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Amilcar Vargas holds a PhD from the University of Barcelona and is responsible for World Heritage at Casa Batlló.
His main task at Casa Batlló is the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, raising awareness of the Outstanding Universal Value and pursuing the potential opportunities of Casa Batlló’s inscription on the UNESCO List. He is an international expert in World Heritage Management and has worked in renowned institutions such as UNESCO (Paris).
His international experience includes academic stays, university lectures and conference presentations in 15 countries with several publications.
Casa Batlló and the Heritage of the Future
“Casa Batlló and the Heritage of the Future” presents an extraordinary combination of innovative AR, VR, AI and AV technologies with an inspiring narrative to offer an unforgettable experience of a World Heritage Site. Multi-format audiovisual innovations have been pushed beyond their limits highlighting the immersive Gaudí Dôme and Gaudí Cube rooms (the world’s first six-wall internal LED room) that transport visitors to the inspiration and mind of the genius of Antoni Gaudí; also the virtual reality tablet and the audio guide with a peak and emotional narrative masterfully uniting the digital and analogue worlds.