Walking under the belly of the fiberglass model of a blue whale, or circling the fossilized remains of T. rex, a visitor to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City gets a glimpse at parts of the world—and moments in history—they might not otherwise experience.

The Changing Face of Museums When I was younger, a visit to a museum could be a dry and boring affair. Walking amongst glass cases of items you could look at but not touch, lots of text and no interaction. Today technology is changing the look and role of museums, […]

The world’s first digital museum has opened in Japan which allows visitors to completely immerse themselves in the artwork. Spectators feel like they’re dreaming as they wander freely through the groundbreaking interactive gallery which uses projectors to create life-like illusions.

On Saturday, the Hirshhorn Museum, which is the U.S. national museum of modern art, launches a new smartphone museum companion called Hirshhorn Eye (or, Hi). Hi allows museum visitors to scan pieces of art with their phones, and generate videos featuring iconic artists like Koons or Yayoi Kusama talking about their work. The […]

The traditional museum presents artifacts and artworks to the public so that they may understand these objects within a setting that provides historical and cultural context to further visitor’s knowledge. Then online museums were designed to reach a larger number of people and motivate physical visits to museums, informing potential […]

In an attempt to jump into LA’s burgeoning interactive food “museum” phenomenon, the group behind Cheat Day Land created an experience for so-called healthy eaters to take a day off and indulge. From all appearances, the forthcoming food museum pop-up is taking over the former Museum of Ice Cream space in the Arts District.

Turns out museum technology isn’t as sophisticated as appearances would lead us to believe. High-tech capabilities aside, art museums and galleries are, like the rest of us, neither immune to nor exempt from the headaches of low-tech glitches—any number of which can and do prevent artworks from being experienced as intended.

Every 40 seconds, the wall shifts to display art by a different category, grouping by material, time period, or technique. As viewers browse the collection—which is anywhere from 4,200 to 4,500 pieces, depending on the current curation—they can zoom in or expand for more information. Six times per hour, the […]

Emerging technology is turning museums into stars. Many are incorporating innovative and interactive media in exhibit spaces to enhance the visitor experience. And it just so happens that some venues offer masterpiece meeting spaces as well.

A funny thing has happened in the world of AV integration design over the last few years. As audio, video, automation and communication products have become less expensive, simpler to use and easier to install, it has forced our market to ask ourselves tough questions: What is the true value […]