Walker Art Center Bloomberg Connects App

The Walker Art Center’s sculpture garden guide provides visitors with an immersive and interactive platform that enhances their understanding and appreciation of the museum’s collections.

Research | Design | Production | Product Management

Accessibility and Inclusion

Prioritize accessibility features to ensure the app is inclusive for users of all abilities, including support for multiple languages, audio descriptions, and other accessibility aids.
Strive to make the museum experience accessible to a broader audience, both on-site and remotely, ensuring that the Bloomberg Connects app serves as a bridge between physical and virtual engagement.

Educational Outreach

Provide educational value by delivering curated content, including audio guides, video tours, and contextual information about the artworks, artists, and exhibitions.
Support learning objectives by offering interactive activities, quizzes, and behind-the-scenes insights to enrich the educational experience for diverse audiences.

Key Objectives

Visitor Engagement

Facilitate a dynamic and personalized experience for visitors by offering interactive features, multimedia content, and engaging storytelling.
Foster a sense of exploration and curiosity through user-friendly interfaces, encouraging users to delve into the museum's extensive collections.

Features

Maps

Helps visitors navigate sculpture garden and it’s 60+ items currently on display.

Free

The application’s platform is free for museums to built their guide on, and free for visitors to use. Thanks to the support from Bloomberg Connects and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Multimedia

Audio, Video, and Photography to share insights from artists, curators, and experts. Written descriptions outline collection and artwork information.

Accessibility

The guide has built in accessibility features to remove barriers. Alt text, audio translations, and language translations are prioritized in the WAC’s Connects app.

Future Steps

The Walker will be expanding their guide to include current exhibitions and on-going displays. Research and ideation is being held to test new ways to utilize the guide in other immersive events.