The Mona Lisa Will Emerge From Behind Its Bullet-Proof Glass in the Louvre’s First-Ever Virtual Reality Experience
Visitors to the Leonardo exhibition will don a VR headset and enter a virtual space where they can step behind the famous painting’s protective glass and interact with it. The experience, which is the result of a partnership with the company HTC VIVE Arts, promises to shed light on details of the famous masterwork that are hidden from the naked eye, and to offer more information about the mysterious sitter, whose identity has been the subject of debate among historians for centuries.
The exhibition, which is organized by the Louvre’s Vincent Delieuvin and Louis Frank, is one of the most high-profile events marking the 500th anniversary of the artist and scientist’s death in France.
Can’t make it to the Louvre in Paris? You will be able to experience the VR element of the much-anticipated exhibition at home if you own a headset. It will be available through HTC’s digital subscription service, VIVEPORT, as well as other VR platforms.
“Leonardo da Vinci” runs October 24, 2019 through February 24, 2020 at the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
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