To digitize the works of the museum’s permanent collection and obtain three-dimensional representations of their current state, we implemented the photogrammetry procedure. This method involves capturing and grouping numerous photographs of each individual work. These photographs, taken from multiple angles and with high resolution, were processed and triangulated to generate a three-dimensional model with a final high-quality texture, ensuring the exhaustive capture of all details. The result is a 3D model of excellent quality, providing a robust basis for the restoration of the medieval pieces. During this phase of the project, we collaborated closely with specialized historians, following their indications and criteria to ensure the accuracy and fidelity of the results in relation to the historical and artistic context of the pieces.

The reconstruction of the cathedral is also based on a hypothesis of what the temple was like in the 12th century. The project shows a simulation of the probable decoration of the cathedral using the pieces available from that period in the museum. With an exciting narrative, the audiovisual shows what the feeling of medieval society might have been like when entering the temples. Although that was an era marked by conflicts and wars, there was a common space that connected everyone.

In order to build the master craftsman’s workshop in 3D, we studied scenes from different pictorial works of the time, especially the tools and equipment. In this particular workshop we have incorporated a work of art, the altar front of the Blessed Virgin of Coll, which is currently part of the collection of the museum. We digitally restored the front following the instructions of the museum’s experts. We enhanced its polychrome and gilding simulating the tempera painting technique, typical of the medieval era.

The workshops were also places of learning, where young people interested in arts used to be apprentices. These apprentices spent their first years of learning observing and helping the masters in various tasks, and over time they gained experience and skills. The apprentice of the workshop master has the leading role of our story.