VR Unleashes Burns Memorabilia in Virtual Exhibit

Virtual Reality Unlocks the World of Robert Burns: A New Way to Appreciate Scotland’s National Bard

This month, guests attending Burns Night suppers have the opportunity to delve deeper into the world of Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, thanks to virtual reality (VR) technology. The Art of the Burns Supper, created by researchers from Glasgow University, takes participants on virtual trips that reveal the stories behind Burns’s poems and songs, as well as his love for whisky, haggis, and more. The VR experiences were developed by scanning items from Burns collections across Scotland, as well as key sites and places in his life, offering an eclectic vision of the poet celebrated worldwide on his birthday, January 25th.