Here’s a link to the engine used for the virtual exhibition last year that you can view below. There is a small snippets of code added to it to allow video playback and for slight changes to the opening page which can be discussed if neccessary.
https://unity.com/learn/get-started
The envirnment was created suing Autodesk Maya but 3ds max, blender or any 3d programme will work. All autodesk software is available for students to download from: http://www.autodesk.com/
Just look for the student software section and follow the instructions.