Uncertain Space Virtual Museum
Visit the purely virtual museum in the Secret Garden Gallery of this purely virtual museum (in browser and VR).
Working with a group of young Bristolians aged 11-18, we co-developed our first virtual museum. Our ‘Secret Gardeners’ helped us select objects from across the University’s rich collections. Music was provided by members of the Creative Youth Network. Together we found connections inspired by the University’s public art and driven by our Secret Gardeners’ interest in activism and climate change. Handle objects too delicate to pick up in real life and find yourself transported to unexpected places. Working across collections this exhibition relied on cross-University collaboration and showcased material from: Archaeology, Anatomy, Botanic Gardens, Earth Sciences Collection, Special Collections, Theatre Collection and our Public Art Collection.
How do I visit the museum?
You can experience the Uncertain Space in a number of different ways, depending on what kind of device you’re using. We currently offer three versions; one for Virtual Reality headsets, another as a downloadable PC game, and each exhibition can accessed directly as a play-in-browser game, without the need to download anything (see below). We regularly update the museum, as new exhibitions are added.
Distributed System of Scientific Collections
1,5 billion specimens. 5,000 scientists. 200+ institutions. 23 countries … in 1 European collection.
GB3D open source online database
We hold over 700 type1 specimens in our collection. GB3D is an open source online database where anyone can access data, images, 3D scans, high resolution photos and stereographs of some of our UK macrofossil types.
1 – A ‘type’ is a specimen (or a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, it is the example that defines the features of a particular organis
https://www.3d-fossils.ac.uk/fossilType.cfm?typSampleId=25000600