VR Museums

Just as the goddess Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo, so NASA's 21st century Artemis programme will send humans to the Moon like Apollo once did. A fulldome show about the future of lunar exploration.

Venice Immersive 2026 — In Competition. USA, UK. Format: virtual reality, installation. Lineup sourced via XRGuide partner XRMust.

Located in the Government Museum campus, this planetarium screens shows in English and Tamil covering solar system exploration, constellations, and India's Chandrayaan missions.

High-fidelity showcase for immersive art featuring works from world-renowned VR artists. A must-visit digital museum experience.

d'strict's Dubai edition of the ARTE MUSEUM immersive media art experience inside Dubai Mall. Includes the signature Garden, Waterfall and Wave rooms tuned to a Middle East-inspired show.

A moving XR walking theatre in Luoyang where groups of four ride virtual wooden kites, carriages, and boats through a massive virtual space. Experience 4D physical sensations including wind, water spray, and weightlessness as the story unfolds around you. Tickets from ~$11.48 USD via Trip.com.

Walk through virtual museum galleries featuring works by Vermeer, Frida Kahlo, and other masters using AR on your mobile device.

Twelve interactive installation rooms in central Rome, two minutes from the Pantheon. Photo-friendly, family-oriented immersive play space.

While not a traditional planetarium, Louvre Abu Dhabi's iconic 180-meter perforated dome creates a 'rain of light' effect. Special immersive projection events transform the dome interior for art-technology crossover installations.

South Africa's largest planetarium dome at the University of the Witwatersrand. Offers public shows on weekends covering African star lore, exoplanet discovery, and the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) telescope project based in the Northern Cape.

Step into the golden age of the Tang Dynasty in this walking XR experience by Immersia XR in Luoyang, China. Explore a 3D-scanned, interactive map of the digitally reconstructed Longmen Grottoes and walk the ancient streets of Chang'an using location-based VR.

An immersive WebGL image gallery that transforms image directories into 3D environments like infinite tunnels or floating grids. Built with Three.js, runs on virtually any device including Raspberry Pi.

HRA Organ Gallery — Anatomy application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Busan edition of d'strict's ARTE MUSEUM immersive media art chain, near Haeundae Beach. Newest projection technology and a full local-themed show alongside the signature nature rooms.

A WebXR pilot for participatory public design and future museum installations. Combines gaussian splats and reality capture with a 3D house generated as a story of resilience and rebuilding after the Los Angeles wildfires. Built by Evo with Amir, Josette and Ray at the Worlds in Action hackathon during SIGGRAPH — a SensAI Hackademy winner.

Quarterly town halls discussing the state of immersive experiences and open metaverse.

Culturespaces' original immersive venue inside disused limestone quarries in Provence. 7,000 sqm of stone walls projected with monumental art shows; current programme features Picasso and Frida Kahlo.

Phenomenomaly takes over Meow Wolf Omega Mart in Las Vegas (June 5 – August 9, 2026). Wander the surreal supermarket as interactive characters perform throughout 60+ environments, with limited-time drinks and special-edition merch.

An augmented-reality intervention layering activist artwork over the Metropolitan Museum's collection, using phones to reveal hidden voices and counter-narratives in the galleries. 2026 Webby Winner — Best Community Engagement.

Version 5 of the Teleportal — adapted for spatial computing devices including Apple Vision Pro and Pico, in collaboration with WebSpatial. Leverages open spatial standards and browser-native XR, with engineering by Steven Van Loon. Goal: cross-device accessibility without reliance on closed app stores.

One of Europe's most modern and technically advanced planetariums with a 23-meter dome. Hosts fulldome films, concerts, and immersive art shows in the heart of Berlin.

The newest Meow Wolf in Grapevine, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area). Journey through worlds inspired by Texas culture and beyond, featuring Radio Tave's cosmic broadcasts and immersive environments that blur the line between the real and unreal. Perfect for groups exploring together.

Sir David Attenborough guides you through the Natural History Museum's collection in VR. Pick up, examine, and interact with rare specimens — from a blue whale to a Stegosaurus — in the museum's iconic Hintze Hall. A landmark collaboration between the museum and Sky VR bringing natural history to life.

