RT VAULT / MUSEUM OF HUMAN CREATIVITY

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RT VaultMuseum of Human Creativity

An independent visual archive of material culture, technology, craft, ethnography, manuscripts and everyday design.

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02B / RESEARCH & PROJECTS

Curated research
and documentation.

Long-form visual research, cultural mapping and manuscript projects.

01 / MAPPINGThe Circassian Heritage Mapping Project9 records↗ 02 / VISUAL ARCHIVEArabian Nights Project322 records↗
03 / ISLAMIC HERITAGE Science, manuscripts
& intellectual history
Al-Jazari ↗ Al-Qazwini ↗ Avicenna — research stream in development
03 / COMPLETE INDEX

Archive index

01 Al-Jazari manuscripts 63 objects ↗ 02 Antiques 0 objects ↗ 03 Arabian nights 1208 objects ↗ 04 Automata 37 objects ↗ 05 Banknotes 25 objects ↗ 06 Coins 1 objects ↗ 07 Crafts 52 objects ↗ 08 Curios & Small-Form Artifacts 0 objects ↗ 09 Decorative Arts 28 objects ↗ 10 Design & Ephemera 0 objects ↗ 11 EDC 0 objects ↗ 12 Ethnic & Folk 25 objects ↗ 13 Fashion 0 objects ↗ 14 Gadgets 0 objects ↗ 15 Games & toys 0 objects ↗ 16 Jewelry 7 objects ↗ 17 Material Culture 8 objects ↗ 18 Memorabilia 0 objects ↗ 19 Nature 0 objects ↗ 20 Orders, Decorations, and Medals 12 objects ↗ 21 Retro Vault 13 objects ↗ 22 Stationary 0 objects ↗ 23 Tech 0 objects ↗ 24 The Circassian Heritage Mapping Project 272 objects ↗ 25 Zakariya al-Qazwini 399 objects ↗
04 / CATEGORY

Ethnic & Folk

Ethnic & Folk
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05 / CATEGORY

Horology

ClocksMusic boxesWatches
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06 / CATEGORY

Textile & Embroidery

TextileEmbroidery
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07 / CATEGORY

Ceramics & Porcelain

Ceramics & Porcelain
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08 / CATEGORY

Metalwork

Metalwork
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09 / CATEGORY

Technology & Retro

TechRetro VaultGadgets
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10 / CATEGORY

Banknotes

Banknotes
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11 / CATEGORY

Jewelry

Jewelry
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12 / CATEGORY

Orders, Decorations & Medals

Orders, Decorations, and Medals
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RT VAULT / CONTINUOUS ARCHIVE

One archive.
Many worlds.

Collecting, visual research and cultural documentation presented as a continuously expanding digital museum.

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“Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver”, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari MET DP351397
“Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver”, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari MET sf55-121-13a
“Design for a Clock in the Form of an Elephant with an Indian Driver”, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari MET sf55-121-13b
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