Isola di San Michele AR Summary 2025

This project is an immersive educational experience built at the intersection of technology and cultural heritage. We have created an augmented reality (AR) route for the historic cemetery island of San Michele in Venice — a final resting place for some of the most influential figures of the 20th century, from Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Diaghilev to Joseph Brodsky and Ezra Pound. While the island is visually striking, the profound stories, personal dramas and historical impact of those buried here often remain hidden from the average visitor. Our goal is to change that. We transform individual monuments into portals to the past. Using the Blippar platform, we overlay archival photographs, audio recordings (music, readings) and key biographical facts directly onto the physical gravesites when viewed through a smartphone camera.