Masterworks: Journey Through History — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Explore historical artifacts from museums worldwide in AR. Examine Egyptian mummies, ancient sculptures, and Renaissance art up close.

Venice Immersive 2026 — In Competition. USA, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia. Format: immersive installation. Lineup sourced via XRGuide partner XRMust.

70,000 sq ft immersive dome venue opening June 10, 2026 at Centennial Yards in downtown Atlanta. Three-level venue adjacent to State Farm Arena and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Opening with NBA Finals Game 4, ahead of World Cup 2026. Live sports, concerts, and immersive entertainment in shared reality format.

The National Museum of Korea's free permanent immersive digital galleries reinterpret Joseon paintings, royal court scenes and landscapes as room-scale projection installations.

Visual poetry (VISPO) gallery showcasing abstract typographic art installations. Experience experimental text-based artworks in an immersive virtual space.

A fully immersive 360° dome experience where Alan Watts' timeless wisdom meets stunning 4K visuals and a transcendent original score — a journey through inner space exploring mindfulness, mystical poetry, and cosmic wonder. Touring planetariums and fulldome theatres across North America.

AI-guided museum tour built on Google Gemini and Samsung devices, generating personalized audio + AR commentary as visitors move through galleries. 2026 Webby Winner — Best Immersive Technology Innovation.

AGO Bristol 1775 — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

2026 Auggie Award Winner — Best Location-Based Entertainment. A theatrical immersive VR journey from Felix & Paul Studios — the Emmy-winning team behind Space Explorers — staging an interstellar story as a shared location-based experience.

A psychedelic interactive VR playground by artist Paloma Dawkins. Explore hand-drawn, kaleidoscopic environments that react to your presence. Winner of FIVARS 2018 People's Choice – Best Interactive.

Berlin immersive colour-and-light experience featuring 12 themed rooms designed for sensory play, photography and shared family exploration.

Award-winning location-based VR experience set in the dystopian world of Black Mirror. A first-of-its-kind collaboration between UNIVRSE and Banijay Live Studio, led by François de Brugada and Tristan Desplechin. Recipient of a Special Mention at the 2026 Festival de Cannes Immersive Competition — a one-off award created by jury president Blanca Li to recognize how the project pushed and redefined the boundaries of virtual reality and immersive storytelling. Premiering in Montreal with PHI Studio and Infinity Experiences, with Madrid opening June 4 via Letsgo Entertainment.

Embark on a mission to explore the asteroids of our solar system. Learn about these remnants of planetary formation and the efforts to protect Earth from potential impacts.

d'strict's flagship immersive media art exhibition on Jeju Island. Ten themed rooms — Garden, Beach, Waterfall, Star and more — built on nature themes with high-fidelity projection and spatial audio.

Reveals the details of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece invisible to the naked eye using infrared scans, X-ray imaging, and scientific analysis. The first VR experience ever presented by the Musée du Louvre, created for the museum's landmark 2019 Leonardo da Vinci exhibition. Step behind the glass and examine brushstrokes, hidden layers, and the enigmatic smile in extraordinary detail.

Dreams of Dali — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Immersive VR experience at The Metropolitan Museum of Art where visitors explore the Arts of the Pacific collection through the Atopia app on Quest 3. Rather than replicating a museum visit, the experience lets you do things you can't in a physical gallery — walking among oversized Pacific artifacts in context. Part of The Met's expanding emerging technology initiative.

Augmented-reality museum experience that brings classical portraits to life with conversational AI, letting visitors talk with historical figures through their phone camera. 2026 People's Voice Winner — Arts, Fashion & Culture.

A beloved French planetarium offering immersive astronomy shows for all ages. Regular fulldome programming with a strong educational focus.

teamLab's permanent Fukuoka museum next to Mizuho PayPay Dome. Two zones — 'Catching and Collecting Forest' and 'Athletic Forest' — emphasising bodily play, conservation themes and animal interactions.

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts in Chabot Space & Science Center's planetarium in the Oakland Hills — high-resolution fulldome projection paired with Spherical Pictures' transcendent original score.

Version 4 of the Teleportal — a fully immersive Unity 3D build deployed natively on Meta Quest through a release channel. Enables spatial exploration of virtual world links in VR; currently available for Meta Quest 2 and 3 via direct access. Prioritizes embodied navigation and experiential learning inside a headset-native environment.

