![]() ![]() ![]() So what’s the “museum of the future” like? Indeed, both major museums and smaller cultural institutions are experimenting with smart glasses and other augmented reality devices to serve as virtual tour guides, make exhibits more engaging, attract a younger crowd, and more. Now, art museums are looking to interactive Augmented and Virtual Reality exhibits to enhance the visitor experience, hopefully without degrading the artworks/artifacts themselves in the move towards embracing new forms of technology. For a while now, however, one has been able to rent designated devices (and more recently smartphones and tablets) as audio guides in museums iPads and other touch screens have been employed to supplement exhibitions most major museums boast a proprietary app for visitors to download to their smart devices and QR codes beneath artwork labels have been featured to provide information on key works. ![]() While multimedia exhibits have long been mainstays of science, history and children’s museums, fine art museums have traditionally avoided digital tools in an effort to preserve the art viewing experience. What do you get when you pair smart glass technology with the world’s greatest art and cultural artifacts? A revolutionary redesign of the museum-going experience. Industry: Education / Museums / Leisure Company: de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA, and other cultural institutions Device: Google Glass (AR & VR headsets) ![]()
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