An Augmented Reality Mobile App for Recognizing and Visualizing Museum Exhibits
Ipalakova M. Bolatov Z. Daineko Y. Tsoy D. Khojayev D. Reznikova E.
November 2025Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Computers
2025#14Issue 11
Augmented reality (AR) offers a novel way to enrich museum visits by deepening engagement and enhancing learning. This study presents the development of a mobile application for the Abylkhan Kasteyev State Museum of Arts (Almaty, Kazakhstan), designed to recognize and visualize exhibits through AR. Using computer vision and machine learning, the application identifies artifacts via a smartphone camera and overlays interactive 3D models in an augmented environment. The system architecture integrates Flutter plugins for AR rendering, YOLOv8 for exhibit recognition, and a cloud database for dynamic content updates. This combination enables an immersive educational experience, allowing visitors to interact with digital reconstructions and multimedia resources linked to the exhibits. Pilot testing in the museum demonstrated recognition accuracy above 97% and received positive feedback on usability and engagement. These results highlight the potential of AR-based mobile applications to increase accessibility to cultural heritage and enhance visitor interaction. Future work will focus on enlarging the exhibit database, refining performance, and incorporating additional interactive features such as multi-user collaboration, remote access, and gamified experiences.
augmented reality , cultural heritage , image recognition , interactive visualization , mobile application , museum
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Faculty of Computer Technology and Cybersecurity, International Information Technology University, 34/1 Manas Str., Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
School of Information Technology and Engineering, Kazakh-British Technical University, 59 Tole bi Str., Almaty, 050005, Kazakhstan
Institute of Automation and Information Technologies, Satbayev University, 22v/1 Satbayev Str., Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan
Abylkhan Kasteyev State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 22/1 Koktem-3 Microdistrict, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Computer Technology and Cybersecurity
School of Information Technology and Engineering
Institute of Automation and Information Technologies
Abylkhan Kasteyev State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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