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April 12, 2017
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Brother Ramon Razon of the Friary of St. Francis of Assisi in Manhattan explores the interior of an intricately carved prayer bead, guided by Joseph Ellsworth of the Canadian Film Center, using a VR headset in “Small Wonders: The VR Experience” at The Met Cloisters museum in New York City on April 3, 2017. The immersive experience takes museum patrons inside a miniature, 16th-century prayer bead using micro-CT imaging technology and a VR headset. RNS photo by Steve Remich