Event Details
Try out a new way to experience the State Historical Museum of Iowa! Visit the museum on Saturday, May 17 anytime from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to test out NaviLens, innovative digital codes that unlock never-before-seen exhibit content including images, videos, audio, language translations, and children’s activities.
Using the free smartphone app NaviLens GO, visitors can scan an exhibit space to pick up unique digital codes that can be read by the app from almost any angle. The codes also provide wayfinding around the museum, alerting visitors to exits, restrooms, elevators, and more.
A separate free app called NaviLens (without the “GO”) provides additional navigation information for people who are blind or have low vision. Scan a room with the app to hear what’s located in that direction and its proximity. Visitors also gain access to artifact and image descriptions in addition to exhibit content—all read out loud from your personal device.
Best of all the apps are free to download and don't require an account—all a visitor needs is a smart device. No smartphone? No problem! A limited number of iPads are available to borrow from the museum information desk.
NaviLens was made possible with the support of a Prairie Meadows Community Betterment Grant.