Gosford Regional Gallery has launched visitor-friendly multimedia tours.
The bespoke tours lead visitors from one area of the Gallery or Japanese Garden to another, and provide additional information as well as behind the scenes content and videos about current artworks, artists and garden features. Central Coast Council’s Arts and Culture Coordinator, Mr Chris King, said the Gallery had been working hard to increase opportunities for visitors to engage with its changing exhibition program. “Our intuitive multimedia tours are designed to strengthen engagement through interactive experiences,” Mr King said. “Visitors can delve in and out of the tours at their leisure, and tailor the information to suit their own interests or the available time they have to experience what is on offer.
“The multimedia tours are an ideal way for us to use current technology to connect with visitors and ensure the Gallery remains relevant and inclusive. “It also means there is greater accessibility to our exhibitions for people with disabilities, which is an area we are keen to develop further,” he said. Gosford Regional Gallery is one of the fi rst regional galleries in Australia to adopt multimedia tours and devices. Visitors can also download content directly onto their own phone or mobile device using the free Gallery and Garden Tour App from the Appstore or Googleplay.
“Downloading the Gosford Regional Gallery App using our free onsite Wi-Fi means that visitors can continue learning about the artworks and artists even when they have left the Gallery,” Mr King added. “The current tours and App feature exclusive interviews with artist Jocelyn Maughan and reveal personal stories and explanations about her current exhibition ‘An Artist Survey’, which is on at the Gallery until September 4,” Mr King said. Multimedia devices can also be hired for $3 per person.
Media release, Aug 22, 2016 Central Coast Council Media