Math, Art, and Heritage: A Unique Augmented Reality Project at the High School in Bourges 🎨📐

As part of the 2025 Mathematics Week, students at Marguerite de Navarre High School in Bourges (European Capital of Culture 2028) took on a unique challenge: combining science and art. They created digital artworks inspired by mathematical concepts and then organized a fun, outdoor exhibition using BavAR[t].

This immersive exhibition, accessible during the high school’s Open House, transformed the campus into an interactive treasure hunt, blending the students’ creations with artworks from the high school’s 1% cultural collection. This project allowed the students to develop a wide range of skills outside of traditional classes.

The process was as follows:

• Selecting a mathematical concept (sequences, probabilities, etc.).

• Creating a digital artwork related to that concept.

• Integrating the artworks into BavartApp alongside the high school’s heritage.

• Designing an augmented reality trail.

This unique project combines math, art, and digital technology in a hands-on, fun approach. It enabled students to acquire skills in programming and cultural mediation while showcasing the high school’s heritage in an innovative way. It’s a perfect illustration of our philosophy: making digital technology a tool for cultural and educational mediation that is accessible to everyone.