African Artifacts
in Virtual Reality
MISSION
We look forward to relocating the Cultural Museum of African Art (CMAA), with a selection of the works curated for exhibition at the new temporary home of Restoration Plaza, Brooklyn, NY in 2020, with a permanent home by 2023.
Presently, CMAA is electronically cataloging Mr. Edwards's entire collection of masks, sculptures, paintings of African royalty and members of secret societies, spiritual and ritual masks, ancestral figures, weapons, jewelry and other adornment, reliquary pieces, musical instruments, fetish pieces, tools and utensils, as well as his vast vinyl collection, thereby creating one of the most inclusive and wide-ranging archives of African and African-American cultural artifacts.
This electronic data capture will enable the production of a 3-Dimensional, 360 degree, virtual reality immersive tour of the CMAA site, accompanied by a recitation of the historical significance of each artifact, with a score chosen from the vinyl collection. This experience will be known as the “Spirits Speak VR Tour”, and will be the first of its kind in relation to African Art.
VR COLLECTION
As part of the installation, visitors can use VR to journey to the depths of the ocean, the deeper regions of African society or even inside the artifacts. This technology allows people to be completely immersed in an interactive adventure.
The MACAH VR Experiences will transform the visitor's view of African artifacts, themselves, and the world.