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Al Etihad
2 days ago
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Louvre Abu Dhabi launches Quantum Dome Project, amplifying visitor experience through virtual reality technology
4 July 2025 16:07 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Louvre Abu Dhabi has launched the Quantum Dome Project, a 25-minute VR experience enabling up to 10 visitors at the same time to digitally experience three artefacts from the museum's open to the public and running for 12 months, Louvre Abu Dhabi's Quantum Dome Project will be housed in the museum's Lower Forum. The VR experience uses wireless, full-body motion tracking to move freely through vivid, walkable digital will embark on a time-travel mission inspired by science fiction, where past and future collide in an immersive journey through art and history. Guided by a cinematic narrative, visitors will experience centuries and rediscover a selection of masterpieces from the Louvre Abu Dhabi collection. The experience brings to life the historical worlds behind three significant artefacts from the museum's permanent collection, each carefully researched and digitally reimagined including The Portrait of Emperor Augustus, Imperial Rome, 1st century CE, where visitors can experience the colonnades of the Augustus Forum and encounter the scale, power, and symbolism of Roman imperial will also be offered a digital experience of a manuscript page from De Materia Medica, Medieval Baghdad, 13th century CE, where they can step into the library of the House of Wisdom, where scholars gathered to unlock the secrets of medicine, nature, and the cosmos. Finally, visitors will also gain access to the Four Mirror Armour | Mughal India, 17th–18th century CE, experiencing tranquil waters past the Jal Mahal, immersed in the refined world of the Mughal experience will immerse participants in a radical new form of storytelling where they can experience vast virtual historical landscapes. In addition, the journey is not an individual one, but a shared one: participants see one another, interact, and advance together through a narrative that blends discovery, learning, and cutting-edge in real artefacts and cultural contexts, each virtual environment invites visitors to engage with the past as a lived, multi-sensory experience. Whether tracing the architectural majesty of ancient Rome, the intellectual vitality of Abbasid Baghdad, or the artistic grandeur of Mughal India, Quantum Dome Project allows history to unfold in real Botton, Interpretation and Creative Content Senior Officer at Louvre Abu Dhabi, said: "Quantum Dome Project is an extension of our mission to connect cultures and communities through meaningful, innovative experiences. As a museum rooted in storytelling and universality, we are proud to offer an experience where visitors can engage with history not as distant observers but as active participants. "This project embodies Louvre Abu Dhabi's commitment to using technology to creating powerful and accessible cultural initiatives bridging time and bringing human stories vividly to life in a shared experience.' Developed with Small Creative Studio in France, Quantum Dome Project is available in Arabic, English, and French, and suitable for visitors aged eight and above. It's designed to engage a wide range of audiences, including solo visitors, families, students, tech lovers, and cultural explorers, through one shared journey.
Al Etihad
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Etihad
Go back to the future with Louvre Abu Dhabi's Collective VR Experience
25 June 2025 01:39 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)Who said history was boring? Step into the Quantum Dome Project at Louvre Abu Dhabi, where you can harness future technology to explore the the new, immersive Collective Virtual Reality Experience, opening on July 1, you'll be able to travel back in time through the ages and discover breathtaking historical landscapes - from Imperial Rome and Medieval Baghdad to Mughal India. Just slip on the VR Headset and enjoy a thrilling and educational adventure for the whole sessions last 40 minutes and are suitable for individuals and groups of up to Experience tickets include Louvre Abu Dhabi admission, allowing access to the museum galleries, exhibitions and public spaces. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The VR Experience is not suitable for children under 8 years old. Source: Aletihad - Abu Dhabi
