Great opportunity for UK heritage organisations looking to get into 3D 👇

Please FOLLOW & REPOST The Centre for Robert Burns Studies and help us reengage with followers old & new (following frustrating loss of the previous account). Don’t miss exciting research developments & public events we’re looking forward to sharing over the coming weeks & months! 👀

We are delighted to be working together with Museums in the Metaverse in helping shape virtual museum experiences. More on this exciting collaboration soon. In the meantime, if your organisation could benefit for having your collection 3D scanned in unbelievable quality - see info below.

“What will you put into your Museum?” Great to see Lucy Worsley engage with Museums in the Metaverse! Historic Environment Scotland National Museums Scotland The Hunterian University of Glasgow Meta #MuseumsInTheMetaverse

@UofGMIM Connecting communities through time #WDPD2024 #digipres #WorldDigitalPreservationDay #virtualreality University of Glasgow #InnovationAccelerator The Hunterian National Museums Scotland Historic Environment Scotland Celtic British gold stater, 125–100 BCE, GLAHM:40475. © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Congratulations Neil McDonnell , PI of Museums in the Metaverse , selected to work with Meta on their new education platform advancing the potential of XR in education, where he has already been a pioneer Áine Allardyce Pauline Mackay

Global study reveals 77% want digital access to museum collections. Our University of Glasgow Museums in the Metaverse shows huge appetite for #VR/#XR in cultural spaces. Funded by UK Research and Innovation Innovate UK, partnering with The Hunterian Historic Environment Scotland National Museums Scotland edify More 👉 gla.ac.uk/news/headline_…

This Audiences and Impact report, co-authored by myself and Fergus Bruce , shows the global pull of virtual cultural experiences internationally and thanks to Meta support Museums in the Metaverse was able to reach a huge audience to ask the key questions. Áine Allardyce SAHA

A global study has revealed an overwhelming public interest in Virtual Reality (VR) and Extended Reality (XR) museums. The study was conducted as part of the Museums in the Metaverse project - part of the Region's #InnovationAccelerator programme. Innovate UK #innovation

Museums in the Metaverse PI Neil McDonnell is sharing University of Glasgow research on ‘Transforming Learning & Research by Extending Reality’ Bett Global 2025! Join him with Meta for Education for cutting-edge insight into immersive technology for education & cultural heritage.

For #BurnsNight2025 here’s a Museums in the Metaverse 3D model of a beautiful nineteenth-century Mauchline Ware Ink Blotter. Featuring Burns Cottage, Brig o’ Doon & lines from ‘Rantin’, Rovin’ Robin’. Curate this & many other treasures in your own XR museum, from Spring 2025. Coming soon! 🤩

Interested in curating your own virtual museum experience? We are looking for participants to test our new ‘Creator Mode’ which is all about empowering users like you to build their own virtual museum experiences. eventbrite.co.uk/o/museums-in-t…

Pleased to have represented University of Glasgow following the award of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize to The Centre for Robert Burns Studies. Delighted to see Museums in the Metaverse featured as a case study of innovation in Creative Technologies. Neil McDonnell MP Maria Economou UofG Arts & Humanities

How can the fusion of emerging technologies and the Creative Industries transform the UK’s approach to skills, innovation and business? This report published today by Department for Culture, Media and Sport makes a series of recommendations. Museums in the Metaverse features as a case study. UofG Arts & Humanities Glasgow City Region 👀

Interested in curating your own virtual museum experience? Participants required to test our 'Creator Mode', empowering users to build their own virtual museum experiences. eventbrite.co.uk/o/museums-in-t… University of Glasgow UofG Arts & Humanities UofGARC #VR The Hunterian National Museums Scotland Historic Environment Scotland

Splendid discussion today on role of Museums in the Metaverse research in Future Cities Forum with Michelle Charters OBE Craig Hassall & many others Pauline Mackay Áine Allardyce

Experience Museums in the Metaverse through the eyes of UofG's Anton Muscatelli & Rachel Sandison as they step into this groundbreaking #VR platform. MiM virtual museums are changing how we access cultural heritage. Launching soon! Innovate UK UK Research and Innovation

This was a brilliant experience. The work being done by Museums in the Metaverse is going to revolutionise cultural heritage and will have a major impact on the U.K. culture and creative sector.

Well, look what we found this morning! Thank you to Innovate UK and Glasgow City Region. We are now part of the George Square renovations! 🌳🌱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏦😍 #MuseumsintheMetaverse #Georgesquare #Glasgow University of Glasgow UofG Arts & Humanities UofGARC