diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/resource_media.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/resource_media.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d64a2843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/resource_media.html
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+<div class="resource-media-wrapper" id="resource_media_wrapper_{{ resource.pk }}" data-src="{{ src|escape }}">
+  <noscript>
+    <div><a href="{{ src }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open media</a></div>
+  </noscript>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+(function(){
+  var wrapperId = 'resource_media_wrapper_{{ resource.pk }}';
+  if (document.getElementById(wrapperId).dataset._inited) return;
+  var wrap = document.getElementById(wrapperId);
+  if (!wrap) return;
+  wrap.dataset._inited = '1';
+  var src = wrap.getAttribute('data-src');
+  if (!src) return;
+  var lower = src.toLowerCase();
+
+  function createImg(src) {
+    var img = document.createElement('img');
+    img.src = src;
+    img.className = 'img-fluid resource-media-element rounded';
+    img.style.maxHeight = '60vh';
+    img.style.objectFit = 'contain';
+    img.style.cursor = 'zoom-in';
+    return img;
+  }
+  function createVideo(src) {
+    var video = document.createElement('video');
+    video.className = 'resource-media-element rounded';
+    video.controls = true;
+    video.preload = 'metadata';
+    video.style.maxWidth = '100%';
+    video.style.maxHeight = '60vh';
+    video.style.objectFit = 'contain';
+    var srcEl = document.createElement('source');
+    srcEl.src = src;
+    video.appendChild(srcEl);
+    return video;
+  }
+  function createIframe(src, embedUrl) {
+    var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
+    iframe.src = embedUrl || src;
+    iframe.setAttribute('frameborder','0');
+    iframe.setAttribute('allowfullscreen','');
+    iframe.className = 'resource-media-element rounded';
+    iframe.style.width = '100%';
+    iframe.style.height = '60vh';
+    return iframe;
+  }
+
+  var el = null;
+  // YouTube
+  if (lower.indexOf('youtube.com') !== -1 || lower.indexOf('youtu.be') !== -1) {
+    // build embed url
+    var videoId = null;
+    try {
+      var m = src.match(/(?:v=|v\/|embed\/|youtu\.be\/)([A-Za-z0-9_-]{6,})/);
+      if (m && m[1]) videoId = m[1];
+    } catch(e){}
+    var embed = videoId ? ('https://www.youtube.com/embed/' + videoId) : src;
+    el = createIframe(src, embed);
+  } else if (lower.indexOf('vimeo.com') !== -1) {
+    var m2 = src.match(/vimeo\.com\/(\d+)/);
+    var embed2 = m2 && m2[1] ? ('https://player.vimeo.com/video/' + m2[1]) : src;
+    el = createIframe(src, embed2);
+  } else if (lower.match(/\.(mp4|webm|ogg)(?:$|\?|#)/)) {
+    el = createVideo(src);
+  } else if (lower.match(/\.(jpe?g|png|gif|webp|svg)(?:$|\?|#)/)) {
+    el = createImg(src);
+  } else {
+    // unknown: try image first, fallback to link
+    el = createImg(src);
+    // if image fails to load, replace with link
+    el.addEventListener('error', function(){
+      var a = document.createElement('a');
+      a.href = src; a.target = '_blank'; a.rel = 'noopener'; a.textContent = 'Open resource';
+      wrap.innerHTML = ''; wrap.appendChild(a);
+    });
+  }
+
+  // append preview element
+  if (el) {
+    wrap.appendChild(el);
+
+    // click -> open modal/full-size
+    el.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      // create modal container if not present
+      var modalId = 'resource_media_modal_{{ resource.pk }}';
+      var existing = document.getElementById(modalId);
+      if (!existing) {
+        var modalDiv = document.createElement('div');
+        modalDiv.className = 'modal fade resource-media-modal';
+        modalDiv.id = modalId;
+        modalDiv.tabIndex = -1;
+        modalDiv.innerHTML = '<div class="modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered"><div class="modal-content bg-dark"><div class="modal-body p-0 text-center"></div></div></div>';
+        document.body.appendChild(modalDiv);
+      }
+      var modalEl = document.getElementById(modalId);
+      var body = modalEl.querySelector('.modal-body');
+      body.innerHTML = '';
+
+      // create full-size node depending on type
+      if (el.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'img') {
+        var big = document.createElement('img');
+        big.src = src;
+        big.style.maxWidth = '95vw';
+        big.style.maxHeight = '95vh';
+        big.style.objectFit = 'contain';
+        big.className = 'img-fluid';
+        body.appendChild(big);
+      } else if (el.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'video') {
+        var bigv = document.createElement('video');
+        bigv.controls = true; bigv.autoplay = false; bigv.style.maxWidth = '95vw'; bigv.style.maxHeight = '95vh'; bigv.style.objectFit = 'contain'; bigv.className = 'w-100';
+        var s = document.createElement('source'); s.src = src; bigv.appendChild(s);
+        body.appendChild(bigv);
+      } else if (el.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'iframe') {
+        var frame = document.createElement('iframe');
+        frame.src = el.src;
+        frame.setAttribute('frameborder','0');
+        frame.setAttribute('allowfullscreen','');
+        frame.style.width = '95vw'; frame.style.height = '80vh';
+        body.appendChild(frame);
+      } else {
+        var a = document.createElement('a'); a.href = src; a.target = '_blank'; a.rel = 'noopener'; a.textContent = 'Open resource'; body.appendChild(a);
+      }
+
+      // show modal using Bootstrap if available
+      try {
+        var bsModal = new bootstrap.Modal(modalEl);
+        bsModal.show();
+      } catch (e) {
+        // fallback: open in new tab
+        window.open(src, '_blank', 'noopener');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+})();
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.resource-media-wrapper .resource-media-element { display: inline-block; }
+.resource-media-wrapper img.resource-media-element { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
+.resource-media-wrapper video.resource-media-element { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
+.resource-media-modal .modal-content { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.95); }
+</style>
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/resource_detail.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/resource_detail.html
index 43c7c563..8f604856 100755
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/resource_detail.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/resource_detail.html
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@
                         <small class="text-muted">by {{ resource.get_authors|default:"Unknown" }}</small>
                     </div>
                     <div class="card-body">
+                        {# Media preview: image or video autosized, clickable to open full-size modal #}
+                        {% if resource.file or resource.url %}
+                            <div class="resource-media-preview mb-3 text-center">
+                                {% comment %}Prefer local file if present, otherwise try URL{% endcomment %}
+                                {% if resource.file %}
+                                    {% with src=resource.file.url %}
+                                        {% include 'atlas/partials/resource_media.html' with src=src resource=resource %}
+                                    {% endwith %}
+                                {% else %}
+                                    {% with src=resource.url %}
+                                        {% include 'atlas/partials/resource_media.html' with src=src resource=resource %}
+                                    {% endwith %}
+                                {% endif %}
+                            </div>
+                        {% endif %}
+
                         {% if resource.description %}
                             <p class="card-text">{{ resource.description|linebreaksbr }}</p>
                         {% endif %}