"Louvre-DNP Museum Lab" Exhibition
Onishi Gallery
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Onishi Gallery presents “Louvre-DNP Museum Lab” exhibition sponsored by Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) and Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha Ltd. (KBK).
Born of the collaboration between DNP and the Musée du Louvre, the Louvre-DNP Museum Lab joint project seeks to explore new approaches to artworks, particularly through the use of multimedia tools, applying cutting edge-technology to the (re)discovery of prestigious works in the Louvre collection. This cooperation began in October 2006, and its first stage was completed in the end of 2009. The second stage will begin in October 2010.
The exhibition at Onishi Gallery includes the technologies and methods of mediation, bridging the gap between the viewer and the artworks, accumulated from the Louvre-DNP Museum Lab. A circuit with a wealth of multimedia mediation devices draws visitors into the history and analysis of the works, letting them follow in the footsteps of the artists in question and affording an insight into the details concealed. This ground-breaking feature allows visitors to discover the hidden face of some of the museum's masterpieces. Visitors can enjoy experiencing some of the highly innovative technological solutions developed by the Louvre-DNP Museum Lab at the showing.
Enhancing the functions of conventional mediation tools through multimedia
Constantly seeking to make the mediation tools used in museums even more intuitive and user-friendly, Museum Lab has developed a new device based on the principle of specimen boxes. By pushing a screen from front to back set on a specimen box that reconstructs the materials used to produce the works, visitors launch an animation sequence that provides a step-by-step breakdown of the creative process. Taking its cue from tools already familiar to visitors, this easy-to-operate device is designed to make curatorial explanations easier to follow.
Using Augmented Reality (AR) technology to transit information within a museum.
"Augmented Reality" is a technology that makes it possible to obtain far more information about an object or a scene than can be obtained by simply looking. Texts, images, or videos can be added to the real scene or target object before the spectator's eyes through superimposition, and by means of a screen. This technology is used for providing explanations about an exhibit at Museum Lab.
Manipulation of the artworks in 3D
By “handling” 3D images of artworks on the touch screen monitor, visitors turn the artworks in virtual space exactly as if they were holding the figures in their hands.
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Schedule
from June 03, 2010 to June 10, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-06-03 from 18:00 to 20:00