Finalist in the Exhibition and Collection Extension: Non-Traditional Category at the 2018 MW GLAMi Awards

1. Teotihuacan Minecraft Project
de Young Museum, San Francisco

2. Project Overview
● Created to augment the
exhibition Teotihuacan: City of
Water, City of Fire and the de
Young’s permanent
collections.
● Designed using
archaeological maps, online
satellite photography, Google
Street View, and input from
exhibition curator Matthew
Robb.

3. Project Overview
● Minecraft map represents
1,200 acres of downtown
Teotihuacan along the Street
of the Dead.
● Project was conceived and
developed by a youth
intern/volunteer.
● The entire project took over
18 months to create from
conception to release.
● Available for free download
from the de Young’s website.

5. Millon’s 1978 Teotihuacan map (L) and map of same
area generated by Minecraft (R).

6. Google Street View of Teotihuacan compared to view of same area in Minecraft

7. Exploring Teotihuacan in Minecraft at the de Young

8. Features Depicted
Most of the prominent
architectural features of
Teotihuacan are depicted,
including:
● The Moon Pyramid
● The Sun Pyramid
● The Feathered Serpent
Pyramid and the Ciudadela
● The Palace of
Quetzalpapalotl (shown)