Get to Know Us

BavAR[t] is France’s first shared augmented reality platform for cultural mediation.

Developed by AR[t] Studio SAS, it enables museums, tourism offices, local governments, and cultural institutions to create immersive AR experiences — geolocated trails, augmented visits, traveling exhibitions — without custom development or technical expertise.

Who we are

Our univers

AR[t] Studio SAS is a French startup founded in 2021, headquartered in Concarneau (Finistère, Brittany). RCS Quimper 901 904 516.

Chloé Guennou, co-founder and CTO, holds a background in astrophysics and led the scientific visualization team at the Institut des Sciences du Calcul et des Données at Sorbonne Université.

Yannick Pazzé, co-founder and COO, previously led a creative agency in New York (Sacrebleu LLC) before co-founding BavAR[t].

The team includes 4 to 6 people depending on projects, with a 3D game artist specialized in photogrammetry and an art director.

What BavAR[t]
does

BavAR[t] transforms any location into an interactive cultural mediation space: It overlays digital content (3D artworks, animations, audio narratives, quizzes) onto real spaces via smartphone. It gamifies the visit with AR[t] Points, a virtual curiosity cabinet, and exchangeable cultural rewards. It measures engagement through visitor analytics (flow, reading time, completion rate). It makes collections accessible beyond museum walls, beyond opening hours and physical constraints. The app is free for visitors. Institutions collaborate with BavAR[t] to create their experiences.

BavAR[t] in
numbers

60+ projects completed since 2021 35+ institutional partners (museums, local governments, universities, ministries) 12,500 unique views on a single national trail 522 users in 2 days (American Museum of Science & Energy, USA) 1-hour average session time (AMSE reference, Tennessee) 147 3D models published on Sketchfab (@BavartApp) 5 countries: France, USA, Ireland, Austria, Madagascar 3 languages in the app: French, English, German

Awards &
recognition

Creative Cities Challenge 2024 — Winner CES Las Vegas 2024 — Exhibitor Amazon Grant (AWS) Vienna Up — Selected Wikidata referenced (Q139492974) Academic paper OCIM January 2026: "BavAR[t]: Cultural Engineering and Digital Commons for Inclusive Territorial Mediation" — Chloé Guennou & Yannick Pazzé Funded by: Région Bretagne, BPI France, IFCIC, Women TechEU (European Union), Ministère de la Culture, Pass Culture

Partners &
clients

Museums & culture: Musée des Arts Forains (Paris), Musée de Bretagne, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, American Museum of Science & Energy (USA), Institut Français de Madagascar, Bibliothèques de Paris, Centquatre (Paris). Public institutions: ONaCVG (French Ministry of the Armed Forces), DRAC Grand Est, Académie Orléans-Tours, Université Rennes 2, Pass Culture, CREPS Bourges. Events: CES Las Vegas, MX Arts Tour (Morlaix), Festival Galaxy Breizh, Nuit des Musées, European Heritage Days.

Contact

AR[t] Studio SAS — BavAR[t]
117, avenue de la Gare · 29900 Concarneau · Brittany · France


Email : welcome@bavart.io

+33 6 51 97 24 35