The Virtual Museum of the University’s Cultural Heritage of The Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

January 1st, 2008 | RESEARCH

The Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico (UNAM), as an active cultural promoter, implemented a virtual museum system in order to help and develop expression related to art, science and humanities. The UNAM's cultural heritage is, as in many other universities, a vast number of different kinds of objects, ranging from painting and sculpture to numismatics and architecture, from traditional art to modern multimedia-based exhibits to Scientific Collections. It is impossible to exhibit it all in a single place in an orderly fashion. The Virtual Museum of the University's Cultural Heritage (VMUCH) is a dynamic interactive space where users navigate and interact with UNAM's cultural, scientific and historical heritage in 3D real-time space.

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Francisco Caviedes, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Esther de la Herran, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Andrea Vitela, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
A. Libia Cervantes, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Jose Mondragon, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Alma Rangel, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Jose Silva, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Ildiko Pelczer, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Francisco Salgado, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Adidier Perez-Gomez, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Carolina Flores-Illescas, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Jose Casillas, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Graciela de la Torre, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Jorge Reynoso, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Rafael Samano, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Julia Molinar, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Jose Manuel Magana, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Alejandrina Escudero, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico
Ariadna Patino, Author, Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de M茅xico

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Publication: Museums and the Web 2008 Proceedings

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Audience: Educators | Teachers | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Undergraduate | Graduate Students
Discipline: Art | music | theater | General STEM | History | policy | law
Resource Type: Conference Proceedings | Reference Materials
Environment Type: Games | Simulations | Interactives | Media and Technology | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media