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In the Gallo Roman Museum sparkle the new temporary exhibition ‘Face to Face with the Romans’. Visitors discover what it was really like to live in the Roman time, in Rome and far beyond. Young and old, poor and rich, the Romans take you back 2000 years. You discover the real stories, you go on adventure through the Roman empire and admires 250 master pieces of the British Museum.

The attractively designed exhibition ‘Face to Face with the Romans’ is an enriching experience for the whole family.

The focus is on experience and international visitors. In addition to personal guidance, every visitor receives a tablet one entry that guides them interactively. In this way the visitor discovers all ins and outs of the port through augmented reality and virtual reality.

Nathalie van Impe, Head Communication and Marketing officer, is proud on Portopolis. “With this renewal, we are fully focusing on experience and interactivity. One ingredient we are not changing, our hosts are happy to welcome young and old and share their knowledge about the port with great enthusiasm.” Harbourmaster Annick de Ridder completes: “Through Portopolis, our port will also become more tangible to visitors and at the same time we will be working to support the largest economic engine in our region.”

Commissioned by Bailleul Ontwerpbureau who designed and conceived the visitor centre including all AR applications, Bruns was given the responsibility for the realisation of Portopolis together with the multimedia company CREATE.eu.

Photography: Inneke Gebruers
The families in the photo-reportage each form a bubble, so the mouthguards were taken off for a while.