Phenomenomaly arrives at Meow Wolf Grapevine's The Real Unreal (June 5 – August 9, 2026). Texas-inspired worlds come alive with interactive characters, an unfolding cosmic story, exclusive drinks, and limited-edition merch.

One of the world's most famous planetariums, housed within the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History. Features the Zeiss Mark IX Star Projector and regular fulldome shows.

Artist-collective immersive experience in Oklahoma City built around music memory and tactile, interactive rooms with strong easter-egg play and karaoke moments.

Located in Ikebukuro's Sunshine City, this planetarium blends astronomy with art installations, music, and aromatherapy for a multi-sensory fulldome experience.

The flagship Frame VR hub of the Virtual Worlds Museum™ — a cultural and research institution preserving and documenting virtual world platforms as lasting expressions of human creativity, social interaction, and technological innovation. Features Spotlight Series interviews and stories.

Phenomenomaly migrates to Meow Wolf Denver's Convergence Station (June 5 – August 9, 2026). Follow a cast of characters through four colliding worlds with live performances, exclusive drinks, and rare collectibles.

Journey through Ancient Egypt and explore the Giza Plateau and the Great Pyramid as if you were really there. This large-scale immersive exhibition uses cutting-edge VR technology to transport visitors 4,500 years back in time. Currently touring in Montreal, Chicago, Atlanta, Québec, and Mississauga.

A 27-room museum of art and technology in lower Manhattan opened in 2024, blending generative art, immersive projection rooms, kinetic installations and AI-driven environments. Now showing 'Maestros & The Machines'.

LA's iconic planetarium overlooking the city, featuring a state-of-the-art Zeiss star projector and immersive fulldome shows. Free telescope viewing nightly.

A massive permanent teamLab museum on Saadiyat Island featuring sensor-based interactive digital art environments. One of the largest teamLab venues in the world, with real-time rendered projection mapping and immersive spatial experiences.

Virtual museum exploring space exploration history.

Pompeii — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Spatial learning platform for algebra and geometry used in 35 states. Raises math proficiency through embodied learning.

Virtual Antiquities Museum — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Follow a single breath as it travels through branching lungs, blood vessels and cells in this immersive exhibition from Marshmallow Laser Feast, narrated by Cate Blanchett. Projection, spatial sound and meditation combine to reveal the invisible connections between our bodies and the natural world. Executive produced by Edward R. Pressman and Terrence Malick, with music by Jonny Greenwood, Meredith Monk, Johann Johannsson, Howard Skempton and Jon Hopkins. Presented in Cardiff as the flagship work of Wales Millennium Centre's Annwn Immersive summer programme.

Voted USA Today's #1 Immersive Art Experience in 2024 and 2025. 14 immersive Chicago-themed art rooms designed for celebration and joyful play, with surprise giveaways throughout.

Virtual Archaeology Museum next to the ruins of ancient Herculaneum. Holographic reconstructions, multimedia installations and the 'Vesuvio 3D' film bring the Roman city back to life.

VR Museum: Art Through Time — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

The largest planetarium in Asia and one of the world's most recognized, housed in a striking Mughal-inspired dome. Shows include 'Cosmic Origins', 'The Dark Universe', and seasonal sky-watching programs.

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts at MOSI's Saunders Planetarium in Tampa — a high-resolution fulldome presentation of Spherical Pictures' immersive Alan Watts journey.

Virtual recreation of The Temple of Dendur showing it in its original Nile River setting with photogrammetric 3D scans. Experience the 2,000-year-old Egyptian temple as it once stood, with painted surfaces and surrounding landscape digitally reconstructed.

Step inside Salvador Dalí's painting 'Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's Angelus' in this pioneering museum VR experience. Explore a surreal 360° world inspired by Dalí's masterworks — walk among melting clocks, towering elephants, and impossible architecture. Available both at the physical Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida and as a downloadable VR experience.

Phenomenomaly returns to Meow Wolf Santa Fe (June 5 – August 9, 2026). A cosmic phenomenon migrates through House of Eternal Return with live performances, interactive characters, exclusive drinks, and limited-edition merch — family-friendly across 70+ rooms of immersive art.

