Manhattan Museum of Fine Arts Augmented Reality Lesson

Augmented Reality: A Few Definitions Wikipedia: a live direct or an indirect view of a physical, real- world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input, such as sound or graphics. Dictionary.com: an artificial environment created through the combination of real-world and computer-generated data.

Augmented Reality in Museums Conflux Festival's AR invasion of MOMA: AR exhibits in MOMA Streetmuseum: Museum of London's free app that makes use of geo tagging and Google Maps to guide users to various sites in London where, via the user's mobile screen, various historical images of the city appear - just like in the image above.

The Getty Museum's A.R. of the Augsburg Display Cabinet l

What are the benefits of including AR in your museum?

Some Benefits of Implementing AR in to Museums Brings interactive experience to offsite patrons Allows for better object preservation Appeals to a younger, more tech-savvy patron Allows patrons to have rich, hands-on experience with an item that would otherwise be off-limits