Sannio Europa Scarl, an in-house company of the Province of Benevento, has received first prize in the "Casi di utilizzo innovativo" category of TOP OF THE PID MIRABILIA 2026. The news was reported by NTR24 on 16 October 2026.

The winning project is an immersive system for promoting the Provincial Museum Network of Benevento through virtual reality and interactive digital content.

What won

According to the NTR24 report, the project creates a virtual presentation of the museums in the provincial network. The reported network includes the Museo del Sannio, Arcos, Sant'Ilario and MUSA.

The award was presented during TTG Travel Experience in Rimini.

NTR24 reports that the project received support from the Camera di Commercio Irpinia Sannio through the 2025 Voucher for Digital and Ecological Dual Transition. The Chamber's website lists digital-transition support measures among its activities.

How the immersive system works

The report describes a system based on Meta Quest 3S headsets and the Virtual4 platform.

Its stated components are:

  • 360-degree scenes of museum spaces
  • multilingual narration
  • interactive hotspots linked to digital content

These elements are presented together as a single immersive visit format, rather than as separate video or audio guides.

What Top of the PID Mirabilia is

TOP OF THE PID Mirabilia connects the national Punto Impresa Digitale (PID) network with the Mirabilia Special Project. The award is promoted by Unioncamere and the Chamber of Commerce system through the PID network, within the Mirabilia Special Project.

The official Mirabilia award page describes the prize as recognizing digital innovation projects that promote lesser-known destinations and attractions. The Mirabilia website identifies the "Premio Top of the PID" as one of its activities and describes Mirabilia as a network involved in cultural-tourism promotion.

Why this matters for visitors

For readers planning cultural visits in the Sannio area, the useful detail is practical: the four named museums — Museo del Sannio, Arcos, Sant'Ilario and MUSA — are presented in the report as part of one provincial museum network covered by the same digital system.

The technical details also matter for orientation. Visitors encountering the installation can expect headset-based viewing, 360-degree museum scenes, selectable hotspots, and narration available in more than one language.

The independent Mirabilia sources confirm the award's purpose and institutional framework, but do not independently verify the 2026 result or the project's technical specifications reported by NTR24. No independently acquired official 2026 announcement naming Sannio Europa was located in the research.