A Step Toward Exhibition: Digital Reconstruction of Monitor Spaces

Author(s): Hannah P. Fleming

Year: 2018

Summary

210 tons of USS Monitor, including the majority of the engine room and the iconic turret, were recovered between 1998 and 2002 and are currently being conserved at The Mariners’ Museum and Park. While object treatments are ongoing, staff estimate that there are approximately 20 years of work left to finish the project. Even though the completion of conservation is two decades out, planning for the display of all the artifacts in the museum’s exhibition space is already underway. To assist in the planning process, staff have begun digitally reconstructing major artifact components still undergoing conservation to build a more accurate understanding of how those assemblies can be integrated into the gallery experience. This paper will focus on sharing the ongoing struggles and accomplishments of the 3-D modeling process to reconstruct the Monitor spaces. 

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A Step Toward Exhibition: Digital Reconstruction of Monitor Spaces. Hannah P. Fleming. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441300)

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Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): 449