# VR-Preserved Historic Spaces Google's Open Heritage Program Revives Sites with Virtual Reality By Justin Lam | Published 2018-04-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/open-heritage References: [digitaltrends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/google-arts-culture-open-heritage-project/) & [phonearena](https://www.phonearena.com/news/google-arts-culture-world-heritage-vr-3d_id104305) [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-ithaca) Arts and Culture has already rolled out several combinations of art and technology, but its recent Open Heritage feature takes a break from artwork and focuses on amazing historical sites. This new project is being accomplished in a partnership between Google and nonprofit CyArk. The experience leverages [VR technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freeroam-virtual-reality-entertainment) to showcase 26 world heritage sites in 18 different countries and also provides information on each location. The Open Heritage project is clearly a powerful educational tool, but the initiative is more focused on preserving at-risk monuments. By capturing these monuments in a VR space, Google and CyArk hope to keep these monuments for future generations in a virtual reality environment. Each monument is rendered into the Open Heritage project through [3D laser-scanning technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teleport-by-varjo) developed by CyArk. Image Credit: CyArk, Google ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Vr-preserved Historic Spaces:** Preserving and sharing historic sites through VR technology. - **Virtual Reality Education:** VR technology promoting immersive educational experiences - **3D Laser-scanning Technology:** Innovative technology capturing and preserving historic sites. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Tourism and Travel:** Revitalizing tourism by offering VR tours of historic sites. - **Education:** Integrating VR technology and historic preservation into educational programs. - **Heritage Preservation:** Developing new methods for preserving historical monuments and sites using VR technology. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AR-Revived Premium Art Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egypt-augmented.md) - [Historic AR Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/historic-ar-experience.md) - [Virtual Pub Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heineken-pub-museums.md) - [Virtual National Park Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-national-park.md) - [Travel-Inspired VR Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/othersight.md) - [Historical Mapping Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timemap.md) - [Digital Museum Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louvre.md) - [Text-Restoring AI Softwares](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-ithaca.md) - [Generative AI Historical Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-selfie-2.md)