Galleria Nazionale delle Marche

Digital paths through the Renaissance

Bridging Renaissance heritage and contemporary digital experience

A research-driven digital journey through immersive interfaces, interactive reconstructions, and narrative exploration.

Preserving masterpieces such as Piero della Francesca’s The Flagellation and The Madonna of Senigallia, Raphael’s La Muta and Saint Catherine, Titian’s Resurrection, and the enigmatic Ideal City, the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino embodies a rich and complex artistic and architectural heritage. For the museum, Ultravioletto developed an extensive digital interpretation project rooted in rigorous historical and art-historical research, aimed at expanding access to one of Italy’s most significant Renaissance collections housed within the Palazzo Ducale.

The challenge was to make this layered cultural legacy more accessible and intelligible to a contemporary audience. The project addresses issues of orientation, comprehension, and accessibility by translating Renaissance knowledge into immersive and intuitive digital experiences. Through multimedia installations, spatial reconstructions, and interactive narratives, visitors are invited to explore the collection beyond traditional display models, engaging with perspective, space, and historical context in new ways.

Ultravioletto adopted a co-design methodology, working alongside curators and researchers to transform complex content into clear and engaging experiences. Each installation was conceived as an interpretative tool rather than a spectacle, balancing technological innovation with respect for the architectural and cultural identity of the Palazzo Ducale. Digital interfaces, spatial narratives, and physical furnishings were designed as a single integrated system, where content, form, and interaction reinforce one another.

Bridging Renaissance heritage and contemporary digital experience

In addition to the digital components, Ultravioletto also oversaw the design and production of the physical furnishings for all multimedia stations. These elements were conceived to integrate seamlessly with the aesthetic and architectural language of the Palazzo Ducale, respecting its materiality and historical context while introducing a contemporary usability layer. The studio created three multimedia stations within the Palazzo Ducale, each designed to deepen the visitor’s understanding of the museum’s historical and artistic landscape.

Alongside these installations, Ultravioletto developed Sulle Orme del Duca, an interactive multimedia application that uses gamification to foster a more intuitive and engaging relationship with the collection. Through narrative stages and 2D/3D reconstructions of key artworks, visitors retrace a curated path through the Palazzo Ducale, encountering the stories, figures, and spaces that shaped the cultural identity of the Montefeltro court. This project represents Ultravioletto’s commitment to bridging artistic heritage and contemporary digital languages – transforming historical research into accessible experiences, and enabling visitors to approach Renaissance masterpieces through new forms of interaction, exploration, and discovery.

Client Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino
Year 2025
Credits Project Coordinator: Filippo Gualazzi, Technical Partner: AVSet Creative Coding: Giulio Pernice and Daniele Giuffrida, UX/UI Design Marianna Gatta

By interacting directly with the iconic painting The Ideal City, users can uncover the structures, vanishing points, and proportional systems that define perspective - revealing it as both an artistic technique and a cultural paradigm of the Renaissance.

The experience transforms a static masterpiece into a powerful learning tool.

An interactive exhibition of palazzo ducale allows visitors to locate artworks and access concise historical information, supporting orientation, accessibility, and personalized exploration of the collection.

Guiding visitors through the most significant masterpieces of the Renaissance.

Reconstructing the Hidden Architecture of the Ducal Court A 3D model unveils the fifteenth-century underground spaces of the Palazzo Ducale.

Revealing service areas that shaped daily life in the XV century and expanding the perception of the palace.

By interacting directly with the iconic painting The Ideal City, users can uncover the structures, vanishing points, and proportional systems that define perspective.

The experience transforms a static masterpiece into a powerful learning tool.

An interactive exhibition allows visitors to locate artworks and access historical information.

Guiding visitors through the most significant masterpieces of the Renaissance.

Reconstructing the Hidden Architecture of the Ducal Court A 3D model unveils the fifteenth-century underground spaces of the Palazzo Ducale.

Revealing the daily life of the XV century expands the perception of the palace. ​