Brooklyn Museum to redesign entry areas in connection with technology initiative
The Brooklyn-based design firm SITU Studio has been selected by the Brooklyn Museum to create a new environment in the entry Pavilion and Lobby to dramatically transform the museum’s entry experience. The new SITU-designed entry experience will focus on an assemblage of reconfigurable modular furniture designed to connect staff with visitors, while improving traffic and way-finding.
The transformation of the Lobby and Pavilion are a part of Bloomberg Connects, a global initiative from Bloomberg Philanthropies that provides funding for the development of technology to increase access to cultural institutions and enrich visitor experiences. Through this program, the Brooklyn Museum will develop ASK, a mobile app that will be beta tested with visitors in March and launch in June. The app will be available in the iTunes store.
“SITU Studio brings to this project an understanding of the museum’s mission of welcoming and serving its visitors and, in this case, using technology to greatly enhance their experience,” said Arnold L. Lehman, director of the Brooklyn Museum. “The redesigned space will serve as an exciting and dynamic environment to facilitate visitor engagement by creating a direct link between the visitor and museum staff.”
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