The UNICHE Pilots
To demonstrate the real-world impact of its technologies, UNICHE is being tested across three diverse cultural settings in Europe. These pilots showcase how the platform supports archaeological interpretation, enhances museum experiences, and brings disappearing heritage back to life through portable, hybrid exhibitions. Together, they highlight the flexibility and transformative potential of UNICHE across different types of cultural organisations and audience needs.
Bringing Archaeological Sites to Life (Greece & Italy)
In two major open-air archaeological sites—the Kalapodi Sanctuary in Greece and the Messapian city walls in Ugento, Italy—UNICHE introduces immersive storytelling through AR and VR. These reconstructions reveal architectural phases, rituals, and long-lost structures, helping visitors understand complex, multi-period sites that offer little visible remains today. The pilot shows how digital layers and intuitive tools can help archaeologists interpret history and offer visitors a richer, more engaging experience of ancient landscapes.
Enhancing Museum Engagement (Italy)
At Museo Galileo in Florence, UNICHE transforms a highly specialised navigation-themed gallery into an interactive, accessible experience. Using personalised guidance, AR/VR visualisations, and smart storytelling, visitors can explore historic scientific instruments and navigation techniques in ways that are easier to understand and far more engaging. The pilot demonstrates how museums can revitalise under-visited spaces, appeal to varied audiences, and make complex topics enjoyable and relatable.
Preserving Modernist Architecture Through a Portable Exhibition (Poland)
In collaboration with the Museum of Architecture in Wrocław, UNICHE supports a mobile, hybrid exhibition dedicated to endangered modernist buildings in Poland and Central Europe. Through digital twins, VR and AR experiences, and modular physical components, visitors can explore architectural heritage that is threatened or already lost. This pilot shows how portable formats can break geographic barriers, reduce exhibition costs, and bring cultural heritage to diverse communities in an innovative and accessible way.