Permanent exhibition of large-scale light, sound and kinetic installations by Christopher Bauder and collaborators, set in a former industrial hall in Berlin-Lichtenberg.

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts at COSI's state-of-the-art Planetarium in Columbus — high-resolution fulldome projection in one of the country's most innovative science centers.

Version 1 of the Teleportal — an interactive 3D force graph that maps virtual world platforms as a dynamic ecosystem. Curated by the Virtual Worlds Museum™, it lets visitors search platforms, explore relationships between worlds, and launch platform links directly. Emphasizes discovery, research transparency, and contextual navigation.

A mixed-reality theatre experience exploring the liminal state between life and death, fact and fiction. Ten audience members are immersed in a surreal world where a live performer interacts with the digital environment of VR through motion capture. Originally premiered in Taipei, selected for Venice Immersive 2025, and winner of XRMust Best Experience 2025. Now showing in Montreal through March 2026.

Browser-based VR painting and gallery system combining HTC's VIVERSE social platform with the open-source Open Brush, letting creators paint in 3D and share rooms via URL. 2026 Webby Nominee — Best Immersive Technology Innovation.

Two virtual-reality experiences from The Met — Dendur Decoded reconstructs the Temple of Dendur in its original Egyptian context, and Oceania: A New Horizon of Space and Time explores Pacific cultural cosmologies. 2026 Webby Nominee — Arts, Fashion & Culture.

Part of the Parque Explora science complex, Medellín's planetarium features a modern fulldome system with regular shows on cosmology, biology of the cosmos, and live sky tours in both Spanish and English.

Horror-focused location-based VR studio known for blending physical sets with VR. Their flagship 'Corridor' experience combines real-world walking through a haunted hallway with VR visuals for a uniquely terrifying mixed-reality attraction.

Africa's only digital fulldome planetarium, located in Cape Town's Company's Garden. Features a state-of-the-art Evans & Sutherland Digistar system. Shows include 'African Skylore', 'Cosmic Africa', 'Phantom of the Universe', and immersive art-science collaborations. The most active fulldome venue on the continent.

A world of sensor-based interactive digital art without boundaries. Artworks move through rooms, interact with each other, and respond to visitors in real-time rendered projection mapping across a sprawling museum space.

Rome Reborn: The Pantheon — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Artist Meg Saligman's The Ministry of Awe proposes the bold economic model that humans might trade stories and still walk away feeling wealthy. A six-story immersive art installation inside the historic Manufacturers National Bank at 27 N. 3rd Street in Old City, Philadelphia. Opening to the public on March 14, 2026.

Phenomenomaly broadcasts into Meow Wolf Houston's Radio Tave (June 5 – August 9, 2026). A cosmic phenomenon unfolds through the radio-station-from-another-dimension with live performances, interactive characters, and seasonal drinks and merch.

A stunning 7-minute immersive experience at the Kennedy Space Center's Exploration Immersion Center (EIC). Created with JPL NASA, this piece translates incredible new data about Earth into an emotional journey narrated by astronauts Drew Feustel and Nicole Stott, telling the story of Earth as an interconnected world without boundaries. Open to the public.

The Smithsonian's first VR experience takes you beyond gallery walls to explore iconic artifacts in immersive context. Examine objects from the National Museum of African American History, the Air and Space Museum, and the National Museum of Natural History — brought to life with photogrammetric 3D scanning and spatial storytelling.

Explore the Louvre's Egyptian antiquities department in virtual reality, walking through galleries after hours and examining artifacts up close. The museum also offers an AR experience on-site, allowing visitors to interact with ancient artifacts using their mobile devices. Developed by Emissive, the studio behind 'Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass,' this experience continues the Louvre's pioneering approach to making one of the world's greatest museums accessible through immersive technology.

Coastal Gangneung edition of ARTE MUSEUM, the original mainland Korea location after Jeju. Best known for its overlapping projection cycles in the giant Garden room.

COMING SOON — Opens September 22, 2026 at the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago. A major survey of the renowned Japanese collective teamLab, featuring immersive installations including 'Massless Suns and Dark Suns', 'Order in Chaos', 'Dissipative Figures', and 'The World of Irreversible Change', which synchronizes with Chicago's weather and seasons. On view through February 21, 2027.

