National Library launches immersive Kyffin Williams art experience
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The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth has opened a free, permanent immersive art experience exploring the life and work of Sir Kyffin Williams.
The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth has launched the Profiad Kyffin Experience, a free, permanent immersive installation exploring the life and work of Sir Kyffin Williams. The experience takes visitors on a 30-minute journey through Kyffin's world of mountains, farms and rural life, using projection mapping and interactive technology developed by Focal Studios. It is narrated by Sir Bryn Terfel.
The installation was officially unveiled on 6 November at 12 by Heledd Fychan MS, cabinet minister for culture and sport. More than 1,000 tickets were booked in just ten days, prompting the library to release additional tickets for sessions running until March 2027.
Ms Fychan said the experience demonstrates that 'access to culture should be a fundamental right for everyone in Wales'. She praised the installation for its bilingual approach and said it brought Kyffin Williams' work 'to a new generation with such Welsh imagination and talent'.
The technology behind the experience includes high-fidelity 3D scans of Kyffin's paintings and a 3D-printed topographical map of the landscapes he depicted.
How it is being reported
- New immersive art experience bringing Wales’ most celebrated landscapes to lifeA new immersive art experience is bringing Wales’ most celebrated landscapes to life in an entirely new way.North Wales Chronicle · 14 Nov, 05:00
- New immersive art experience bringing Wales’ most celebrated landscapes to lifeA new immersive art experience is bringing Wales’ most celebrated landscapes to life in an entirely new way.North Wales Pioneer · 14 Nov, 05:00
In this story: Sir Kyffin Williams · National Library of Wales · Aberystwyth · Sir Bryn Terfel · Heledd Fychan · Focal Studios · Wales
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