Samsung puts its technology at the service of Gaudí Exhibition Center in Barcelona

Visitors who come from next 16 September, date on which the Diocesan Museum of Barcelona reopens its doors, They will be able to live an innovative experience in the field of virtual reality, thanks to the Gear VR and the latest large format LFD technology from this manufacturer.

After six months of renovations, the next 16 September Diocesan Museum of Barcelona reopens its doors with a unique collection dedicated to the figure and work of the architect Antoni Gaudí. As collaborator and technological advisor of the new Gaudí Exhibition Center, Samsung will provide the museum with the latest LFD technology for large format and video wall solutions, in addition to collaborating in the development of exclusive content for the exhibition 'Walking with Gaudí'.

Museum visitors will thus be able to live innovative experiences in the field of virtual reality with the use of Samsung Gear VR glasses, or enjoy augmented reality and interactive content to complement the visit thanks to the app with multimedia guide installed on the tablets of this manufacturer.

As Celestino García has pointed out, corporate vice president of Samsung Spain, “in its commitment to bring innovation to the cultural sector, Samsung wants to bring the legacy of the Catalan architect closer to 21st century visitors, offering them new enriching experiences with which they can approach art in a more participatory way thanks to the latest technology.”.

On all three floors of the building, located in the center of Barcelona, a unique collection of pieces will be displayed, objects and documents of the architect, bringing together decades of research through a journey through the Gaudí universe. It is an interactive space with augmented reality and audiovisual materials created expressly for the exhibition., multimedia content, holograms, scenery, models and unique pieces, inter alia.

In this sense, museum visitors will be able to discover the genius of the architect through an innovative experience and discover his enormous creative capacity, the great imagination and revolutionary ideas that made Gaudí the only architect in the world with seven buildings declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: Park Güell, Milan House, Palau Güell, Holy Family, Casa Vicens and Casa Batlló.

Innovative technology at the service of art

Behind the work of the brilliant Catalan architect there is much to discover. This is a designer of dreams fulfilled, from a master of light and color, an innovator of tradition, a hidden scientist, a social urban planner, a man faithful to his roots and his beliefs, an avant-garde artist, a harbinger of the future.

The use of Samsung technology allows visitors to take a journey into the history of the world and the cultures that influenced the architect. All of this, enjoying the collections kept by the Diocesan Museum of Barcelona and which contemplates more than two millennia of civilizations, as well as a unique legacy of works by Antoni Gaudí.

The exhibition 'Walking with Gaudí' shows details of many of the most universally recognized works of the great master, like Colonia Güell, Park Güell or the Sagrada Familia, as well as his original working method and, even, the unique models through which he conceived his works. In the famous polyfunicular models, Gaudí captured his marvelous three-dimensional vision of ideas and then transferred it to his buildings., considered masterpieces nationally and internationally.

The project is 100% privately financed and is the result of an agreement between Gaudí Barcelona Projects and the Diocesan Museum of Barcelona, which has the support of Samsung as a technological partner for the implementation of the exhibition 'Walking with Gaudí', which is part of the commitment of this technology company to the cultural sector.