Culturespaces' largest immersive digital art centre in the GCC, located inside the Dubai Mall with 130 projectors across three galleries.

A museum without a map where immersive digital artworks leave their rooms, move through corridors, and intermingle. 10,000 square meters of projection-mapped environments respond to visitors' presence. Originally in Odaiba, now relocated to Azabudai Hills in Tokyo with new works exploring the relationship between humanity and nature.

Wonderspaces' permanent Arizona venue inside Scottsdale Fashion Square, featuring rotating large-scale immersive art installations from artists worldwide including Memo Akten's Body Paint.

(Hi)Story of a Painting — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Houston's immersive journey through a cosmic radio station broadcasting from another dimension. Explore surreal environments where sound and story interweave, featuring unique Texas-inspired elements and Meow Wolf's signature blend of art, technology, and narrative mystery.

d'strict's first North American ARTE MUSEUM, opened 2024 inside the Grand Canal Shoppes. Eleven immersive rooms blending classical art, nature themes and Las Vegas-specific content.

An original immersive experience built in collaboration with the Consejo Leonora Carrington, transforming the artist's private universe of creatures, alchemy, symbols, and magnificent psychic weather into an explorable world. Eleven monumental sculptures are surrounded by sound, texture, light, scent, and video mapping in a theatrical atmosphere designed as a journey through mystical environments shaped by light, shadow, sound, scent, and scale. The sculptures seem less installed than summoned. Running at Mexico City's Center for Immersive Arts.

High-fidelity virtual gallery featuring Old Master paintings in a futuristic, gravity-defying setting. The world's first virtual reality museum with photogrammetric scans of 74 Dutch and Flemish masterworks.

Journey through our Milky Way galaxy to encounter its diverse stellar phenomena — nebulae, star clusters, and the supermassive black hole at its center. Produced by the American Museum of Natural History.

Twelve interconnected immersive infinity-room environments in Dubai's WAFI Mall. Light, sound and reflective surfaces create some of the highest-fidelity infinity rooms anywhere.

ArtPlunge — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Browse The Met's growing library of 3D-scanned masterworks on the open web. View objects in AR on your phone, float them in your Apple Vision Pro space, or share them with friends in mixed reality. From the iconic Slit Gong — one of the world's largest musical instruments — to Egyptian antiquities, the collection bridges 5,000 years of art into your reality.

Astoria, Queens museum dedicated to the art, history, technique and technology of film, television and digital media — including immersive and interactive media installations. Featured in The New York Times (April 2026) for its renewed focus on moving-image art and immersive experiences.

Venice Immersive 2026 — Best of Worlds. VRChat world by Tokoyoshi, presented on the immersive island at Lazzaretto Vecchio (2–12 September 2026). Lineup sourced via XRGuide partner XRMust.

The Kremer Museum VR Museum — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

The world's largest astronomy museum (opened 2021) features a stunning 18-meter planetarium dome with 8K fulldome projection. Shows include 'Our Solar System', 'Exoplanets', and live sky tours. Architecture by Ennead Architects channels orbital mechanics.

A body-immersive museum where visitors wade through water and walk barefoot through sensor-responsive digital art installations. Real-time rendered projection mapping reacts to visitor movement, creating a living artwork that blurs the boundary between the viewer and the art.

Denver's four-story interdimensional transit hub where four worlds collide. Navigate through portals, solve puzzles, and discover the story of Numina in this massive 90,000 sq ft installation. Features over 70 installations from 300+ artists, including immersive media rooms and tactile interactives.

One of the largest and oldest planetariums in the world, featuring a 25-meter dome. Offers fulldome shows, a museum of Urania, and an observatory with regular public viewing sessions.

Version 3 of the Teleportal, designed for education and younger audiences. Presents virtual worlds in a simplified 2D grid layout with intuitive rollovers — clarity and accessibility for classrooms, workshops, and introductory learning environments.

America's first planetarium, located on Chicago's lakefront. Features two fulldome theaters — the Grainger Sky Theater and the Definiti Space Theater — with cutting-edge digital projection.

