How beacons transform the visitor experience
Want interactivity, a personalised visitor experience and an easy way to collect data? For small museums, beacon technology can be a cost-effective digital tool.
Continue readingWhere to find Ireland online: the Dublin City Archive
One of the latest additions to Ireland’s digitized cultural heritage is the Dublin City Library digital archive. In February this year it opened public access to over 43,000 photographs, letters, postcards, maps, and ephemera from centuries of Dublin life.
Continue readingWant to be alone with a masterpiece? Try AR
You are looking straight into the eyes of a baboon. You are so close that you could touch it. Everywhere you look, extinct animals are springing into life. A tiny, skeletal bat crawls onto your hand; close by you hear an ominous roar. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has taken the promise of augmented reality quite literally: its Skin & Bones app brings exhibits to life. Continue reading