The presentation of Hvar's history and heritage is raised to a higher level. This is the conclusion after the presentation of the projects "Ancient Hvar in virtual reality" and "Info kiosk of the cultural heritage of the city of Hvar", which are the result of cooperation between the City of Hvar and Split-Dalmatia County.
The projects were co-financed within the program "Presentation of maritime heritage through new technologies". The total value of the activities on the project is 70.250 euros, and the amount of co-financing by SDŽ is 39.816,84 euros.
The company Art Rebel 3 from Ljubljana was responsible for the supply and installation of an interactive kiosk with an interactive map of Hvar, the production of a film - 9D visualization of the historical Hvar for production on VR glasses, and the supply, installation and programming of VR equipment, and for cooperation and expert monitoring of the implementation of projects hvarska the company Kantharos doo
The importance of additional promotion of archaeological, especially underwater heritage, the head of the Administrative Department for Maritime Affairs and Tourism of the Split-Dalmatia County Matea Dorčić pointed out as one of the main goals of the projects within the program "Presentation of maritime heritage through new technologies" of the Administrative Department for Maritime Affairs and Tourism SDŽ.
The good cooperation with the City of Hvar was highlighted, as well as the fact that, after last year's successful project "Caves of the Island of Hvar" and in addition to these two presented, the County co-finances three more projects of the City of Hvar within the framework of public calls for maritime assets, which will result in better protection of maritime assets and by promoting maritime heritage.