VR/AR artworks in the museum: Redefining preservation through collaboration
Journal
Convergence
Date Issued
January 1, 2024
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DOI
10.1177/13548565241261995
Abstract
The rapidly evolving nature of emerging technologies renders artworks made using such technologies
a challenging category of objects to be handled by institutions. This paper presents real
scenarios of how art made with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) is acquired,
exhibited and finally preserved by museums and art institutions, presenting a clear picture of a
particular period. Though an extensive body of literature and studies deal with the preservation of
‘New Media’, very few focus on the challenges faced by museums and private institutions when it
comes to artworks that use VR/AR.We used in-depth interviews with eight museum professionals
working in six key institutions that engage with VR/AR artworks, and four artists, who create such
works, in order to define current institutional practices, understand the challenges museum
professionals face when dealing with VR/AR artworks, and identify the preservation-related
concerns of artists working with these technologies.
a challenging category of objects to be handled by institutions. This paper presents real
scenarios of how art made with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) is acquired,
exhibited and finally preserved by museums and art institutions, presenting a clear picture of a
particular period. Though an extensive body of literature and studies deal with the preservation of
‘New Media’, very few focus on the challenges faced by museums and private institutions when it
comes to artworks that use VR/AR.We used in-depth interviews with eight museum professionals
working in six key institutions that engage with VR/AR artworks, and four artists, who create such
works, in order to define current institutional practices, understand the challenges museum
professionals face when dealing with VR/AR artworks, and identify the preservation-related
concerns of artists working with these technologies.
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