What should a museum iPhone app look like?

Posted on 29 August 2009 | Comments Off

“We have seen the future of the museum, and it involves. . . lots of people on their phones. All across the land, museums are trying to figure out how to take advantage of new internet-enabled “smart phones” in their programming.”

“Based on the responses, museums would do well to provide at least three services to its visitors via the iPhone: 1) a convenient calendar of events, i.e. “something that describes upcoming exhibits and gives member preview dates”; 2) multimedia tours of the museum and its works, i.e. “use GPS/compass to show my location on floor plan and which art I’m standing near, click on art for text/audio/etc. about it!”; and 3) a way to buy admission tickets in advance.”

Very good article! Read more: Artnet News: What should a museum iPhone app look like? – artnet Magazine.

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