The Rougeau Gallery — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Use augmented reality in the Acropolis Museum's Parthenon Gallery to see the Parthenon marbles restored to their original vivid colors and reconstructed within the temple's frieze. The AR overlay reveals ancient polychrome painting on the marble sculptures, transforming how visitors understand classical Greek art.

Version 2 of the Teleportal — an interactive map for exploring virtual world platforms, categories, and connected records. Search worlds, click nodes, or browse major category rings to discover related platforms and museum locations. Hover for a preview; click to pin a world's details.

Trust the Universe: The Philosophy of Alan Watts at OMSI's Harry C. Kendall Planetarium — a 200-seat, 52-foot domed theater in Portland presenting Spherical Pictures' immersive 360° meditation.

Step into a story that makes you believe in magic again. An augmented reality adventure where courage meets imagination and your words carry the power to heal what was lost. This interactive holographic experience in Palm Springs combines AR technology with physical space for an unforgettable immersive journey.

ArtQuest VR — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Scan real artifacts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art with your iPhone to collect 3D replicas for your digital collection. Over 200 scanned objects with 138 publicly available online, scanning approximately 70 new works annually. These 3D objects can be viewed in AR on mobile or shared in VR spaces like Apple Vision Pro.

Culturespaces' Seoul venue inside a former cabaret hall at the Grand Walkerhill, projecting immersive multimedia exhibitions of Klimt, Van Gogh and other masters at monumental scale.

Explore art in augmented reality through Google Arts & Culture. Features AR-enabled artworks from world-renowned museums and cultural institutions.

Award-winning immersive work by Ugo Arsac (Zorba) combining VR, large-scale audiovisual projection, and interactive storytelling. Transports viewers into New York's hidden underground world, built from real scanned locations and authentic testimonies — each participant freely choosing their own path through the virtual environment. Winner of Best Immersive Work at the 2026 Festival de Cannes Immersive Competition, presented at the Hotel Carlton with two encore screenings on May 22.

Family-friendly immersive attraction at Wembley Park: bubble-themed rooms, VR moments, sensory ball pits and a hot-air-balloon flight simulator.

Free-roam VR tour of 17th-century Amsterdam market. Museum-grade historical reconstruction.

A half-submerged city navigable by rafts, a future state of flooded exploration.

Enter a surreal supermarket that's more than meets the eye. Omega Mart in Las Vegas features over 60 immersive environments with fantastical portals, psychedelic installations, and interactive surprises around every corner. One of the most ambitious immersive art experiences ever created, blending physical environments with digital interactives.

Singapore's largest permanent digital art exhibition, a collaboration between ArtScience Museum and teamLab spanning 16 large-scale interactive installations across 1,500 sqm.

The 'Museum of the Future' in Linz, anchor venue of Ars Electronica's annual festival. Permanent galleries explore AI, neuroscience, biotech and immersive media, including the Deep Space 8K projection theatre.

Venice Immersive 2026 — Best of Worlds. VRChat world by Inloco Gallery, presented on the immersive island at Lazzaretto Vecchio (2–12 September 2026). Lineup sourced via XRGuide partner XRMust.

Culturespaces' newest digital and immersive art centre in HafenCity Hamburg, opened 2025 with 'From Vermeer to Van Gogh' and a children's ocean show.

Augmented reality experience that brings ancient Greek and Roman sculptures to life by restoring their original vibrant polychrome colors using WebAR. See what classical marble statues really looked like — painted in vivid blues, reds, and golds — through your phone's camera while standing in the gallery.

Walk-through art adventure following Shiki, a mystical forest yeti. Award-winning Denver immersive experience reimagined and expanded for its current location, with black-light flashlight exploration.

7 VR Wonders — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Buenos Aires' iconic planetarium, fully renovated with Zeiss Powerdome fulldome projection in a 20-meter dome. Features 'Cosmos', live sky tours, and immersive music experiences. One of South America's most active fulldome venues.

A surrealist immersive garden inspired by Salvador Dalí's symbolic landscapes, produced with the Dalí Museum. 2026 Webby Nominee — Arts, Fashion & Culture.

The original Meow Wolf experience in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Explore a Victorian house that opens into infinite dimensions—crawl through a refrigerator into a fantasy world, discover hidden passages, and uncover the mystery of the Selig family. The groundbreaking immersive art installation that launched a movement.

