Vignacourt 14-18

About Vignacourt 14-18

During the Great War, Vignacourt is an important logistics site for the French army and its allies. Louis and Antoinette Thuillier, photography enthusiasts, will photograph soldiers from all over the world passing through their farm. In 2010 an Australian channel Channel Seven discovers in the attic of the farm 4,000 photographic plates. Conscious of the exceptional character and the historical value of the collection, the French and Australian authorities now wish to promote it. Vignacourt 14-18 and its interpretation center welcomes you in the renovated farm, dedicated to the valuation of the Thuillier collection. An exhibition of portraits tells the story of the life behind the front, a story full of humanity, where the story allows to have another look at the great story.

Highlighting your visit, you will be able to discover three photographs during a unique immersive experience thanks to SkyBoy's Overlap Reality® technology, which enhances the effects of augmented reality.

This specific digital project consists in offering visitors to be immersed in three geolocalised 360-degree immersive videos of three minutes each located in the courtyard of the museum. Each audiovisual work, a true historical reconstruction, retraces the few minutes before one of the photographs was taken by Antoinette Thuillier, thus giving life to the missing soldiers. A last video, contemporary, offers to share a message of hope for current and future generations.

How it works ?
- download the application.
- Position yourself on one of the 4 viewing points located in the courtyard and identified by a color pictogram
- launch the experience with your smartphone or tablet made available.
- and share a scene of life of his Australian soldiers as if you were at their side.