AR in the National Museum

A giant fin whale skeleton that's been a museum centerpiece for over 130 years! Powered by tools from augg.io.

Design problem

The project faced a complex design problem-it needed to be markerless, reliable, easily accessible, and enjoyable for both children and adults, a task that required innovative solutions and meticulous planning.

Solution

More.is.More created a 3D scan of the entire room and used the augg.io framework to reliably solve marker-less localization in the digital copy. This allowed artists to focus on accurately recreating the digital Fin Whale, a beautiful water effect on the ceiling, and other aquatic life.


This impressive 23-meter-long fin whale skeleton has been a dominant feature of the National Museum in Prague for over 130 years. It has been present in the building since its beginning. Because of this, the result had to be perfect.

The final AR application was integrated into the National Museum's native application, which also serves as a digital guide.

Text by:

Marek Kulkovsky

Published on

May 2, 2024

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This project was implemented with the financial support of the Technology Incubation Programme.

augg.io s.r.o.
Světova 523/1, 180 00,

Praha 8, Czech Republic

IČ: 173 94 155

©augg.io s.r.o, all rights reserved

This project was implemented with the financial support of the Technology Incubation Programme.

augg.io s.r.o. • Světova 523/1, 180 00, Praha 8,
Czech Republic • IČ: 173 94 155

©augg.io s.r.o, all rights reserved

This project was implemented with the financial support of the Technology Incubation Programme.