The 3D Hologram - one of the multimedia applications
The exhibition titled “Copper. A history of the extraordinary metal” was
opened in the Copper Museum in Legnica, Poland, on October 23, 2018 and
is one of the milestones of the VirtualMine project.
The exhibition presents the phenomenon of the use of copper throughout
history. For millennia, this metal has been synonymous with modernity,
new technologies, but also a fully recyclable raw material.
The exhibition presents the properties of copper, introduces issues
related to its use by man, technology of its production and the areas in
which this metal is irreplaceable. Today, in a world filled with
electronics, it is much more visible than centuries ago. Surprisingly,
we are still finding new uses for the raw material known to man for over
10,000 years.
The exhibition features a rich collection of the Copper Museum in
Legnica. They include minerals, archaeological monuments, numismatics, a
collection of artistic handicrafts, sculptures and copperplate
engravings. All these monuments are made of copper, its alloys or
compounds of this metal, proving the great civilization importance of
this metal. You can enrich your knowledge of the exhibition through the
application presented on the tablet, as well as by browsing through the
pages of the publication of the Museum of Copper, made available in a
specially arranged part of the exhibition room.
The traditional museum exhibition is accompanied by multimedia
applications and modern ways of presenting knowledge – a 3D hologram
presenting a miner in full equipment for underground working, a
multimedia game “Life without raw materials” and HTC Vive Goggles
transferring to virtual reality - a walk through mining excavations over
centuries.
The exhibition, and more specifically multimedia and all accompanying
events, will be available to people of all ages during the museum's
visiting hours. Especially the multimedia part of the exhibition has
been prepared for children and young people who are the main
beneficiaries of the VirtualMine project. It is to attract young people
and introduce them to issues related to the properties of copper, its
use by man, technology of its production and the areas in which this
metal is irreplaceable.
Through the form, scope and content of the exhibition, we wanted to
emphasize the importance of copper and, more generally, raw materials in
human life, but also to indicate new opportunities for educating young
people in the field of mining. These new possibilities are a diverse
educational program here in Legnica - in the regional dimension, but
also - more widely - thanks to new technologies and a wide dissemination
of results as well as the involvement of partners - project results are
and will be visible in other European regions, among others in Spain,
Greece, Slovakia and Slovenia. The entirety of activities, products and
events related to the VirtualMine project creates an informal
educational network about raw materials, which we intend to actively
develop within this and other future projects - says Malwina Kobylańska,
VirtualMine Project Coordinator - We hope that the results of our
activities in the long-term will increase the knowledge and awareness on
the practical aspects of mining. We would also like them to translate
into the creation of future core curriculum for general education in
Poland and other European countries - she adds.
Detailed information about the exhibition and its opening can be found
at:
http://muzeum-miedzi.art.pl/wystawy-czasowe/485-miedz-dzieje-niezwyklego-metalu
http://muzeum-miedzi.art.pl/aktualnosci/484-otwarcie-wystawy-miedz-dzieje-niezwyklego-metalu
