By Lin Yi-chang and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe National Palace Museum’s Southern Branch is cooperating with local smartphone maker HTC Corp to offer virtual tours of famous museums worldwide beginning on Dec. 17. Visitors would be able to study the Mona Lisa more closely and from different angles than would be traditionally possible when visiting the Louvre, where the painting is kept behind glass, National Palace Museum Director Wu Mi-cha (吳密察) said on Sunday. The VR technology employed overcomes these limitations, he added. The exhibit also includes a 3D rendering of the National Palace Museum’s Kangxi Kangyur Buddhist canon, allowing visitors to view it close up and turn the pages, the museum said. The exhibit runs until May 26 next year at the National Palace Museum’s Southern Branch Building 2 and Building 3.

Source: Taipei Times November 26, 2019 15:56 UTC