The new Sound and Vision galleries at the National Science and Media Museum opened to the public in July 2025. The museum commissioned Topografik to make six tactile replica models of objects in the exhibition and three tactile interpretations of images.

The objects were 3D print originated following laser scanning and photography on site. The fabrication phase of the project involved a range of rugged materials including cast bronze, cast resin, 3D printed resin. and etched zinc. The finishing was achieved with a combination of patination and painting.

The tactile replica models and tactile image interpretations are listed below:

Harryhausen Allosaurus - cast bronze

Dalek - 3D printed resin, cast bronze and machined steel

Baird Televisor - 3D printed resin

Jacquard Loom Punch Cards - cast bronze

First Kodak Camera - 3D printed resin

Dracula’s Fangs - 3D printed resin

Cyanotype - etched zinc

X-rays - 3D printed resin

Apple and Bullet Edgerton Print - bronze-filled cast resin

Images by kind permission of the National Science and Media Museum