Travel through the crypt and experience the eventful history
In the crypt of the cathedral you will travel deep into the past with the help of an Augmented Reality device - you can choose between glasses or a tablet - and experience the eventful history of the Ghent Altarpiece as if you were there yourself.As a highlight of the tour you will have a face to face encounter with the one and only Ghent Altarpiece.
The AR tour is available in 9 languages (nl, fr, en, de, it, esp, ru, ja, pt) . Based on your own knowledge of the Ghent Altarpiece and St.-Bavo’s Catedral you can choose between the ‘standard’, ‘master of detail’ or the ‘family’ tour. Tours of 40 or 60 minutes are available. In the 60 minutes tour visitors get to see four additional scenes in AR.
What is augmented reality?
AR is a technology that makes it possible to add a virtual 3D holographic layer on the real world around you using Augmented Reality glasses on a tablet. In short, extra 3D figures appear in your physical world that merge with the real environment, when you look through the AR glasses or a tablet. Unlike Virtual Reality (VR), AR still sees the real world.
As the highlight of the tour you come face to face with the Ghent Altarpiece.
Type of tours
Based on your own knowledge about the Ghent Altarpiece and the cathedral, you can opt for the “standard” or “master of detail” tour. An adapted “family” tour is provided for children and families. There is a short (40 minutes) and a long version (60 min). The tours are available in nine languages.
