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The Arc/k Project's 3D model sets the stage for virtual international conference
Arc/k provided our digital 3D model of Palmyra’s Roman Theater for the virtual environment of this important event.
Humans Behind the Heritage: Interview with Dr. Al-Azm - Part 1
We shared a meaningful discussion on the potential and impact of 3D and Virtual Reality in digital heritage preservation and education.
Black lives matter. Black histories matter. Black futures matter.
We must document, remember, and archive these historic times, and we encourage you to learn and participate in community history preservation initiatives.
Arc/k Digital Collections Help Museums Engage Audiences Online Through Times of Crisis
Our community partners have continued to engage audiences online through times of crisis, with the help of our 3D models and digital collections.
Announcing Our New Arc/kivist's Corner
Whether you are an archivist looking to expand your digital offerings or someone new to digital archiving altogether, this will be the place for you!
Expanding Access to Arc/k Collections
Arc/k Project is the latest contributor to the digital archives Calisphere and the Digital Public Library of America!
Arc/k Project - COVID-19 Response
The Arc/k Project responded to the global coronavirus pandemic with donations of PPE resources to frontline workers and to communities in need.
Cultural Heritage Alert
Arc/k Project vehemently opposes U.S. President Donald Trump’s public threat to attack Iranian sites of cultural heritage. Contact Members of Congress today.
Cultural destruction of Palmyra continues
The continued loss of cultural heritage at Palmyra is both mind numbing and heartbreaking, but we at Arc/k can take some solace in the knowledge that digital cultural preservation technology can lead the way towards rebuilding once ISIS is defeated. Read more >>
We're at VRLA this weekend
Arc/k is thrilled to present our 3D model solves in virtual reality at VRLA this week. We’ll be showcasing incredibly immersive experiences in unique natural environments and culturally significant monuments captured via photogrammetry prior to their destruction. Read more >>
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Cultural Heritage Alert
Arc/k Project vehemently opposes U.S. President Donald Trump’s public threat to attack Iranian sites of cultural heritage. Contact Members of Congress today.
Archiving Against the Inevitability
Regret. It can define so much of our existence if we are not so very very careful. Careful almost to the point of prescience. And sometimes even then it’s not enough. Read more >>
Notes on Keeping Venezuela’s Cultural Flame Alive
History: sometimes it feels like a good novel trying to be read as every third line in an over-burdened palimpsest comprising a criminal rap sheet, a biblical disaster and a tabloid sex scandal of the overly-entitled and the under-literate, all in one. Read more >>
Pluralism & Beyond
As we start off this new year, Arc/k has some exciting things ahead and we hope you’ll join us in new and further explorations of our past, which will be the path to our future. Read more >>
Happy Holidays from all of us at Arc/k!
Heartfelt thanks from our entire team for supporting Arc/k and its mission. By working to perpetuate humanity’s cultural heritage, we are proud not merely to be hoping and wishing for peace, we are working toward it. Read more >>
The Arc/k Project's First Newsletter!
I’m not really a fan of the so-called “silver lining.”
I’m generally extremely suspicious of displays of excessive optimism or soft & squishy philosophies that feel too much like putting one’s head in the proverbial sand.
And yet, in the midst of so much cultural degradation, xenophobia and retrenchment, I am gobsmacked to discover that hope and optimism seem to have crept into my thoughts, like unexpected (yet not entirely unwelcome) visitors. But why? Read more >>