VR EFFECT! Virtual Reality Cinema

Virtual Reality has landed at the National Museum of Cinema.

The National Museum of Cinema hosts CineVR in the Aula del Tempio — a brand-new area dedicated to virtual reality. Created in collaboration with Rai Cinema, the project aims to promote digital culture, innovation, and new technologies related to the world of film. CineVR is Italy’s first permanent movie theatre entirely devoted to VR, featuring a daily program of films designed and conceived specifically for this immersive medium. The lineup is updated monthly with new titles and also includes temporary selections presented during festivals and special events.

Programme

CineVR1 and CineVR2 | Until 14 September 2026

Traces, a programme of four immersive works from Africa exploring identity, memory and heritage.

Afroroutes
Tunisia, 2018, 15 min
Directed by Sélim Harbi

A journey through Salvador da Bahia, Gujarat and Tangier, tracing a cultural heritage uprooted by slavery yet proudly preserved through rituals.

The Daladala Verse
Tanzania, 2024, 5 min
Directed by Aurelio Mofuga

The experience takes viewers along the urban routes travelled by Fatuma’s minibus, following her path to empowerment as the first female daladala bus driver in Dar es Salaam.

Ferenj
Ethiopia/USA, 2020, 9 min
Directed by Ainslee Alem Robson

A photogrammetry-based graphic memoir that transports audiences from the Empress Taytu Ethiopian Restaurant in Cleveland to the streets of Addis Ababa. Set within an Afrosurrealist landscape accompanied by tezeta music, the work offers a personal reflection on mixed identity and the meaning of “home”.

Where Does Happiness Come From
Nigeria, 2025, 8 min
Directed by Somto Ajuluchukwu

An intimate rehearsal with Made Kuti & The Movement, where Afrobeat rhythms create a meditative space in which to reflect on happiness.

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CineVR is included in the Museum admission ticket.

Due to the immersive technology of VR devices, the use of VR headsets is allowed only to people over 12 and is not recommended to pregnant women, people with epilepsy, heart or visual conditions, and people with pace-makers, cochlear implants, hearing aids.