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3D rendering of the Temple of Dendur at The Met, with scaffolding and materials showing the temple under construction.

Explore The Temple of Dendur and Oceanic Art in Virtual Reality with Atopia

Dive deeper into iconic works of art at The Met with two new immersive virtual reality experiences. Explore the Temple of Dendur and highlights from the Arts of Oceania in vivid 3D. Available on web browsers below or in the Atopia VR App in the Meta Horizon store.

VR Experiences

3D Rendering of an Egyptian temple with columns and carvings, displayed indoors on a platform with a glass wall and large windows letting in natural light.
Web
Dendur Decoded
Trace the Temple of Dendur's journey from the banks of the Nile to The Met in New York City. Learn about its history, examine intricate carvings up close, play through interactive reconstructions, and reflect on its cultural journey through film and immersive activities.
Rendering of a virtual gallery courtyard with five carved wooden sculptures from Oceania arranged in a circular sand platform, surrounded by lush tropical plants and modern architecture in the background.
Web
Oceania: A New Horizon of Space and Time
Journey through The Met’s Arts of Oceania collection with fifteen objects contextualized in a lush virtual space that evokes the Pacific Islands. Through sound, story, video, and imagery, discover a rich archive of Indigenous knowledge relating to origins, ceremony, and ancestral power reconfigured in an imaginative future.
Backlit Temple of Dendur with water gently lapping at its base.
VR
Explore in VR
Experience Dendur Decoded and Oceania: A New Horizon of Space and Time on Meta Quest headsets (2, 3, or 3S)

Dive Deeper

An ancient Egyptian temple structure with two columns in front displayed inside a museum.
Curatorial Department
Egyptian Art
The Met’s collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance.
Tall ancestor poles arranged in a curve in the center of a bright white gallery space.
Curatorial Department
Oceanic Art in The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Encompassing the arts and cultures of the Pacific Islands, The Met's collection of Oceanic art comprises over 2,800 works that reflect the rich history of creative expression and innovation that is emblematic of the region.
The Temple of Dendur, an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, displayed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dramatic lighting highlights its intricate carvings and grand gateway, contrasting with the dark blue evening sky visible through the glass wall behind it.
Artwork
Temple of Dendur
Discover more about The Temple of Dendur, its history, meaning, and journey from ancient Egypt to The Met.
Multicolored, patterned, and overlapping panels arranged in a trapezoidal shape.
Artwork
Oceanic Artworks Featured in Atopia
Explore artworks from The Met’s Arts of Oceania featured in Oceania: A New Horizon of Space and Time, celebrating Indigenous creativity and ancestral power.
Stone temple with decorated columns in a rocky desert landscape.
Article
Our First Virtual Worlds
Exploring the history of the Temple of Dendur and the Arts of Oceania in immersive virtual reality.

Credits

Brett Renfer, Senior Project Manager, Emerging Technology
Maia Nuku, Evelyn A. J. Hall and John A. Friede Curator for Arts of Oceania
Sylvia Cockburn, Research Associate, Arts of Oceania
Erin Peters, Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University
Isabel Stünkel, Curator, Egyptian Art

Music composed and performed by Austin Fisher

Naib Mian, Producer & Editor
Jesse Ng, Imaging Specialist
Isaac Pool, Assistant Educator, Public Programs
Wilson Santiago, Imaging Applications Manager
Rachel Smith, Producer & Editor
Emma Vecchione, Producer & Editor

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