First-time visitors to your museum will leave with new knowledge and stunning visual memories that will inspire them to learn and create. Challenge: create museum visitor experiences that will also inspire them to return. A visit to your museum should leave a lasting impression that may also spark conversations with […]
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How might we put a museum docent in the visitor’s pocket?
The Art Institute of Chicago Mobile App is the museum’s “tiny docent,” a conversational, audio-focused app that invites visitors to discover the museum’s collection through engaging, pithy, and often funny stories.
Read MoreAmerican Computer and Robotics Museum traces history of information age
The American Computer and Robotics Museum is the oldest continuously operating museum of its kind, where visitors can explore displays and artifacts from the first written word to quantum computing. Here, you will see news footage from 1961 of President John Kennedy issuing his challenge to the nation to land a man […]
Read MoreMuseum of Discovery & Science Brings The Panther to Life with AR Tech
“One of the great things about the museum is that we’re always connecting people to inspiring science. We want people to come through each and every day and learn something, be inspired by science, and then go out and actively help protect nature and help protect the environment.”
Read MoreDigitizing The Museum Visitor Experience
The 4 Issues That Will Guide the Future of Museums Visitors, in line with the general population at large, are incredibly tech-savvy and very plugged into the digital world. They are able to easily access a vast array of information and entertainment without ever having to step foot outside of their […]
Read MoreDigital Transformation Brings Art Museums into the Digital Age
Digital technology transformed our world in ways we would not even imagine a decade ago. Over the past decade, organizations from every industry dealt with the increasing digital expectation of their patrons, trustees, and donors, and museums are no different. Museums around the world made strides to implement technology into […]
Read MoreAccessible museums: using technology to open the doors
A new generation of accessible museums is opening the door to people who may find access challenging. They are doing this by using technology in a range of innovative ways. This means that many are now providing a service to visitors with visual or hearing impairments, people with dementia and more.
Read MoreMona Lisa Overdrive: Art Collides With Digital Technology
They say art is a reflection of society, and if today’s tendency to resort to digital solutions is any indication, then art as we know it is bringing its disruptive nature to the digital world. It wouldn’t be surprising to see tech-related artwork, from Instagram pieces to a collage of selfies, in […]
Read MoreMuseums Get Creative to Acquire Art
In an art market that commands more than $150 million for an Amedeo Modigliani, or more than $90 million for a David Hockney—a living artist—how can even the most well-endowed museum compete? “Museums can’t afford that. They can’t come up with that kind of money,” says prominent art collector J. […]
Read MoreA digital roadmap to selling to Chinese tourists
149 million Chinese tourists traveled internationally in 2018. Those affluent shoppers represent a large sales opportunity for retailers, travel services and tourist destinations that know how to leverage the mobile apps that are embedded in everyday life in China.
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