3D Viewer
An experimental 3D viewer that lets you view and interact with 3D models, read annotations, take screen shots, and more.
Original Creator: Mark Osterman
Wolfsonian Labs
Wolfsonian staff are experimenting with new ways to tell the stories behind our collections. Please join us as we play with new media tools to unlock the secrets of The Wolfsonian.
Posters
An experimental gallery and lightbox viewer for a collection of posters at the Wolfsonian.
Original Creator: Sul Paperwalla
Medals
An experimental gallery and lightbox viewer for a collection of medals at the Wolfsonian.
Original Creator: Sul Paperwalla
Image Search by Accession and Gallery Maker
This is an experimental image search, lightbox viewer, and gallery maker. The interface allows users to look up images by entering an exact or partial accession number, which is assigned to every museum object.
Original Creator: Sul Paperwalla
Virtual Tours
Explore virtual tours of our most popular exhibitions — from Promising Paradise: Cuban Allure, American Seduction to the acclaimed Myth and Machine. Though the exhibitions have closed, you can still wander the galleries online or on your tablet, zoom in for details, and view high-resolution images with captions.
Original Creator: Derek Merleaux
Visualization
Here, we reveal stories about collection through the developing field of data visualization, which seeks meaning in sets of data through graphical representations.
Original Creator: Derek Merleaux
Crowd Sourcing
Harald Rudyard Engman’s 1941 painting Menneske Pyramide (Human Pyramid) layers figures from ancient times to the present in a human tower rich with political and social symbolism drawn from Danish myth and history. Explore its details and add annotations to uncover its complex meanings.
Original Creator: Derek Merleaux
Story Maps
Interactive exploration of images in the gallery using a tablet-based image zooming and annotation software.
Original Creator: Derek Merleaux
Animation
From serious to seriously silly, assorted animations rendered of mechanical postcards and books.
Original Creator: Derek Merleaux
3D
An initial experiement in creating 3d models of collection items using photogrametry.
Original Creator: Derek Merleaux
Stickers
Drag and drop images selected from our collection to make a scene. Backdrops and more selections of stickers are coming soon!
Original Creator: Derek Merleaux
Digital Collection API
Fresh Data for your ideas factory! Give your web site or app the power of The Wolfsonian with access to the open Application Programming Interface (API) for our digital collection.
Original Creator: Derek Merleaux