Museum collection gets #QR codes #qrcode #qrchat

People with smartphones can download the new NMS Tales of Things application and use their phone to scan the QR code on objects in the Scotland: A Changing Nation gallery. Scanning the QR code will activate the app, where each object has its own entry linking to all kinds of content including rare films from the Scottish Screen Archive and images from SCRAN. It is hoped visitors will help build a social history of each item by adding their own memories and comments. Alison Taubman, the principal curator of communications at NMS said QR codes help to open up the museum's huge collection. She said: "This project is a great example of how museums can not only give visitors more information about objects and stories, but also involve our visitors in adding their own responses to the objects, whether personal reflections or additional resources to let others find out even more." Each object will link to a video containing primary material about the objects. Footage includes: * The making of a Singer sewing machine * Optimism during the build of Cumbernauld * Tenement life * A Hillman Imp motor car * Jute production in the 1930s * A visit to Dounreay Power station * An interview with Scottish designers Timorous Beasties Read More