The Precettoria of Sant’Antonio di Ranverso, property of the Fondazione Ordine Mauriziano, is an extraordinary museum complex recently interested by a global effort to promote the site, an effort that since 2020 has taken a new direction.Thanks to the site’s richness in history, art, and anthropologic elements, for the second year in a row the Techniques in Visual Arts course at the Libera Accademia d’Arte Novalia was able to work on an educational and promotional project aimed at reaching a wider audience, specifically targeting the youngest visitors.To reach this objective, the course focused on exploiting the possibilities offered by augmented reality, both as a way of spreading the knowledge of the site and to address a younger audience with educa-tional content.
The Use of AR Illustration in the Promotion of Heritage Sites
The course of Performative Techniques in Visual Arts (2020-21 edition) at Libera Accademia d’Arte Novalia revolved around a project which saw students actively involved in the promotion of a local heritage site: the Precettoria (Abbey) of Sant’Antonio di Ranverso (Province of Turin). Despite its cultural relevance this site is little known, although the last few years saw an intense campaign for the promotion and restoration of the complex. The project completed during the course is part of this effort and the management of the site has been involved in its completion.