Since 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has been a source of inspiration for artists. For the past two years, the Ultimaker community team has been involved in the "Teens Take the Met" event at the museum, connecting educators and students to learn about 3D printing technology and explore its world-class collections in depth. Through the "classroom" of Ultimaker 3D printers – "The Met Set" – it aims to inspire thinking about art and art history.
The Met Set combines various educational programs, and integrating 3D printing into their curriculum will help educators achieve the following goals:
．Self-exploration, pursuit of goals
．Apply design thinking skills, learn teamwork
．Understand prototyping and testing techniques
．Develop communication skills through continuous sharing
During Teens Take the Met, they invited those enthusiastic about 3D printing to try the "Ultimaker Design Engine Starter Pack" challenge. Using the "Starter Pack" helps create a large number of new projects in the classroom and encourages deeper exploration of desktop 3D printers. To inspire students to develop unique projects, the starter pack has a flexible set of rules that can adapt to various play styles, player numbers, and technical backgrounds; teachers have found that these exercises strike a great balance between regular classroom assignments and challenging final projects.
．3D Printing Projects in the Classroom
In addition to providing inspiring courses for educators and students, games are also included in the "Teens Take the Met" program, for example, the "Design Engine" course is very inspiring! Below are the activities and courses developed for the Metropolitan Museum of Art since December:
．Course 1 – Hack the museum
Challenge students to scan museum collections and create works inspired by original masterpieces.
．Course 2 – Lithophanes
Introduce the concept of traditional craftsmanship, where delicate patterns etched or molded in thin, translucent porcelain can be clearly seen when backlit by a light source. By converting flat images into three-dimensional layers of different heights, a relief-like effect can be achieved using a 3D printer.
There are several ways to create these relief images. A very simple method is to drag image files (JPG, PNG, etc.) into Ultimaker Cura's slicing software, which converts the darkest areas of the image into more stacked layers to create an opaque effect.
．Course 3 – Design Engine
Combine "The Met Set" course with a brainstorming card game, and then generate your own design prototypes through inspiration and discussion.
．Course 4 – Cylinder seals
Medieval Mesopotamia's original seals. These cylinders could be rolled onto various clay objects. When the seal was impressed, these seals were used to represent the authority or noble from which the document originated, somewhat like today's signatures or wax seals.
This course asks students to recreate ancient seals or create their own modern versions using Photoshop, Inkscape, and Fusion 360.
．Course 5 – Lesson sparks
This is a series of course ideas designed to inspire educators or teachers to come up with their own themes. These inspirations include: designing an Egyptian temple, making an ancient mask, or designing your own monster, etc.
The museum's collaboration with Ultimaker brings a lot of new creativity and thinking to students and educators. It's great to see more people making use of 3D printing, and we hope to see more science museums and educational institutions follow suit in the future. We are happy to share things related to 3D printing and various developments. Welcome to follow us for first-hand news.
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