Dubai's iconic torus-shaped Museum of the Future explores how humanity will live with AI, biotech, climate solutions and space exploration through narrative immersive environments.

Collaborative community art galleries curated by XR Women, featuring works from women artists in XR. Part of a global platform connecting 1600+ women shaping the future of technology.

A festival of new codes for sound, image and space staged inside the cavernous Kraftwerk Berlin. Pairs experimental music with large-scale immersive light, projection and AV installations.

Paris's premier planetarium at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in La Villette. Features a 21-meter dome with laser projection and surround sound for immersive astronomy shows.

An interactive AR guide through AREA15's living gallery in Las Vegas. Explore three unique art sectors using a web-based app, unlocking one-minute audio episodes that blend artist stories, insider facts, and behind-the-scenes insights. Choose your vibe: deep art enthusiast dives, lighthearted explorer commentary, or kid-friendly story-driven tours. Located adjacent to Meow Wolf's Omega Mart.

Territory is an award-winning immersive VR experience and disability-centered universe. Utopic and dystopic, it immerses witnesses in a fantastical world that offers encounters with boundaries, cosmic figures, dark forces, and new worlds. A reimagining of Kinetic Light's stage production Wired, this groundbreaking piece explores race, gender, and disability stories of barbed wire in the United States through breathtaking aerial and contemporary dance.

The OmniGallery — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Egypt's most advanced planetarium, part of the legendary Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Features a digital fulldome with shows connecting ancient Egyptian astronomy to modern astrophysics. Currently screening 'Secrets of the Sun' and 'Journey to a Billion Suns'.

Home to the world's largest planetarium dome at 35 meters. The Brother Earth dome features a state-of-the-art Zeiss Universarium and fulldome projection showing monthly thematic programs on deep space, the solar system, and seasonal constellations.

Perched on Naubat Pahad hill, this planetarium offers fulldome shows on galaxies, black holes, and the Indian space program. Features a dinosaurium and science museum on the same campus.

One of the largest planetariums in Asia, running shows in multiple languages. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 630 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Museum of Other Realities — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

North Africa's modern science center and planetarium in Tunis. Features fulldome astronomy shows with Arabic and French narration, connecting Islamic golden age astronomy with contemporary space science.

Live-presented star shows above Los Angeles, with laser projection on a 75-foot dome. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 290 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

São Paulo's Ibirapuera Park planetarium features fulldome digital shows and classic Zeiss projections. Regular programming includes 'Voyager: The Never-Ending Journey' and seasonal sky observation events.

Neuroscience-backed XR experiences designed to shift your mental state. Features environments for focus, calm, energy, and awe with therapeutic applications.

Free-roam VR arena in Old Town Entertainment District, Kissimmee. Groups of 2–8 players experience 20+ games including shooters, horror, sci-fi, and co-op adventures using pro-grade wireless VR gear with full 360° movement across a 500+ sq ft arena. Private bookings for dates, families, birthdays, and corporate events.

The oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world, opened 1926. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Musee d’Orsay, Paris — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

One of the world's largest domes at 35 metres, with live narration. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 350 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Free-admission science center dome with live sky tours. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

America's first planetarium, with an ultra-high-resolution 8K fulldome theatre. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Two domes. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Digital dome built on real scientific datasets; shows change seasonally. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 75-foot dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Vidarium offers immersive wellness spaces combining fulldome visuals with healing soundscapes. Created by Harald Singer of Livinglobe, these cinematic fulldome experiences are designed for relaxation, meditation, and therapeutic environments in planetariums and dome venues worldwide.

East Africa's premier planetarium at the University of Nairobi's Chiromo campus. Offers regular public screenings and school programs covering the equatorial night sky, satellite technology, and Kenya's growing space program.

London's only laser planetarium, sitting on the Prime Meridian. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 120 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Australia's largest planetarium with a 16-meter dome. Regular fulldome shows cover astronomy, space exploration, and First Nations astronomical knowledge.

