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Fundação Côa Parque Uses VR, AR and Projection Mapping at the Côa Museum

Interactive installations help Côa Museum visitors interpret rock art and explore prehistoric daily life.

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Fundação Côa Parque installed interactive virtual and augmented reality displays at the Côa Museum in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal. The digital renovation covered rooms A, D, E, F and G, helping visitors interpret the Côa Valley’s rock art and learn about the daily life of the prehistoric people who lived there.

The foundation coordinated the project with byAR, a partnership responsible for producing and selecting relevant interpretive content across archaeology, art history, geology and biology. The installation includes a viewing headset, touchscreen kiosks and projection mapping onto rock replicas.

In Room E, an animated wild goat from Fariseu rock 1 is projected onto a replica of that same rock using video mapping. The museum’s December 2019 account presents the renovation as an inaugurated addition to its permanent exhibition; it does not report measured visitor or learning outcomes.

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“Although I cannot be present at this ceremony, I do not want to miss this opportunity, on this festive day, to congratulate the Board of Directors of the Côa Parque Foundation and the Côa Museum team for their work in promoting the study and knowledge of the Côa's rock art and archaeological heritage, and in raising awareness of the importance of preserving this heritage. Twenty-one years ago, with the inscription of the Côa Valley Rock Art Site on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the Portuguese state committed itself to developing a policy to safeguard the important archaeological heritage discovered in the Côa Valley. The Côa Parque Foundation and the Côa Museum took on that responsibility, becoming the guardians of this territory and the heritage we have the privilege of hosting, a duty they have fulfilled with commitment and diligence. This work has been carried out with maturity, but also with energy. Consistent work sustained by updating and deepening the content, but also innovative, as exemplified by the digital renovation inaugurated today, as well as the systematic work of technological modernization. I wish you an excellent day celebrating heritage, and hope that the Museum continues to be the “gateway” to the Côa Valley in all its dimensions.”

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