Theme and rights planning sheet
Labs reference: Theme and rights planning sheet.
Museum invitation
Our title:
In one sentence, visitors will experience:
Audience and setting: family / club / classroom / business / other
Will this remain local, or be shared beyond the room?
Image record
Complete one row for every image before importing it into Blender.
| File name | Maker and title | Date | Institution or owner | Rights or permission note | Object page or permission record | Why it belongs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Image descriptions
Complete these fields for each image, in display order. Use this section as your text companion, or copy it into a readable text file in credits/. Keep it alongside the local Blender file and any still-view sequence or video so visitors can find the descriptions without opening Blender.
Read the collection’s object-page description for help, or ask a partner or facilitator to describe what is visible. Write a brief description of the main subject, action, and visual details that matter to your theme. Check it against the image and keep guesses separate.
Display number and file name:
Image title:
Image description:
Repeat for all four to eight images. This text companion supplies an image alternative; it does not make the 3D room fully accessible.
Default source path: open collections
Search a theme inside an institution’s own collection and verify the rights label on the individual object record.
- The Met Open Access makes public-domain collection images available under CC0.
- Smithsonian Open Access FAQ explains how to identify CC0 assets and recommends retaining useful credit information and a source link.
- Art Institute of Chicago Open Access Images provides a public-domain filter and CC0-designated downloads.
Record the exact object page rather than only the download filename. If the rights label is missing or confusing, leave the image out for now.
Personal-image check
Before using a personal image, mark each statement you can honestly support:
- I made the image or have the creator’s permission for this audience and use.
- Recognizable people understand whether the gallery stays local or will be shared.
- I removed or avoided private details, sensitive documents, location clues, and identifying information that do not belong in the event.
- I have the event organizer’s permission if the image represents a business, club, school, or other organization.
- I will keep the source local unless a deliberate, approved sharing decision is made.
If a box cannot be checked, use a public-domain/CC0 image or a blank practice panel instead.
Source: labs/build-a-tiny-virtual-museum/materials/theme-and-rights-planning-sheet.md