London Mithraeum

Digital companion for exploring Roman artefacts

Client

Bloomberg & Museum of London

Agency

AllofUs

Role

Lead Creative Technologist

Year

2017

Type

Digital Exhibit

Beneath modern London sits a Roman temple, and around it, the everyday objects of people who lived here two thousand years ago. At AllofUs, I co-led a digital companion for the London Mithraeum, inside Bloomberg's European HQ, that gave those artefacts their stories back — through interactive, animated narratives.

Objective

To make the artefacts and history of Roman London something visitors could feel close to, not just look at.

Challenge

A fragment in a case is easy to walk past. The task was to make ancient Roman London genuinely engaging for a modern visitor standing in front of it.

Solution

We used animation and storytelling to bring chosen artefacts to life, opening a window onto the technology and culture of the time.

Execution

Each artefact was carefully paired with its own animated story, the companion guiding visitors through Roman life and the surprising sophistication of the era.

Impact

The companion drew visitors in, turning quiet objects into living history — and connecting the city's distant past to the people walking through it today.

Capabilities

• Interactive Storytelling
• Digital Exhibit
• Prototyping

Live project: https://www.londonmithraeum.com/