Italy's largest planetarium, hosting talks and immersive concerts. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Large Star Hall with a 25-metre dome and observatory decks. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Multiplayer VR attraction platform deployed in 400+ entertainment venues worldwide. Players stand in motion-tracked pods and compete or cooperate in arcade-style VR games including zombie shooters, rhythm games, and sports simulations. Compact footprint designed for family entertainment centers, cinemas, and arcades.

Tilted-dome digital theatre known for immersive earth and space visualisations. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 125 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

One of India's most visited planetariums, located in Worli, Mumbai. Features a full-dome digital projection system with regular shows on astronomy, space exploration, and Indian contributions to science. Currently showing 'The Sun: Our Living Star' and 'Back to the Moon for Good'.

Southern-hemisphere sky shows plus Māori astronomy programming. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Hansen Dome Theatre pairs fulldome science shows with live music visualisations. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Mumbai's long-running sky theatre with school and public programmes. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Digital space theatre plus 3D and 4D fulldome halls. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Fulldome productions made in-house and shared with domes worldwide. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Ogoki VR Museum — Indigenous application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

A modern science center and planetarium in Szczecin, Poland featuring fulldome programming and interactive science exhibits.

India's capital planetarium near Teen Murti Bhavan. Upgraded with modern fulldome projection, it screens 'Cosmic Collisions', 'Dynamic Earth', and ISRO-focused shows celebrating India's space program.

Paris's first digital art museum, housed in a former iron foundry. Large-scale immersive art projection mapping covers 3,300 sq meters of floor-to-ceiling surfaces, bringing masterworks by Van Gogh, Klimt, Dalí, and contemporary digital artists to life with synchronized spatial audio.

Bogotá's cultural planetarium offers fulldome astronomy, art-science crossover shows, and educational programming. Recently upgraded with a hybrid fulldome system for immersive audiovisual experiences.

Nefertari — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Chile's leading planetarium, operated by USACH. Upgraded with digital fulldome, it leverages Chile's world-class astronomical heritage to present shows about the Atacama observatories, dark skies, and the Southern Hemisphere's unique celestial views.

Southern-sky sessions paired with telescope viewing on Observatory Hill. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Space shows narrated by leading scientists inside the Rose Center's 87-foot dome. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 429 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

An AI-driven immersive courtroom drama at Lightroom London, 17 to 26 September 2026. Humanity stands trial as Judge GAWD, played by a live AI agent, investigates whether humans deserve another chance on the planet. The audience acts as witnesses and advocates, and with multiple active AI characters and no script, no two performances are the same. Premiered in Cannes in 2026.

Rio's dual-dome planetarium complex in Gávea features one of the most advanced fulldome systems in Latin America. Regularly screens 'Dark Universe', 'Phantom of the Universe', and Brazilian-produced fulldome content.

Two domes in Gávea plus a museum of the universe. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

New England's most technologically advanced dome, mixing science shows and music nights. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 209 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Two domes plus an immersive gallery, with healing and music programmes. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Native American App — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

The world's largest astronomy museum, with a full-dome theatre and observatory. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

The world's oldest operating planetarium (opened 1926), now featuring state-of-the-art fulldome projection. Home of the annual Jena FullDome Festival, one of the premier fulldome events worldwide.

WebXR museum hub for immersive experiences.

3D fulldome shows designed for families and school groups. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

One of the oldest planetariums in the Americas, now running 8K fulldome programming. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 60-foot dome. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

One of Europe's most modern science theatres, with fulldome art commissions. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 300 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

Berlin-based VR escape room pioneer. Teams solve puzzles in fully immersive virtual environments using free-roam VR technology. Experiences range from fantasy quests to sci-fi adventures, blending classic escape room logic with room-scale VR.

Lifeline VR Museum — Medical application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Water-tower dome famous for concerts and immersive music programmes. Fulldome means the film wraps the whole ceiling above you — no headset required, just a seat in the dome. 260 seats. Check the venue schedule for current shows and ticket times.

MUVA Virtual Museum of Art — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

The Grand Museum VR — Museums & Galleries application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

The Museum of Other Realities — Art application curated in Rob Theriault's Higher Education VR/MR list.

Canada's largest VR arcade franchise with locations across North America. Offers station-based VR gaming with a library of 50+ titles spanning shooters, puzzles, horror, and multiplayer experiences. Walk-in friendly with no booking required.