23 Jan 2013
China’s First 3D Printing Museum Opens
January 19, 2013 – (China.org.cn) – China’s first 3D printing museum was opened at the Beijing DRC Industrial Design and Creative Industry Base on Jan. 15, 2013, giving visitors a chance to experience this amazing 3D technology, according to Beijing Evening News.

To get the full-on 3D experience, visitors can opt to have a mini sculpture of themselves created from scratch. [File Photo]
Apart from human figurines, the museum can also print out other items, including cans, rings, vases, shoes, dolls and iPhone holders. The price for one 15cm-tall human figurine currently stands at several hundred yuan.
The world’s first 3D printing photo booth, which creates life-like miniature photos, was opened in Tokyo, Japan, last year. It is widely believed that 3D printing technology will ring in the third Industrial Revolution.