Abstract
One of the most precious elements of the historical and artistic heritage of the Capuchin province of Abruzzo consists of a series of wooden tabernacles produced between the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of these tabernacles still retain their original use, while others have been replaced on the presbyteries, or, as in the case we are dealing with, come from convents that no longer exist. The valorisation project starts with the digitisation of the tabernacle using Structure for Motion technologies (SfM) and the subsequent three-dimensional modelling, followed by the optimisation of the 3D model and the subsequent prototyping, and concludes with the implementation of an Augmented Reality application (AR) for the use of the mapped 3D model and other queryable information. The current state of the research is at the prototype stage and is the first step towards the realisation of a travelling exhibition with some prototyped models of various tabernacles, since as in many cases objects are still used for liturgical purposes, they could not be transported to a different location than their original location. Another important goal of the project is the haptic experience of the prototyped models, because being liturgical objects, they are in fact excluded from the direct perception of blind persons.