Mission

The Vordun Museum and Gallery's aim is to bring art, history, and culture to the residents of Second Life. Many people around the world lack local access to museums or face physical challenges that make visiting difficult, while others simply cherish the unique atmosphere museums provide. The Vordun’s mission is to be a hub for residents to learn, experience art, and connect with not just the exhibits, but with each other.

Goals

Our goal is to make The Vordun feel as close to a “real-life” museum as possible. To achieve this, we minimize virtual elements that break immersion, such as 'click here' signs, floating text, and large group joiners. More important to this, we have created a space that looks and feels like a real museum, with exhibits that are interactive and full of quality content.

History

The Vordun Museum and Gallery was first opened in July of 2016. Recognizing the lack of highly detailed, immersive museums in Second Life, The Vordun set out to fill that void. The Vordun first opened with just three exhibits. These exhibits started a museum that would grow and change over the next two years. Exhibitions came and went, and some proved loved enough to make their homes at The Vordun permanently.

To mark the third anniversary of The Vordun Museum and Gallery, a new vision for the museum was made a reality housed on its own sim. The once small museum expanded immensely, increasing gallery space by more than 100%, and changing the small box of a lobby into a vast entrance worthy of the art behind its doors. New additions to add to the reality of the museum included the cafe, offices, archives, coat check, elevator, bathrooms, and an improved gift shop. In total, more than 60 new mesh items were created specifically for this newly renovated version of The Vordun.