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The Met Releases High-Def 3D Scans of 140 Famous Art Objects

https://www.openculture.com/2026/03/the-met-releases-high-definition-3d-scans-of-140-famous-art-objects.html
84•coloneltcb•2h ago

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toomuchtodo•1h ago
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/metropolitan-museum-o...

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search?showOnly=has...

xattt•1h ago
I see the “spinning” view in browser, but I don’t see an option to download the STLs.

Edit: It appears the usdz AR file can be converted to obj/stl files.

alecail•35m ago
Each of the models is available in fbx, usdz and glb if you dig a bit in the page. It's in a json file named masters
jandrese•1h ago
It's kind of annoying that the 3D viewer on their website keep you a respectful distance away from the object like you might try to touch it if you got too close.
knolan•1h ago
It works really well with the AR viewer on mobile Safari.
LeifCarrotson•33m ago
Interesting, on desktop Firefox I can barely zoom in past the point that the object fills the FOV.

I want to be permitted to navigate up close to a point where I can see the pixels and triangle meshes, as if I was a millimeter away from some brush stroke or chisel mark, and then back out just a bit.

minihoster•1h ago
Anyone know how the material roughness/metallic is captured? For instance here https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253348. I've only seen basic albedo for 3D scans before. Maybe it's just hand-authored.
utopiah•58m ago
No idea what they used but I know that in Brussels they use CultArm3D FT20 by https://verus.digital basically a camera on a robot arm.
alecail•18m ago
From what I saw in that file and a few others (in USDZ), the metalness is not captured. It's in 0/1.jpg , and the file is always pure white. You are only seeing roughness I opened them in Houdini and it translates to a USDPreview material, with those PBR channels connected: basecolor, roughness (decent map), metallic (no data, juste white) and normal map (decent map too)
jonhohle•1h ago
> Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

>

> To request images under copyright and other restrictions, …

If these are available as public domain with unrestricted use without fee, what is the use case for requesting a version under copyright with restrictions?

dfxm12•1h ago
Not everything is open access data and public domain images.

This image is tagged open access & public domain: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/321937

This image is not: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/492371

utopiah•1h ago
Great use of WebXR.

Works well both on the Vision Pro (USDz format) and Meta Quest (glTF binary format).

That being said without the right mediation, without some context... unless you already are an expert in the domain what's the point?

infocollector•1h ago
Does anyone know where the STL/OBJ files for the 3d models are at?
utopiah•59m ago
Check your browser console, network tab, search for .glb and you can directly download them.
alecail•16m ago
Look for the file named masters, it's a json file that contains the filenames for those formats: glb usdz fbx
Stevvo•30m ago
The original article is https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/metropolitan-museum-o... Not sure why that is not linked, instead we have an AI generated SEO spam page.
teachrdan•18m ago
Any recommendations for art objects worth 3D printing at home? Bonus points if it would appeal to a grade schooler.
danielvaughn•10m ago
Glad this was one of the objects captured, it's absolutely stunning to see in person: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24671

I wish they had captured one of their Faberge eggs; those are almost more impressive.

bilsbie•1m ago
I wanted to try printing one but so far all of them seem like they’d be kind of disturbing to display in my house.

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