Reconstruction and archival approaches with 3D visualization of Cultural Heritage in Museums of Sindh Region

Abstract

Identity of any nation can be witnessed by its cultural heritage. The integrity of our nation is shown by its precious history, culture and tradition. In last two decades, there has been a lot of work has been done and various projects working on it in developing countries like UK, USA, Australia etc. But there is very limited development has done in the Pakistan for cultural heritage mainly in Sindh region. This needs to be introduced/visualized to the world and to be preserved for coming generations. The large number of cultural heritage objects stored in museums has been destroyed due to less attention towards development, climate changes, unavailability of resources/techniques, limited funding and natural disasters. At present only few museums of Sindh are using the methods for preservation of these objects but that is only for physical protection. However, the preservation, presentation and archival of cultural heritage primarily depends on the standard preservation techniques, useful approaches for visualization and cost-effective methods of archiving. This research provides a framework to digitize these cultural heritage objects in such a way, that it can be saved from being stolen and our generations can learn about our culture and history from the past and get enthusiasm for future developments. In this regard, this research provides a framework which will digitize objects available in museums, apply 3D reconstruction techniques on it and archive for future use.