At the Barnes, we have a strict capacity limit in our galleries — no more than 250 people can be in the collection gallery at any given time. As a result, we do advanced timed ticketing to control the general flow…
This is the second post in a series detailing the lessons we are learning from our testing sessions with the wearable.
Remember this post way back when we first started? In it, I described the hum of visitor conversation throughout our spaces and…
This is the first post in a series which will detail the lessons we are learning from our testing sessions with the wearable.
In my previous post, I mentioned partnering with Weckerly’s to run a pop-up ice cream stand at the Barnes. This was a pilot to help us test out some ideas about traffic flow while providing an added extra to visitors — we wondered what would happen when you put something…
There are times when you need to break out of the box a little bit and this is, quite literally, one of those times. In my last post I alluded to some of the challenges with our site and helping lead visitors…
As I continue in my role here at the Barnes Foundation, I’ve found many people asking about when we’ll see technology and innovation start to appear — there’s a certain expectation that all of this is coming and is the priority from the outset. While it is a key thing we’re thinking…
Remember when I was writing about the “right” way to do things and, yet, once “experience” comes into the mix that thing you know as right might actually be wrong? Spoiler alert: I wouldn’t assume…
