The museum's main hall closes down for renovation – what happens to the artwork no one gets to see? They come alive in the Art Gate, a virtual gallery to be visited anywhere, anytime.
Art Gate is a portal to the art world. It is accessible anywhere, anytime. It opens a new, virtual world on top of the real world.
| Client | Ateneum Art Museum |
| AR Production | Arilyn |
Art belongs to everyone, but what happens when a museum or art gallery closes and the art becomes unreachable?
The main gallery of Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland, was closed during March of 2020 for a light renovation. The museum decided not to let visitors or the artworks themselves suffer. Hence, they created a virtual gallery where the art can be seen and admired for the duration of the renovation.
Bridging the gap between century-old painting and virtual technology, we have the Art Gate, accessible through your phone or tablet from wherever you are.
“We are really excited to be able to explore the interface between centuries old paintings and ultramodern technology with the help of CreMA,” says Otso Kähönen, the Creative Director of Arilyn.
Art lovers can find the virtual gallery in the Arilyn app, free to download from Google Play or the App Store. Find the menu, select the Art Gate, place it in front of you and step into the wonder that is classical paintings!
The virtual artworks include some of Ateneum's most prized and valued paintings like Vincent van Gogh and Edward Munch and Finnish painters like Hugo Simberg.
The CreMa project, aiming to support the creative industry to innovate, funded the Art Gate.