3D scanning of heritage buildings and exhibitions
The exhibition comes down; the tour stays.
Scanning an exhibition or a heritage building in 3D starts at $395 under 1,500 sq. ft., floor plan and one year of hosting included; labels, audio and video are added at $90 per hour. Contactless, on a tripod, half a day for about 10,000 sq. ft.; tour online within 24 to 48 hours in most cases, anywhere in Quebec. Call us at 514 262-9248.
- Contactless scanning, on a tripod
- Measurements and floor plan taken from the scan
- Tags: text, photos, videos, audio
- Online 24 to 48 hours after the scan
They trust us
Preserve a place as it was, and open it to visitors.
A temporary exhibition disappears when it is taken down; an old building changes with every intervention. The Matterport Pro3 camera keeps a faithful, measurable copy of it: you move through it room by room, get close to the exhibits, see the place in dollhouse view and in plan. Then the tour is enriched: exhibit labels, audio, videos and a guided path that tells the exhibition the way the museum guide did.
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The exhibition outlives its takedown
Scanned in its final days, it remains open to visitors online: for the public who missed it, for schools, for your archives.
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A dated condition record
For a heritage building or a place of worship, the tour fixes the condition of the premises at a given date: finishes, woodwork, cracks, fittings, with measurements.
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A worldwide audience
According to Matterport, Fujifilm’s Open Innovation Hub, a Matterport client, received six times more visitors online than in person.
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Accessible to more people
People who cannot travel visit from home; according to Matterport, the tour interface is compatible with screen readers and keyboard navigation.
A real tour to explore
The Van Horne exhibition, preserved in 3D.
Click to enter the Van Horne exhibition: walk through the rooms, get close to the exhibits and open the information tags. The exhibition remains open to visitors this way, long after it was taken down.
Who scans heritage and exhibitions?
Museums and exhibition centres
Every temporary exhibition scanned before it is taken down; the permanent collection open to visitors online, with its labels.
Historical societies and archives
A room, an old house or an exhibition documented in 3D, available to researchers and the public.
Heritage buildings
Manors, clubs, train stations, institutional buildings: the condition of the premises preserved at a given date, measurable, before or after a restoration.
Places of worship
Churches, chapels and convents documented in their current condition, for parish councils, dioceses and the municipalities that take them over.
Theatres and historic halls
The hall, the stage and the backstage preserved in 3D and presented to companies, tenants and the public.
Municipalities
The city’s built heritage documented building by building, with floor plan and measurements, for inventories and enhancement projects.
How it works
From the first call to going live.
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A 30-minute call
Floor area, takedown date or access constraints, content to add. Written quote.
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The scan on site
With the Pro3, on a tripod, without touching the works or the premises; outside opening hours if you wish.
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The tour online
Model assembled and checked, online 24 to 48 hours after the scan in most cases, with the 2D floor plan and measurements.
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Content and the guided tour
Labels, audio, videos and guided path added by our team, or by yours with editor access.
Public pricing
The price of scanning a place or an exhibition.
The price depends on the floor area scanned. It includes the 3D tour, the 2D floor plan of each storey and one year of hosting. Content (labels, audio, videos, guided tour) is added according to the time required.
From$395
| Under 1,500 sq. ft. | $395 |
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| 1,501 to 2,500 sq. ft. | $495 |
| 2,501 to 3,500 sq. ft. | $595 |
| 3,501 to 4,500 sq. ft. | $695 |
| 4,501 to 5,500 sq. ft. | $795 |
| 5,501 to 6,500 sq. ft. | $895 |
| 6,501 to 7,500 sq. ft. | $995 |
| 7,501 to 8,500 sq. ft. | $1,095 |
| 8,501 to 9,500 sq. ft. | $1,195 |
| 9,501 to 10,500 sq. ft. | $1,295 |
| Large buildings, museums, multiple sites | Quote within 24 hours |
| Content added by our team (labels, audio, videos, guided tour) | $90/hr |
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| Branding: menu in your coloursStandard $100 to $250; custom $500 to $650, bilingual | $100 to $650 |
| Editor access for your team | $150/year |
| Aerial 360 drone viewsTo situate a heritage building on its grounds | $450 to $495 |
| Hosting after the first yearHigher for very large models | from $150/year |
- Prices in Canadian dollars, taxes extra.
- Travel: $0.73/km beyond about 100 km from Montreal, shared between the sites of the same route.
What Matterport scanning does not replace
The tour documents the condition of a place and lets you take measurements in it; the Pro3 is accurate to ±20 mm at 10 m, according to Matterport, and the floor plan taken from the scan is schematic. For a survey to surveying or conservation tolerances, you need a terrestrial laser scanner; for reproduction images of a work, a separate photograph. The tour complements these tools; it does not replace them.
