Excurio

Excurio is a French immersive production studio creating large-scale, free-roaming virtual reality experiences for cultural institutions and entertainment venues. Founded in Paris in 2005 as Emissive, the company introduced the Excurio brand in 2020 and adopted it as its public company name in 2024. Its work combines immersive storytelling, historical reconstruction and scientific visualization to let audiences explore environments together at life size.

The studio’s Immersive Expeditions are designed for expansive physical spaces, typically spanning 600 to more than 1,000 square meters. Dozens of participants can move through shared virtual environments simultaneously, exploring historical settings, cultural landmarks and scientific subjects. Productions are distributed through partner operators, museums and exhibition venues internationally.

Cultural and scientific storytelling

Excurio develops projects with curators, researchers and cultural institutions. The Horizon of Khufu explores the Giza plateau and Khufu’s pyramid, with scientific collaboration from Harvard University’s Peter Der Manuelian. Life Chronicles, co-produced with the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, follows 3.5 billion years of Earth’s evolutionary history.

Tonight with the Impressionists: Paris 1874, co-produced with GEDEON Experiences and the Musée d’Orsay, reconstructs the inaugural Impressionist exhibition at Nadar’s studio. Other expeditions include Eternal Notre-Dame, developed with Orange and the Diocese of Paris, and The Last Stronghold: Carcassonne 1304, co-produced with the Centre des Monuments Nationaux.

The company’s earlier work includes Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass, produced for the Louvre’s 2019 Leonardo da Vinci retrospective with HTC Vive Arts, and The Enemy, a journalistic VR installation created with photojournalist Karim Ben Khelifa.

Production and deployment

Excurio’s capabilities extend from concept development and direction to detailed 3D modeling, environment reconstruction and technical deployment. It also provides hardware integration, installation and maintenance support, alongside software licensing for immersive venue operations. This combination supports both the creation of cultural experiences and their delivery across an international network of exhibitors.