Snap's augmented reality (AR) technology is being used to reinvent exhibitions at prestigious museums and galleries around the world, including the Louvre in Paris. Visitors can now experience 3D reconstructions of long-lost artwork and historic monuments through their phones using QR codes or the Snapchat camera.
Rishi Sunak is known to love tech, so could it offer a way out of his awkward diplomatic row with Greece over the Elgin Marbles? The augmented reality (AR) boffins at Snap think it could. The creators of the app most people associate with wearing silly filters have branched out into culture and the arts, offering new ways for visitors to experience history at some of the world's most illustrious museums and galleries.
Snap's AR has been used to reinvent exhibitions at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Miami's trendy Art Basel fair, London's Design Museum, and most recently the iconic Louvre in Paris. The museum's department of Egyptian antiquities now features 3D reconstructions of long-lost artwork and other historic monuments, viewable on phones via QR codes or the Snapchat camer
Snap AR Augmented Reality Museums Galleries Exhibitions Louvre 3D Reconstructions Artwork Historic Monuments QR Codes Snapchat Camera
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