Since 1870, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has been a source of inspiration for artists. Over the past two years, the Ultimaker community team has participated in the "Teens Take the Met" event at the museum, connecting educators and students to learn about 3D printing technology and deeply explore these world-class collections. Through the "The Met Set" course using Ultimaker 3D printers, it aims to inspire thinking about art and art history.
The Met Set integrates various educational programs. Incorporating 3D printing into The Met Set curriculum will help educators achieve the following goals:
．Self-exploration, goal pursuit
．Applying design thinking skills, learning teamwork
．Understanding prototyping and testing techniques
．Developing communication skills through continuous sharing
During Teens Take the Met, they invited those passionate about 3D printing to try the "Ultimaker Design Engine Starter Pack" challenge. 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 topics.
．3D Printing Projects in the Classroom
In addition to providing inspiring courses for educators and students, games are also incorporated into the "Teens Take the Met" program, such as the very insightful "Design Engine" course! Here are the activities and courses developed for The Metropolitan Museum of Art since December:
．Lesson 1 – Hack the Museum
Students are challenged to use museum collections for scanning, creating works inspired by original masterpieces of art.
．Lesson 2 – Lithophanes
Introduces the concept of traditional craftsmanship, where etched or molded delicate patterns 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 one is to drag image files (JPG, PNG, etc.) into Ultimaker Cura's slicing software, which converts the darkest areas of the image into thicker layers to create an opaque effect.
．Lesson 3 – Design Engine
Combines "The Met Set" curriculum into a brainstorming card game, then generates design prototypes through inspiration and discussion.
．Lesson 4 – Cylinder Seals
Ancient Mesopotamian seals from the Middle Ages, these cylinders could be rolled onto various clay objects. When imprinted, these seals represented the authority or nobility from which the document originated, much like modern-day signatures or wax seals.
This course requires students to reproduce ancient seals or create their own modern versions using Photoshop, Inkscape, and Fusion 360.
．Lesson 5 – Lesson Sparks
This is a series of lesson ideas designed to inspire educators or teachers to develop their own themes. These inspirations include: designing an Egyptian temple, creating an ancient mask, or designing one's own monster, etc.
The museum's collaboration with Ultimaker brings much new creativity and thought to students and educators. It's exciting to see more people utilizing 3D printing, and we hope more science education centers and educational institutions will follow suit in the future. We are happy to share things related to 3D printing and various developments. Please continue to follow us for first-hand news.
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