Archiving an exhibition in 3D before it is taken down
A temporary exhibition represents months of work for a few weeks of opening. 3D scanning makes it last: scanned in its final days with the Matterport Pro3 camera, it becomes a tour where you move from room to room, get close to the display cases and labels, and see the whole in dollhouse view. The tour is online 24 to 48 hours after the scan in most cases and remains available long after the takedown.
For museums, it is a living archive and an educational tool; for schools, a field trip that takes place in the classroom; for audiences elsewhere, an exhibition they would never have seen. According to Matterport, Fujifilm’s Open Innovation Hub, one of its clients, received six times more visitors online than in person. See also our page on museums and heritage.
Scanning built heritage: documenting condition and measurements
A manor, a private club, a train station, a church: built heritage changes with every intervention, and sometimes it disappears. The 3D tour keeps a faithful copy of it at a precise date: woodwork, plasterwork, floors, stained glass, in their condition on the day of the scan. Any visitor can take measurements in it (height of a cornice, width of a door), and a schematic floor plan per storey is included.
This documentation serves before a restoration, to establish the starting condition; afterwards, to show the result; and in between, for the professionals preparing the work without multiplying site visits. For a technical survey (point cloud, CAD drawings, Revit model), the same scan serves as the basis for 3D building scanning.
An exhibition virtual tour that explains
A museum tour without its labels would be incomplete. So we add the content where it applies: in front of the work, the information tag carries the label text, a high-resolution photo, a video, an audio clip or a link to the catalogue, in French and in English if needed, in a menu branded in the institution’s image.
A guided path then picks up the thread of the exhibition: the stops are chosen with you, in the order intended by the curator, with a caption for each. The guided tour plays automatically on a screen in the lobby or in a web page, and anyone can leave it to explore freely. This is the principle of the enhanced virtual tour and the guided tour, applied to heritage.
The tour opens in a browser, with no app. People who cannot travel, remote classes and visitors from other countries enter it like everyone else; according to Matterport, the interface is compatible with screen readers and keyboard navigation.
Three places preserved by Panosphere 360
The Van Horne exhibition. The rooms and the exhibits, with information tags: this is the featured tour above.
The Société des Missions-Étrangères du Québec. An institutional site documented in 3D, open to remote visitors.
The Théâtre de la Providence. The hall and the stage preserved in 3D, to present to companies and the public.
The same work is done for the built heritage of cities: see our virtual tours for municipalities.
How much does it cost to scan an exhibition or a heritage building?
The scan follows the price list, based on floor area: $395 for under 1,500 sq. ft., then $100 more per additional 1,000 sq. ft., up to $1,295 for 10,500 sq. ft.; beyond that, a quote within 24 hours. The 2D floor plan and one year of hosting are included; after that, the tour renews from $150 per year, or is archived and reactivated as needed. Labels, audio, videos and the guided path are added by our team at $90/hr, or by yours with editor access ($150 per year).
- A single point of contact, Marc Durand Bréard, from the quote to the training.
- More than 1,000 tours published on Google Maps since 2015.
- Matterport Service Partner, equipped with the Pro3 camera.
- Service in French, in Boucherville and across Quebec, with scans possible in the evening and on Saturday mornings.
See all our prices and our portfolio, or write to us with the takedown date: we plan the scan accordingly.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions, our answers.
Another question? Write to marc@panosphere360.com or call 514 262-9248.
Can a temporary exhibition be archived in 3D?
Yes. We scan it in its final days, outside opening hours if you wish, and the tour stays online after the takedown. It is online 24 to 48 hours after the scan in most cases. Large buildings and big projects can take several days.
How long does the exhibition stay online?
The first year of hosting is included. After that, the tour renews from $150 per year. If you stop, it is archived and can be reactivated later, without a new scan.
Can visitors see the works in detail?
You get close to the exhibits, move around the display cases and read the labels. For the detail of a work, a tag can hold a high-resolution photo, a video or a link to your catalogue.
Can text, audio and videos be added?
Yes. Each information tag is placed in front of the work or in the room it describes: label text, photos, video, audio clip, PDF document or link. Content can be in French and in English.
Can you offer a guided tour of the exhibition?
Yes. The stops are chosen with you, in the order of the path, with a caption for each. The guided tour plays automatically, for a kiosk or a web page, or can be explored at your own pace.
Is it useful for a grant application or a report?
Yes. The tour documents what was achieved or the condition of a building at a given date. A simple link is enough in a review, a restoration file or a funding application.
Is the tour accessible to people with disabilities?
It lets people visit a hard-to-reach place from home. According to Matterport, the tour interface is compatible with screen readers and keyboard navigation; your text and audio content is added to it.
How do you document a heritage building with Matterport?
We scan the interior and, if needed, the exterior with the Pro3. The tour fixes the condition of the premises at a given date, with measurements and a floor plan per storey. A new scan after the work allows comparison.
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Let’s talk about your project.
A 30-minute call is enough to settle the area, the deliverables and the price. Written quote within 24 hours, large buildings included.