Viewing ancient artifacts in the newest ways: Saudi relics travel with Snapchat, augmented and virtual reality
Photo: A visitor puts on virtual reality (VR) glasses at the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage museum wing at the Arabian Travel Market 2018 in Dubai, UAE. Photo supplied by Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTH)
Saudi archaeological relics dating back to more than a million years are now accessible to people around the world thanks to the use of new technology by the country’s tourism and heritage authority.
The collection is part of a traveling exhibition that showcases artifacts and historical objects discovered in excavation sites across the kingdom. It has so far been hosted by 13 international museums in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, with the U.S. alone hosting the exhibition five times.
“This is a traveling museum that consists of 466 rare archaeological pieces all found in the kingdom,” Hisham Al Garni, projects planning section head of the Information Technology Department at the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTH) told Salaam Gateway.
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