Precisely a year ago, during the 2011 Night of Museums, the Dubrovnik Virtual Museum was opened at Dubrovnik's Fort Revelin. Authored by Ivica Prlender and Stjepko Varga, the Museum was established by the Dubrovnik Festival. Owing to new media including large touch screens and original interface, numerous international visitors to Dubrovnik have since been able to explore the precious Dubrovnik Republic's archives, walk through the parks of Renaissance summer residences, decipher the early-Renaissance graffiti at the «hidden» Dubrovnik Cathedral, reminiscence the unforgettable Dubrovnik Festival nights, enjoy the view of Konavle's Fort Soko through the eyes of Ilija Crijević, make a tour of the fortifications of Ston... The Museum's aim is not to replace the irreplaceable monuments with digital photography and video, but to present the inaccessible historic materials by means of advanced technologies.
Hosting the presentation, the Mimara Museum will enable the Zagreb audiences to see the premiere of a virtual walk through the unique Gučetić Park in Trsteno, inspect the inaccessible remains of Dubrovnik's medieval cathedrals and the restored salons of Kerša Palace - the Dubrovnik Festival Palace, and to also take a peep into the 18th century bathroom which Ruđer Bošković designed for the members of Sorkočević family... A conductor's podium will be placed at the museum's main hall in front of a 260cm screen, enabling the visitors to control their virtual walk by means of their own body movement. The interface, with which the authors of this museum proudly join the world pioneer elite in this technological-presentational field, will be open for the wishes of visitors and enable them a complete interaction with HD presentations of the otherwise inaccessible unique cultural and historical treasure.