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12/08/2026

A Roman forum, rebuilt by hand — layer by layer.

This 3D printed and hand-painted scale model of the forum of Heraclea Sintica is now installed in the exhibition center at the archaeological site.

Created by Tornado Studios, the model helps visitors understand the layout, scale, and atmosphere of the ancient city in a clear and tangible way.

The roofs can be removed, allowing people to look inside the reconstructed buildings and explore details such as interior spaces, statues, and architectural elements.

For a site that survives mostly as ruins, the model creates a powerful bridge between archaeology and imagination — helping visitors see, understand, and physically connect with the Roman city that once stood there.

05/08/2026

A traditional craft can live in tools, gestures, materials, and the memory of the people who practiced it.

For this project, Tornado Studios helped transform 18th-century Bulgarian gunsmith craftsmanship into a guided VR experience designed to travel beyond the museum walls.

Inside the reconstructed workshop, visitors are led by the Memory Keeper — a 3D avatar who explains how blacksmithing, woodworking, and metal ornamentation came together in the creation of a traditional firearm.

The experience combines 3D digital twins of museum objects and tools, a historically recreated craft environment, character animation, educational storytelling, and video materials showing real craftsmen at work.

The result is a portable digital exhibition that makes intangible cultural heritage easier to understand, remember, and share with new audiences.

Because traditional craftsmanship is not preserved only by keeping objects safe.

It is preserved when people can experience the knowledge behind them.

17/07/2026

7,000 years ago, a house in Stara Zagora was filled with daily life — work, food, tools, craft, and people.

Today, the Regional History Museum of Stara Zagora preserves one of Europe’s most remarkable Neolithic dwelling sites. But fragmentary remains can be difficult to imagine as a real home.

For this project, Tornado Studios created a complete interpretation experience around the Neolithic house: a 3D reconstruction, a VR experience, male and female Neolithic avatars, educational animations about construction and daily life, and 3D printed hand-painted tactile replicas of real 7,000-year-old exhibits.

The tactile replicas were created specifically for blind and visually impaired visitors, allowing them to physically explore objects that would normally remain behind glass.

This project is not only about bringing prehistory back to life.

It is about making it visible, immersive, understandable, and accessible.

14/07/2026

The Danube does not divide — it connects.

On June 27, Ruse and Giurgiu came together on both sides of the river for the Danube Parade: “Two Flags, One River.”

Boats on the water, events along both riverbanks, a festive atmosphere, and an impressive aviation show turned the day into a powerful symbol of friendship, cooperation, and shared pride.

We were honored to capture the event and create this video — preserving part of its energy and showing the strong potential of the Danube as a stage for culture, tourism, and connection between people.

Thank you to the Municipality of Ruse for the trust.

We hope the Danube Parade continues to grow into an even larger annual event — a source of pride for both cities and both countries.

13/07/2026

A beetle is tiny — until you enlarge it enough for someone to explore it by touch.

For the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia, Tornado Studios created a 3D printed and hand-painted tactile plate featuring three beetle species and one centipede.

The models were enlarged and adapted for physical exploration, allowing blind and visually impaired visitors to understand their forms, structures, and surface details through touch.

This project shows how 3D production can support a more inclusive museum experience — not by replacing real specimens, but by opening a new way to engage with them.

A small tactile object, created for a big purpose: making natural history easier to feel, understand, and share.

10/07/2026

How do you preserve a traditional craft that depends on tools, gestures, materials, and expert knowledge?

For one of Bulgaria's most iconic revival period museums, we helped create a guided VR experience that brings an 18th-century Bulgarian gunsmith workshop back to life.

Inside the reconstructed virtual workshop, visitors are guided by the Memory Keeper — a 3D avatar who explains how blacksmithing, woodworking, and metal ornamentation came together in the creation of a traditional firearm.

The experience combines 3D digital twins of museum objects and tools, a historically recreated workshop environment, character animation, educational storytelling, and real craft video materials.

The result is more than a VR workshop.

It is a portable digital exhibition that can travel beyond the museum walls and present Bulgarian intangible cultural heritage to visitors, students, cultural events, and international audiences.

Because intangible heritage is not only preserved by keeping objects safe.

It is preserved when people can experience the knowledge behind them.

06/07/2026

From ruins to reconstructed worlds.

At Tornado Studios, we create 3D reconstructions of cultural heritage sites — helping museums and institutions show how lost, damaged, or difficult-to-understand places once looked.

These reconstructions become the foundation for VR experiences, educational animations, interactive exhibits, visitor centers, and public storytelling.

Because history becomes more powerful when people can see it, enter it, and understand it.

TornadoStudios

26/06/2026

We are extremely proud to have been a part in the creation of this unique web based digital experience - the digital double of the Buzludzha monument!

Special thanks to Dora Ivanova and her amazing team at the Buzludzha Project for the trust and partnership.

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