MARIN HISTORY MUSEUM UNVIELS APP; PUTS MARIN ON THE MAP
The Marin History Museum (MHM), based in San Rafael, joins a select group of prominent institutions with the launch of the Marin History Museum smartphone Application. The Museum is one of less than a dozen museums nationally that have developed applications as part of their public offerings. Other institutions that have developed museum apps include the New York MOMA, the Smithsonian Institutions, the Guggenheim, and the Museum of Natural History. The Museum is currently evolving its organizational focus to emphasize a more user-friendly community experience. Michelle Kaufman, MHM Director takes pride in the museum’s commitment to community-building and posits that “this application is another example of how MHM is actively working to extend our outreach, engage our audience and encourage a more interactive and participatory experience with Marin history, for all who love Marin”.
The Marin History Museum App officially launches on April 26th, and will give users access to the largest and most extensive collection of Marin County related historic content. The non-profit Marin History Museum is the steward of the largest collection of artifacts, photographs and ephemera related to Marin County and the Museum is solely supported by community donations and contributions of individual donors. The museum is fortunate to have received a generous donation to fund this application, as the majority of museum apps that are developed by large institutions are done so with significantly higher budgets and resources. Marin History Museum is doing a lot with a little and the app puts MHM on the map, too. This app allows MHM to join the ranks of some heavy-hitting cultural organizations and according to Kaufman, “we are thrilled to be the only county history museum with such an advanced mobile application. This is an exciting era in our own organization’s history and we are so grateful to have this opportunity to share this resource with Marin”.
The Marin History Museum App allows users to travel through the history of Marin County by viewing an interactive map of the county with over 250 points of historical interest marked by geo-coded icons within the first week of its launch. Users can click each icon to gain access to virtual exhibitions of audio, video, and licensable photographs from the vast Marin History Museum Archives. The historic photos are drawn from MHM’s archives and collections. Additional features allow you to create your own “virtual tour” of Marin County’s Historic hotspots and give users GPS-like proximity to historic sites. “It’s a great educational tool and tremendous resource for Marin residents and visitors alike to learn more about the history all around them and it’s impact on the history of California,” said George Thelen, Museum Volunteer and Project Manager on the App. “This App will ultimately give users access to a vast ‘Virtual Museum’ of Marin History Museum digitized content & archives.”
While the majority of museum apps are directly related to an onsite exhibit, the MHM app goes beyond the brick and mortar walls or the Museum and allows users to explore the rich history of beautiful Marin County. Of the 250 historic locations marked on the map, there are ancient Miwok Indian sites, historic residences, regional & local historical societies, movie filming locations, state & national historic landmarks and more than 75 historic shipwrecks off the Marin Coast dating back to 1595. Each mapped site includes an image and text describing its historic significance.
The App will be updated monthly and is available for FREE for a limited time on iPhone, iPad and Android platforms online on the APP Store. The Marin History Museum App was made possible by a donation from Marin County resident, Michael J. Sullivan for Catherine Coffey, and was created in a partnership between the Museum and ClearMetrics, developer of the popular Time Shutter, San Francisco Application.
About Marin History Museum
Founded in 1935, the Marin History Museum celebrates the traditions of innovation and creativity of the people of Marin County. Through exhibitions and educational programs, the Museum inspires honor for the past, an understanding of the present, and an imagination of the future. The Marin History Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and therefore all donations are tax deductible in accordance with IRS guidelines. The Museum does not receive tax dollars from the city, county, state or federal government and therefore we rely completely on the public's tax-deductible contributions
For information about Marin History Museum contact MHM at: 1125 B St. San Rafael 94901 | phone: 415.454.8538 | fax: 415.454.6137 web: www.marinhistory.org | email: [log in to unmask] | twitter: @marinhistory
Shelly Jackson, MBA
Programs Manager
Marin History Museum
Boyd Gate House & Collections Research Facility
1125 B Street San Rafael, CA 94901
415-454-8538, x2#
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