VR, AR and Tactile Replicas for Accessible Museums. The Museum of Oriental Art in Turin

This work is part of the agreement stipulated between the Department of Architecture and Design of the Politecnico di Torino and the Fondazione Torino Musei for the enhancement of the cultural heritage of the Museum of Oriental Art (MAO). The agreement aims at the realization of accessible exhibition paths including multi-sensorial experiences in situ (tactile paths and AR experiences) and online (VR proposals) in the MAO. Specifically, six stages of this path have been identified, including the museum’s entrance hall and five artworks (one for each geographical area of the collection) which are the subject of the survey and restitution process. This involves thesis students of the Design and Visual Communication course of Politecnico di Torino for the development of prototype apps on the selected works and one of the authors for digital fabricated models and replica.