cultural qr codes Archives

QR codes assigned to hundreds of digital encyclopedia artist entries

05/13/201305/11/2013 Julie Campbell

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has added these smartphone friendly barcodes. The Louisiana Endowment for Humanities (LEH)has announced that it is now including QR codes as a new and smartphone friendly feature to its ever growing digital encyclopedia of the history and culture of the state, KnowLA. The LEH is not issuing these barcodes to museums across the state to be downloaded and displayed next to artwork. The museums can post the QR codes next to the artwork so that visitors can use their smartphones to scan them. By…

QR codes to be used at this year’s Mobile International Festival

11/09/201211/08/2012 L. Green

The barcodes will be an important part of the cultural booth displays. This year’s Mobile International Festival in Alabama will be featuring a new smartphone friendly experience that includes QR codes to help to provide even more information about different cultures from around the world. The barcodes will be used to help children from Mobile, Alabama to take a virtual trip around the globe. According to Bobbie Bayne, the executive director of the festival, has explained that he chose the QR codes to enhance the experience at the festival for…