Hirshhorn X GENESIS

The pandemic accelerated the need for a permanent paradigm shift in education and communication into virtual spaces. In the summer of 2020, Narduli STUDIO was commissioned to design a virtual campus for GENESIS, a non profit committed to providing free STEAM learning for students around the country. When the GENESIS Innovation Virtual Campus opens it will be at the forefront of the new frontier of virtual learning. Working in collaboration with Mozilla’s research team members, the designers and programmers were able to push the boundaries of the platform to create unprecedented access to virtual mixed reality education for realtime remote learning and real-time collaboration accessible by computer, VR and mobile devices.

The GENESIS Innovation Campus previewed in late 2020 with RESPECT HER CRANK! the final event of the HIRSHHORN MUSEUM series about the role of women in the Go-Go music scene. RESPECT HER CRANK! was held as an interactive virtual experience using Hubs by Mozilla, an online 3D modeling lab. It brought the Hirshhorn's ARTLAB summer intern-created spaces to the public and featured music and videos from past events in the series.

Since its first event, Narduli STUDIO has continued the collaboration with GENESIS to design spaces that offer programs and events for its Museum partners. A crucial goal of the design has been the creation of spaces that are a good backdrop for exhibits and artwork but also inviting and exciting for the students. A second exhibition for Hirshhorn X GENESIS opened in 2021. ‘Rep My City!” tells the story of Washington DC through the eyes of DC public schools students.