Recuperating the Interior of the Church of Lucklum

Built in the 12th century, the historic church of Lucklum is a testimony to medieval architecture and Christian traditions in Lower Saxony. While the church is built in the Romanesque style, various elements were added over the centuries that show Gothic and Baroque influences. Some of the church bells are artistically designed and bear inscriptions or decorations from different eras. Inside the church there are baroque altars and pulpits as well as well-preserved medieval frescoes. In total, 290 inscriptions and 156 frescoes can be found inside the church.

What is particularly remarkable is that there is an older layer of inscriptions and paintings underneath, which are no longer visible to the naked eye today. A CSMC research project has non-destructively reconstructed parts of the former interior of the church with the help of XRF imaging. The results of recovered underwritings and -paintings were integrated further in an immersive virtual reality (VR) representation.