Caracas
The capital of Venezuela, Caracas is a city that gathers testimonies from Colonial times, innovative modern proposals from the 1950's, buildings from the oil boom of the 1970s, as well as informal settlements.




Coro
The first capital of Venezuela and one of the early colonial town in South America, founded in 1527. This historic city is “the only surviving example of a rich fusion of local traditions with Spanish Mudéjar and Dutch architectural techniques,” according…

Crowdsourcing
Palmyra, Shah Mosque of Isfahan

Cultural Heritage and Environments of Iceland
Glaciers, Geothermal Locations, Caves

Cultural Heritage of Syria
Palmyra, Dead Cities, Ma'ara, Krak des Chevaliers

Cultural Heritage of Venezuela
Caracas, San Rafael de Mucuchíes and El Tisure, San Francisco de Yare, Coro, Mérida, Maracaibo, Other Locations

Ecological/Environmental
Iceland, Utah, Organica




Maracaibo
The capital of Zulia state, Maracaibo is the second-largest city in Venezuela. Rich in oil, this state is economically essential to the country. The city was a pioneer in arts and economic development, during the 19th century. Marabinos are very proud of the…


Museum Partnerships
US Naval Undersea Museum, Colonial Art Museum of Caracas at Quinta de Anauco, Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia


Mérida
Located in the Andes mountains, Mérida is one of the oldest cities in Venezuela, founded in 1558. It has the first university in the country and abundant public bronze statuary. Local heritage is currently at risk due to an increase of metal thefts.

Objets d'art
Monuments, Fashion, Sculpture, Murals

On the Ground / Emergency Archiving
Sixth Street Bridge - Los Angeles




Other Locations in Venezuela
Includes Barinas, Maracay and San Cristóbal



Pedagogical
Training Materials, Tests, Works in Progress



San Francisco de Yare
A small town well known for the way it celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi: Groups of people dance disguised as masked devils commemorating the presence of Christ in the Sacrament. This ancestral tradition is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.





Works In Progress - Image Donations Needed!
Contribute Images at https://digital-content-donation.arck-project.org/

AN/UYK-44 Data Processing Set from Submersible NR-1
AN/UYK-44 data processing set from submersible NR-1, in the collection of the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum. NR-1 was the U.S. Navy's first and only nuclear-powered submersible. In service from 1969 to 2008, NR-1 performed missions such as searches, recoveries,…

AN/UYK-7 Computer Set
WORK IN PROGRESS Note: This is an initial 3D model that has not undergone post-processing work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the model contains small inaccuracies: some geometry/components are distorted or blurred. AN/UYK-7 computer set in the collection…

Abstract Wood Sculpture
Abstract Wood Sculpture (year unknown) by Francisco Narváez. Located at the Collection FMN (Fundación Museos Nacionales), custody of GAN (Galería de Arte Nacional) in Caracas, Venezuela. Dimensions: 100 x 145 x 99 cm. Photo registry by Luis Chacín in August…


Amphion, 1953
Amphion (1953) by Henri Laurens (1885-1954). Located at the University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry done by Rafael Enrique Rodri­guez y Daniel Patiño. This piece is a part of the collection "Synthesis of the Arts" at the University City of Caracas,…

Apollo 11 Moon Landing (Recreation)
Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC. Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours…

Apollo 11 Moon Landing (VR Experience)
Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC. Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours…

Apollo 16MM Maurer Data Acquisition Camera
Apollo 11 carried two Maurer data acquisition cameras, one on the command module and one on the lunar module. The cameras were used primarily to record engineering data and for continuous-sequence terrain photography. The CM camera had lenses of 5-mm, 10-mm,…

Apollo 70mm Hasselblad EL Data Camera
The electrically powered camera, carried on the lunar module, featured semiautomatic operation. It used 60-mm Biogon lens exclusively. The operating sequence was initiated by squeezing a trigger mounted on the camera handle. A reseau grid was set in front…

Apollo Gnoman Tripod
This gnomon is like those used on the lunar surface by Apollo astronauts during their scientific and photographic tasks. A gnomon is a gimbaled stadia rod mounted on a tripod so that the rod was free to point vertically. When deployed on the lunar surface,…

Apollo Heavier Weight Hammer
Hammers of this style were used on Apollo 14, 15, 16 and 17. However, there were minor changes in configuration of the handle and adapter through out these missions. This tool was used to break chips from rocks or to drive core tubes into the soil. It wasdesigned…

Apollo Moon Golf Club
On Feb. 6, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard became the first person to play golf on the moon. He smuggled a makeshift golf club head onto the spacecraft inside a sock. The first ball he hit veered into a nearby crater, but with a solid second swing,…



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