Factum Foundation

We were honoured to join the #DigitalHeritageConference and to witness the ambitious vision presented today by the Vice Minister of Culture @hamedfayez We also want to thank His Highness the Minister of Culture @BadrFAlSaud and all those who showed interest in our work

Factum Foundation's Founder, Adam Lowe, had the pleasure of joining Episode 5 (S1) "Lost Treasures: Reconstructing Al-Idrisi with Adam Lowe" – you can listen here: - Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=NzHB-T… - Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1LyIJc… - Oculi Mundi: oculi-mundi.com/adam-lowe

Congratulations to Jerry Brotton on winning Best Education Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2025! 'What's Your Map?' brings historical cartography and exploration to life, making them accessible to wide audiences.

Watch this feature by MTV Katsomo (30 July 2025 - Finland) covers AaltoSiilo with interviews of Valentino Tignanelli, project manager based in Oulu and Anna Niemelä, Aaltosiilo expert and producer of Re-Renovate symposium. mtv.fi/lyhyet/a581c04…

📜 La Carta de la fuesa, un talismán funerario morisco del s. XVI hallado en Zaragoza, será protagonista en la expo Los latidos del Corán en Granada. Gracias al #CSIC y @FactumFound, ahora cuenta con un facsímil 3D de alta fidelidad. #LatidosDelCorán #CSIC factumfoundation.org/news/the-enigm…

Ancient wonders reborn: A Madrid-based foundation digitally reconstructs lost artworks and monuments with precision. @FactumFound #ArtPreservation #AncientWonders #TechMeetsArt #LostTreasures #3DReconstruction #HistoricalRevival #DigitalRestoration efe.com/en/other-news/…

And so the degradation, decay, disregard and disrespect of the world's most famous bell foundry is allowed to continue without any check from those authorities who have the power to do something.... @historicengland

Listen to this fascinating talk from our colleagues at ARCHiOx (the team whose work made a breakthrough William Blake discovery) and hear more about how their 3D recording technology with @factumfound can help us make further discoveries podcasts.ox.ac.uk/archiox-seeing…

@FacultadFiloZgz @archivounizar Hoy ha comenzado el Seminario de Nuevas tecnologías aplicadas a la Gestión del Patrimonio cultural Un lugar, el oratorio del Palacio de la Aljafería, tan extraordinario como los profesionales de @FactumFound Agradecemos a @laaljaferia su generosa y amable disposición a recibirnos

The Virtual Illés Initiative: illesdigital-org.archjerusalem.org

More on the recording: factumfoundation.org/our-projects/d…

Factum Foundation's high-resolution recording of Stephen Illés’ 1:500 scale model of Jerusalem is being used as part of The Virtual Illés Initiative, directed by Dr. Maryvelma O’Neil. A publication by Routledge featuring the project is currently in production.

SAVE THE DATE: December 2, 2024 'Seeing the Unseen in Oxford University Collections' at @bodleianlibs Register for the free seminar at Weston Library: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/dec24/se…

We are excited to share that the #AALTOSIILO project is moving into a new phase, thanks to the generous donations from Jean Nordstrom August and others who wish to remain anonymous. More on: aaltosiilo.com/en/

Facsimiles and recreations are able to significantly change the way we think about exhibition content and design, especially when the original artworks cannot travel.

Once the 20 sections were printed and varnished, they were spliced together and fixed to a rigid support. All the joins are retouched by hand before the final varnish is applied.

The 7m-tall 'Burial and Glory of St Petronilla' by Guercino hangs in the Musei Capitolini and cannot be moved. Rematerialising this vast painting for display at @Scuderie offered a different challenge to Factum Foundation's team. youtube.com/watch?v=93GDZh…

More on factumfoundation.org/our-projects/d… 🧵(5/5)

The recreation will hang on the main altar of the Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini in Rome while the original is on display at the Scuderie del Quirinale.🧵(4/5)

For ‘Guercino. L’era Ludovisi a Roma’ at @Scuderie, Factum Foundation recreated two works by Baroque artist Guercino and, in agreement with the Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini in Rome, installed a recreation of Guido Reni’s 'Trinity' in the church🧵(1/5)