St George’s Hall has received funding to create a cutting edge, immersive visitor experience, set to open later this year.
Some of the country’s leading tech companies are working on the project, bringing their skills in storytelling, XR technology, touch-wall interactivity, and music and sound effects.
Details of the project, named The History Whisperer, have largely been kept under wraps, but audiences can expect to be transported back in time to experience the history of Victorian Liverpool.
Head of Liverpool City Assets, Angie Redhead, said:
“While St George’s Hall is known for its rich architecture and captivating history, we’re now going to be digitally of our time too. To marry our unique heritage with the ground-breaking storytelling of Gazooky and their partners, fills us with huge excitement. We simply cannot wait to re-open and share our new immersive experience with visitors later this year.”
Speaking on behalf of The History Whisperer consortium, Chief Executive and Creative Director of Gazooky Studios, Dr Rose Kay, said:
“We’ll be bringing the spaces of St George’s Hall to life with our immersive, interactive and storytelling expertise, in a ground-breaking project – a first-of-a-kind attraction for Liverpool.
“It will combine the latest immersive technology, theatre, film, art and music to create a truly inspiring experience that will move people – moving them emotionally with a powerful story, whilst moving them physically throughout the Hall.”
We can’t wait!
