Boulevard AR 2.0

Exploring works of art has never been so immersive and personal. Boulevard AR offers a unique experience, bringing art to you no matter where you are. Now, this incredible platform showcases three significant paintings from London's National Portrait Gallery collection.

Featuring the likes of Dorothy Hodgkin, a 20th-century Nobel-Prize winning chemist, the renowned 19th-century painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti accompanied by his friend, the critic and novelist Theodore Watts-Dunton, and lastly, Sir Henry Unton, a diplomat and soldier from the Elizabethan era. Boulevard AR's collection spans an impressive 400 years, revealing secrets and captivating stories.

Delivered by curators from the National Portrait Gallery themselves, the immersive experiences offer guided narration that explores select aspects of these fascinating artworks. You can place any of the portraits on your own wall or in a space of your choosing, allowing for an up-close and personal examination of their intricate details. Tap to activate unique elements within each painting, while the added music and layered effects create augmented reality encounters with history that are both meaningful and complete.

Experience the unfolding of each portrait in your own world and behold their wonders.

• The "Eye of the Beholder" update adds an optics theme to the mix
• Enjoy a simple user interface that allows for easy interaction with just a tap
• Take control of your experience with self-guided discovery and interactivity
• Delve deeper into the artwork with an 8K image resolution that reveals finer details of brushwork and paint application
• Explore an engaging and entertaining interdisciplinary learning opportunity through the Boulevard Arts ecosystem
• Optimized for iOS 11 with ARKit

*Music credits:

• Unton: Lachrimae, or Seven Tears - 9. Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral by I Solipsisti is licensed under CC by 3.0
• Hodgkin: Momentum - Stock media provided by Michael Weber Music/Pond5
• Rossetti: Mendelssohn, Songs Without Words Op. 30 no. 1 - Stock media provided by Michael Weber Music/Pond5