Basilica in a Box. Proposal for a Contemporary Wunderkammer

This article addresses the opportunities offered by technological innovations to increase accessibility to the knowledge of cultural goods. In particular, an experience to reshape a wunderkammer of the Basilica of Loreto in a multimedia key is presented. Using the potential of Augmented Reality/Virtuality and interactive media, the prototype for this 'table of wonders' represents an attempt to modify a model based on a 'passive' informational experience. In fact, the technologies implemented allow for interaction with the information related to the cultural good, activating new cognitive processes based mainly on an active, exploratory experience, thereby offering amplified, multi-sensory use.