Pass It Down is an award-winning digital storytelling platform licensed to cities, libraries, and museums to create a way to collect, preserve, and showcase their stories and archives. It’s an all-in-one platform giving clients the ability to showcase their stories across any phone, tablet, computer, or kiosk to create interactive exhibits and experiences for their…
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Chris Michaels, Digital Director, The National Gallery, London
Chris Michaels, Digital Director at the National Gallery, discusses digital as an integral part of a museum’s broader strategy and vision, and explains how technology can help connect visitors to the museum objects they encounter in meaningful ways. Acknowledging that there is no perfect map for museum digital strategy, he shares his belief in embedding…
Jane Alexander, Director of Information Management and Technology for CMA
As Director of Information Management and Technology Services for the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA), Jane Alexander was one of the driving forces behind the uber successful Gallery One project and ArtLens mobile app. Both of these efforts have transformed the CMA into one of the most engaging cultural institutions around the world. We were…
Dave Patten, Head of New Media, Science Museum London
Dave Patten is responsible for all public facing IT and AV, including interactive exhibits, at the Science Museum in London. Dave talked with us about connecting visitors to museum content, and the role technology plays in that process. The content is everything Visitors don’t visit museums for their tech. Rather, they seek meaningful encounters…
Bruce Wyman, Museum Consultant on Technology and Exhibitions
Currently an independent consultant for museums, Bruce Wyman was originally a marine biologist. While working at the New England Aquarium, he helped build the museum’s first website in 1995. From that point on, he continued to focus on integrating technology with museums at the aquarium and later with the MIT-connected startup NearLife, Second Story, the…
Matthew Fisher, President, Interactive Designer, Night Kitchen Interactive
Matthew Fisher is the President and Co-Founder of Night Kitchen Interactive, which produces educational interactives, social media solutions, marketing communications, interpretive installations, and online exhibits for museums. The company uses kiosks, touch-tables, mobile apps and websites to combine the vital storytelling functions of both picture and word. We asked Matthew about his experiences facilitating participation…
Bart Marable, Owner and Designer, Terra Incognita
Bart Marable is an interactive designer that works independently with a variety of teams. He is currently the owner of his own company, Terra Incognita. For years he has been working with interactives since his years as a student. Intending to teach, he actually ended up becoming an interactive designer and pursued his creative outlet….