Amuzeo Resources
The Amuzeo Resources hub brings together a curated ecosystem of platforms, tools, guidelines, and professional networks that support every stage of digital cultural heritage practice. From world-leading cultural repositories such as Europeana, Google Arts & Culture, and the Smithsonian Open Access, to open-source 3D scanning and reconstruction tools including Meshroom, COLMAP, Blender, and Luma AI, this collection empowers GLAM professionals to digitise, preserve, and share heritage with confidence. Ethical guidance and intellectual property frameworks—provided by UNESCO, Creative Commons, and Europeana—ensure responsible and rights-aware practice. Immersive learning toolkits like A-Frame, Babylon.js, and 3DVista help create engaging WebXR experiences, while international organisations such as UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOM, and SEAMEO SPAFA offer global leadership in conservation and cultural policy. The list also includes research publications, conservation manuals, digital archives (Sketchfab, Zenodo, Internet Archive), professional training platforms, and vibrant community networks that support collaboration across the GLAM sector. Together, these resources provide a practical, comprehensive foundation for museums, universities, and cultural institutions advancing their digital transformation journeys with Amuzeo.
1. Digital Cultural Heritage Platforms
Europeana
https://www.europeana.eu
Europeana aggregates millions of cultural heritage items from European museums, libraries, and archives. It offers open-access collections, curated exhibitions, and digitisation standards widely used in the GLAM sector.
Google Arts & Culture
https://artsandculture.google.com
A global platform presenting high-quality digital exhibitions, gigapixel artworks, VR tours, and 3D artifacts.
Smithsonian Open Access
https://www.si.edu/openaccess
The Smithsonian offers millions of digital items—images, 3D scans, and documents—under Creative Commons Zero.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
https://dp.la
Provides free access to digital collections from libraries, museums, and archives across the U.S.
2. Open-Source 3D Tools & Scanning Technologies
Meshroom
https://alicevision.org/#meshroom
Meshroom is an open-source photogrammetry tool with a node-based workflow.
COLMAP
https://colmap.github.io
Open-source Structure-from-Motion tool widely used for accurate 3D reconstruction.
CloudCompare
https://www.cloudcompare.org
Used for editing, segmenting, and analyzing point clouds and 3D meshes.
Blender
https://www.blender.org
A complete open-source 3D creation suite for modeling, rendering, baking, XR pipelines.
OpenMVG / OpenMVS
https://github.com/openMVG/openMVG
https://github.com/cdcseacave/openMVS
Libraries for multi-view geometry and dense 3D reconstruction.
Polycam
https://poly.cam
A mobile LiDAR and photogrammetry scanning app widely used for digital capture.
Luma AI
https://lumalabs.ai
Offers NeRF and Gaussian Splatting tools for photorealistic 3D scenes.
KIRI Engine
https://www.kiriengine.com
A beginner-friendly mobile photogrammetry tool.
3. Ethics, Copyright & Intellectual Property
Europeana Rights & Reuse Framework
https://pro.europeana.eu/page/standardised-rights-statements
Provides standardised rights labels for digital heritage.
Creative Commons Licenses
https://creativecommons.org/licenses
Guidance on open licensing for digital materials.
UNESCO Ethics of AI
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381137
A global guideline for responsible AI use.
RightsStatements.org
https://rightsstatements.org
Clear rights statements for digital collections.
WIPO
https://www.wipo.int
International standards for IP and cultural heritage protection.
4. Immersive Learning &XR Toolkits
Mozilla A-Frame
https://aframe.io
A WebXR framework for browser-based VR/AR experiences.
3DVista Virtual Tour Pro
https://www.3dvista.com
A leading tool for creating advanced virtual tours.
Babylon.js
https://www.babylonjs.com
A WebGL and WebXR engine for interactive 3D experiences.
WebXR Resources (W3C)
https://immersive-web.github.io
Official documentation and standards for WebXR.
5. Cultural Heritage Organisations & Networks
UNESCO Culture
https://www.unesco.org/en/culture
Supports global cultural preservation and digitisation.
ICCROM
https://www.iccrom.org
International leader in conservation training and research.
ICOM
https://icom.museum
Global network promoting museum ethics and standards.
IFLA
https://www.ifla.org
Guidelines for libraries and digital preservation.
APTCCARN
https://www.aptccarn.com
A regional conservation network in Asia-Pacific.
SEAMEO SPAFA
https://www.seameo-spafa.org
Promotes archaeology, fine arts, and heritage training.
6. Research, Publications & Case Studies
Europeana Research
https://pro.europeana.eu/page/research
Publications and tools exploring digital cultural transformation.
Smithsonian 3D Digitization Program
https://3d.si.edu
Case studies and downloadable 3D models.
Getty Conservation Institute Publications
https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources
Open-access conservation science resources.
Digital Heritage (Springer Journal)
https://link.springer.com/journal/421
Research on digital preservation and emerging tech.
Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH)
https://dl.acm.org/journal/jocch
Peer-reviewed research at the intersection of computing and heritage.
7. Museum Practice & Conservation Guidelines
British Museum Conservation
https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/departments/conservation
Research and guidelines on conservation.
Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Notes
https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/cci-notes.html
Practical guides for museum care.
ICCROM Resources
https://www.iccrom.org/resources
Technical manuals and guidelines.
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
https://www.si.edu/mci
Conservation science and research.
National Park Service Museum Handbook
https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/handbook.html
Comprehensive collections care manual.
8. Data Repositories & Digital Archives
Sketchfab
https://sketchfab.com
Platform for publishing and sharing 3D models.
Zenodo
https://zenodo.org
Repository with DOI assignment for datasets and publications.
Figshare
https://figshare.com
Open-access storage for research outputs.
Internet Archive
https://archive.org
Digital library for preserving cultural materials.
Archaeology Data Service (ADS)
https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk
Trusted repository for archaeological datasets.
Harvard Dataverse
https://dataverse.harvard.edu
Global open-access research repository.
9. Learning Modules & Training Resources
Smithsonian Museum Studies
https://museumstudies.si.edu
Professional development in museum practice.
Coursera
https://www.coursera.org
Courses on digital heritage, XR, and museum studies.
edX
https://www.edx.org
MOOCs on digital humanities and cultural management.
Udemy
https://www.udemy.com
Affordable training in 3D, XR, and photogrammetry.
Europeana Training
https://pro.europeana.eu/resources/training
Webinars and toolkits for GLAM professionals.
10. Community & Collaboration Hubs
Europeana LinkedIn Community
https://www.linkedin.com/company/europeana
Networking for digital heritage professionals.
Museums Computer Network (MCN)
https://mcn.edu
Community for museum technology and innovation.
GLAM-Wiki
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM
Supports open knowledge collaboration for GLAM.
Reddit Digital Heritage Group
https://www.reddit.com/r/DigitalHeritage/
Community for 3D, VR, and digital preservation.
W3C Immersive Web Community Group
https://www.w3.org/community/immersive-web/
Working group creating standards for WebXR.