The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette featured Penn State Behrend’s work to create high-quality digital scans of the Liberty Bell as part of the broader America250 celebration. The article highlights how VAR Lab’s scans provide new ways to study, preserve, and teach with one of the nation’s most important historic artifacts. Through precise 3D documentation, the project allows

VAR Lab’s Liberty Bell Digital Twin Project was featured in The Spatial Heritage Review, highlighting how Penn State Behrend faculty and student researchers captured one of America’s most recognized historic objects and released the results publicly. Written as a guest post by Dr. Christopher Shelton, the article explains how VAR Lab used 3D scanning, photogrammetry,

Campus Insights Media featured Penn State’s video story, “America 250: Creating a Digital Twin of the Liberty Bell,” highlighting VAR Lab’s work to digitally preserve one of the nation’s most recognizable symbols of independence. The feature describes how the Penn State team used cutting-edge 3D imaging technology to create a permanent digital record of the

YourErie shared a local news segment on the Liberty Bell replica at Penn State Behrend, highlighting how Erie now has its own ringing replica as the country approaches America 250. The coverage connects the replica to the broader Liberty Bell preservation and access effort, showing how the project is moving beyond digital capture into public-facing

Metrology News featured VAR Lab’s Liberty Bell digital twin project in a detailed article focused on the precision metrology behind the capture. The story highlights how VAR Lab: The Emerging Technologies Hub at Penn State used high-precision laser scanning, structured-light scanning, LiDAR, photogrammetry, and immersive imaging to create what is expected to become the first

AOL syndicated WTAJ’s coverage of VAR Lab’s Liberty Bell digital scan project, helping extend the reach of the story beyond the original local news broadcast. The article highlights how Penn State’s VAR Lab used advanced scanning technology to make a high-quality digital version of the Liberty Bell freely available to the public. Read the AOL/WTAJ

Lidar News featured VAR Lab’s Liberty Bell Digital Twin Project, describing how the Penn State Behrend team completed a non-invasive field deployment inside the Liberty Bell Center between May 25 and May 27, 2026. The article highlights the project’s multi-sensor workflow, including FARO laser-line scanning, structured-light scanning, Matterport LiDAR capture, photogrammetry, and immersive video tools

PennLive published a story on Penn State Behrend’s effort to create public 3D scans of the Liberty Bell. The article highlights how the project uses emerging reality capture technology to help preserve the Bell’s form, surface detail, and historical significance for education, research, and public access. Read the PennLive story here: https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2026/07/penn-state-team-makes-first-public-scans-of-liberty-bell-they-hope-will-help-preserve-it.html?outputType=amp

WTAJ shared a new segment highlighting VAR Lab’s work to make a high-quality digital scan of the Liberty Bell freely available to the public. The coverage focuses on the project’s goal of expanding access to one of America’s most recognizable historic artifacts through digital preservation and open 3D viewing. Check out WTAJ’s story here: https://www.wtaj.com/news/local-news/high-quality-digital-scan-of-liberty-bell-now-freely-available/

On June 29th, 2026, VAR Lab post publicly their 3D Scan models from the Liberty Bell 3D Scanning project that took place in Philadelphia.   As a reply to VAR Lab's original post, Penn State Behrend: Office of Community & Workforce Programs reposted it saying: "A great example of how technology can help preserve and