From cutting-edge research to objects in collections to the structure of museum buildings themselves, campers discover how a wide range of 3D technologies in design, architecture, and construction are reflected throughout the Smithsonian. They meet innovators and experts in the field, and have hands-on access to modeling and scanning software for their own work. Visits to sites such as the Portrait Gallery’s Kogod Courtyard reveal how 3D technology has been instrumental in blending the old with the new. Campers also investigate the many large-scale objects that have been scanned as part of the Smithsonian’s 3D Explorer program, including Sue the T-Rex at the Natural History Museum and the Apollo 13 spacecraft at the Air and Space Museum. The camp culminates with the unveiling of a camper-constructed immersive environment, the showcase for the 3D work they’ve designed and generated.
