Immersive Heritage: Augmented Reality, Virtual Worlds and the City | Lecture by Agnes Michalczyk

Date: Saturday, 14 November 2026
Time: 4:00–5:00 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Language: English only
Location: MASQ, Maq‘ad of Sultan Qaitbey https://maps.app.goo.gl/yMdDCEVwzM4AxeoK7
Access: Free entry, limited seating (first come, first served)

How can augmented reality, virtual reality and immersive art transform the ways we experience, interpret and engage with heritage? This lecture explores the intersection of contemporary art, digital technologies and cultural memory in Historic Cairo, considering how creative interventions can challenge established heritage narratives and create new opportunities for community participation, visibility and representation.

Drawing on her PhD research and artistic projects in al-Khalifa, Agnes Michalczyk will examine how immersive media can open up alternative ways of experiencing the city’s heritage, bringing into focus its spaces, histories and, above all, the voices and lived experiences of its communities.

The lecture is part of MASQ’s full-day programme, which brings together a walking tour, an exhibition opening, live music and other activities in tune with this season’s theme – “Past in the Present, Present in the Past”.

This programme is supported by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).