Mark Twain Boyhood Museum to be home to new technology including QR codes

Mark Twain Boyhood Museum

Though Mark Twain is roughly 100 years late to experience the advent of QR codes, his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, will have plenty of them around. The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum has announced that it will be using the codes to give visitors a more interactive experience. The codes will be accompanied by a number of touch screen displays that contain information about the prolific writer and lecturer. Given Twain’s fabled love for science and technology, the codes seem to be a good fit. The initiative is…

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Sharing your art experience with virtual notes

The art world is becoming entangled with technology. As mobile devices become an integral part of society, art institutions steeping themselves in technology in an effort to better connect with their audience. To this end, more museums are opting to incorporate QR codes in their exhibitions. Many have found that this has transformed traditionally melancholy galleries into a full-fledged interactive experience. The codes have found their way to Edinburgh’s National Museum of Scotland, where more than 70 items have been labeled with a code. Alison Taubman, the principal curator of…

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Santa Monica Museum activates QR code campaign along with many other museums

Santa Monica Museum of Art in California

Print 2D, an integrated media solutions company, has developed a new QR campaign for the Santa Monica Museum of Art in California. The museum is gearing up for their annual  fundraising event, called Incognito, and hopes to make use of mobile technology to offer a unique experience. QR codes have been experience quite a lot of attention in the art world, particularly from museums looking to put a cutting edge on their exhibits. The codes have been used to recreate Picasso’s masterpieces as well as promote upcoming artists. More museums…

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