from multiple angles, as well as through virtual reality headsets. Nine of the models, including one of Vincent van Gogh's 1889 painting "Wheat Field with Cypresses," were created in collaboration with the Japanese national broadcaster NHK using photogrammetry and laser scanning processes."

"Through these digital experiences, we are expanding meaningful new pathways into The Met collection, inviting audiences around the world to engage with these works in dynamic and immersive ways."

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has made 100 three-dimensional scans of objects from its collection available to the public for free on its website. These scans include a Neolithic marble sculpture, a model Nayarit home from ancient Mesoamerica, Claude Monet's 1891 painting "Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun)," and Vincent van Gogh's "Wheat Field with Cypresses." Users can zoom in, view objects from multiple angles, and experience them through virtual reality headsets. Nine models were created through collaboration with Japan's national broadcaster NHK using photogrammetry and laser scanning. This initiative represents the museum's expansion of digital engagement, following its November launch of virtual reality tours of the Temple of Dendur and Oceania galleries.

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