The Collection of the Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation is of historical importance. It includes important collections that mark key moments and stylistic developments of Modern Greek and European art, making it one of the most important in Greece. At the same time, Teloglion, having as its main objective the cultural education, it offers numerous periodical / special exhibitions conferences, publications, educational programmes and other actions to public and specialized groups. In this context, Teloglion consists an extroverted, open, interactive Museum that combines research, education, art, culture, and science with the child, the student, the worker, the elderly, the social groups.

The objective of this project is the design and the development of targeted actions and innovative applications with the aim of highlighting the importance and superiority of the permanent collection of Teloglion to the general public and to specialized groups of visitors as well as to strengthen and ameliorate the educational workshops to individual groups.

The aim is to enhance the experience and the experiential learning – entertainment of visitors through interactive, modern educational and multimedia methods.

Applications will be designed and implemented to enable:

• digital projection (high-resolution photography, 3D scanning, 360 photogrammetry) of selected artworks of Teloglion permanent collection. The existence of ‘hot spots’, where visitors will zoom, analyze and receive information.

• 3D virtual tours and interactions of visitors and researchers with the exhibits and virtual placement of artworks on the premises of Teloglion. Digital projection of future periodical exhibitions by researchers and editors. Ability to digitize artists’ artworks that are hosted to Teloglion. The platform will be continuously enriched, being a valuable tool for viewing and research.

• experiential learning of artworks conservation (digital, real). Open workshops will be set up, where participants will be able to analyze, document, conserve and synthesize a work of art that will actually be present as a 3D copy, while a specialized conservator will monitor and assist in the whole process in a natural way.

• Experiential education / entertainment through multimedia educational applications (games), to enrich the overall experience of visitors.

Also, a workshop within Teloglion will be created: Selected artworks will provide specialized information via a specific QR-code that visitors will scan with their smartphones/tablets, as well as laptops with embedded multimedia applications will enrich visitors’ experience.

Target groups:

• Schools of all levels

• Students of Schools of Arts, Art History, Architecture, Pedagogy, etc.

• Special social groups (disabled, immigrants etc)

• Specialized groups (eg architects, digital artists, conservators of works of art, primary and secondary school teachers)

• Individual visitors of all ages / social groups

Project duration: 30 months.

The Consortium:

• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (as a Research Organization),

• eloglion Foundation of Arts AUTh (as a Cultural Organization),

• ESSERA SA (as a Business).

The three partners make up a mix of high-tech and research experience in different fields and complement each other.