{"id":420,"date":"2022-04-08T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museum.lavorazioni.dev\/how-many-museum-apps-do-you-have-in-your-smartphone\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T16:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T14:08:36","slug":"how-many-museum-apps-do-you-have-in-your-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museumstrategy.org\/en\/how-many-museum-apps-do-you-have-in-your-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How many museum apps do you have in your smartphone?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some ideas for developing truly engaging applications (almost like Wordle!).<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
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Credit: Shutterstock <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

In our daily routine, we use various apps on our smartphones for work<\/strong><\/b>, entertainment<\/strong><\/b> or information<\/strong><\/b>. These are apps that have entered our daily use and help us fill a need we have.<\/p>\n\n

In this broad range, in most cases museum apps <\/strong>do not fall into this category of use. For what reason?<\/p>\n\n

In a recent article, Cait Reizman<\/a> wondered why museum apps are not used in people’s daily routines, as was the case with theWordle app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

The purpose of museum apps according to most museum institutions.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

In most cases, cultural institutions’ apps are designed to fulfill two<\/strong><\/b><\/a> basic purposes<\/strong><\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n

  1. Scheduling your visit: <\/strong>within the app, you can get information on schedules, fees, current exhibitions and events, and additional information;<\/li>
  2. The tour inside the museum: <\/strong>to discover the works inside the rooms and the route to follow through a map of the place. Sometimes integrated audio guides and descriptions of the works can also be found for free.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n

    However, if the purpose of museum apps is community<\/strong> engagement<\/strong>, most apps do not achieve their goals.<\/p>\n\n

    Moreover, within the cultural landscape, few apps offer a digital experience designed to be used even after<\/strong> the visit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

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    An example of a museum app that could potentially<\/strong> be used after the museum visit is the Ask Brooklyn Museum<\/a> app. Those who have questions about works in the collection, concerns, or want to interact with museum experts can do so through the use of this app.<\/p>\n\n