"Today, November 10, the museum launched two digital exhibitions that allow visitors to walk through its galleries using a virtual reality headset or a standard computer via a link on the institution's website. The Met selected one of its most iconic exhibits, the 1st-century BCE Egyptian Temple of Dendur, and a selection of Oceanic artworks displayed in its newly renovated Michael C. Rockefeller Wing for the institution's first forays into virtual reality."
"In the Temple of Dendur virtual reality tour, created in consultation with The Met's Curator of Egyptian Art Isabel Stünkel, users are led through a series of modules recounting the history of the Nubian structure, which was gifted to the museum in 1967. One Minecraft-esque activity simulates the institution's conservation work in the '70s that involved reconstructing the site brick by brick. Visitors of the digital temple are prompted to leave a voice note with reflections when they complete the virtual tour."
The Metropolitan Museum launched two virtual exhibitions permitting visitors to navigate galleries using virtual reality headsets or standard web links. One experience reconstructs the 1st-century BCE Egyptian Temple of Dendur and the other recreates Oceanic artworks in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Both programs were produced from three-dimensional scans and include realistic, sometimes embellished renderings and video-game-style missions. The projects were developed by Met staff in collaboration with Atopia. The Temple tour offers historical modules, a conservation reconstruction activity, voice-note prompts, and over 150 new images and videos from UNESCO and museum archives. The Oceanic simulation features key works and a narrated slideshow of painted bark panels.
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