AR AND VR FOR ENHANCING MUSEUMS’ HERITAGE THROUGH 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF FRAGMENTED STATUE AND ARCHITECTURAL CONTEXT

Abstract. This paper presents the results of multidisciplinary research in which reconstructive digital modelling operates on different areas heritage and at scales to realize an analysis, interpretation, communication experience field museum valorization. It is, fact, a work that includes both philological reconstruction lost parts Buddha statue Gandhāra, dating back second century b.C. kept Museum Oriental Art (MAO) Turin, its contextualization within coeval architectural complex, recognized as philologically compatible, located Balo-Kale, region Gandhāra. The models are finally used with communicative purposes for augmented reality (AR) virtual (VR) applications inside museum.