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Henry Art Gallery

The Henry Art Gallery, located on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, is the Pacific Northwest's premier contemporary art museum. Founded in 1927, it showcases innovative exhibitions spanning photography, new media, and cutting-edge installations. The Henry features a dynamic collection including works by renowned artists like James Turrell and Ann Hamilton, alongside emerging talents. With its distinctive architectural design and commitment to experimental art practices, the gallery offers visitors an immersive cultural experience. Now, the Henry Art Gallery introduces interactive AR souvenir coins and custom coins that transform your visit into a lasting digital journey, combining smart souvenir coins with NFC technology for an enhanced user digital experience.

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Your Digital Art Journey with Smart Souvenir Coins

Six Featured Exhibits Enhanced by AR Guide Service

James Turrell's Skyspace

Experience the mesmerizing Light Reign installation through AR. Scan with your interactive coins to unlock 3D visualizations of light patterns and hear artist commentary about how natural light transforms perception throughout the day.

Photography Collection

Discover the Henry's renowned photography archive with your NFC souvenir coins. Unlock AR content revealing the stories behind iconic images, technical details, and virtual curator tours of rarely displayed prints from the permanent collection.

Contemporary Installations

Navigate rotating contemporary exhibits using your custom souvenir coins. Access behind-the-scenes installation footage, artist interviews, and interactive 3D models that let you explore artworks from impossible angles.

New Media Art Gallery

Engage with digital and time-based art through your AR souvenir coins. Unlock augmented reality layers that reveal the creative coding process, interactive timelines, and artist statements about technology's role in contemporary art.

Pacific Northwest Artists

Explore regional art heritage with smart souvenir coins featuring AR guide service. Discover geo-located content about Seattle's art scene, virtual gallery talks, and connections between historical and contemporary Northwest artists.

Textile and Fiber Arts

Examine intricate textile works in unprecedented detail using your interactive coins. AR technology reveals weaving techniques through 3D animations, material composition analysis, and cultural contexts of fiber art traditions.

Where to Get Your Custom Coins

  • Main Entrance Desk: Purchase your arTag™ Smart Souvenir Suite featuring custom coins with AR guide service as you enter the Henry Art Gallery for immediate use throughout your visit.
  • Museum Shop: The Henry's gift shop offers NFC souvenir coins in exclusive packaging, perfect as custom souvenirs or gifts that provide lasting digital access to collection highlights.
  • Combination Packages: Select membership tiers include complimentary smart souvenir coins, giving members enhanced user digital experience benefits and priority access to new AR content releases.
  • Online Pre-Order: Reserve your interactive coins online before your visit to ensure availability and receive a digital welcome package with exhibition previews and AR activation tutorials.
Premium Souvenir: Each arTag™ kit includes an embossed metal coin, NFC smart sticker, magnet attachment, protective capsule, and scratch-off activation card for your personalized AR guide service.

How to Use Your AR Souvenir Coins

Step 1: Tap or Scan

Simply tap the NFC souvenir coin to your smartphone or scan the QR code. The WebAR application launches instantly in your browser—no app download required for this seamless user digital experience.

Step 2: Activate Your Guide

Scratch off the activation code on your included card and enter it on first use. This unlocks your personalized AR guide service and creates your secure digital collection gateway.

Step 3: Scan Exhibits

Point your phone camera at designated artworks and exhibition markers throughout the gallery. Watch as immersive AR content—3D models, videos, and interactive guides—spring to life before your eyes.

Step 4: Revisit Anytime

Your interactive coins become a permanent key to your unlocked content. Tap your custom souvenir at home to relive memories, explore deeper insights, and access new content as exhibitions change.

Benefits for Henry Art Gallery with Smart Souvenir Coins

Premium Revenue Stream

Generate high-margin income through custom coins and NFC souvenir coins that visitors perceive as valuable, tech-forward custom souvenirs. Premium pricing reflects the dual physical-digital value proposition of these interactive coins.

Enhanced Visitor Engagement

Transform passive viewing into active exploration with AR guide service. Smart souvenir coins encourage visitors to spend more time with exhibits, creating deeper connections with artworks and improving overall satisfaction ratings.

Social Media Growth

The WebAR experience includes integrated social media links, converting AR souvenir coins into powerful marketing tools. Visitors become brand ambassadors, sharing their user digital experience and building your follower base organically.

Educational Value Extension

Extend learning beyond gallery walls with interactive coins that serve as portable educational resources. Teachers, students, and art enthusiasts access rich content remotely, positioning the Henry as an innovative learning institution.

Valuable Visitor Insights

NFC souvenir coins provide analytics on which exhibits generate most engagement, visitor journey patterns, and content preferences. This data-driven approach informs future exhibition planning and custom souvenir development strategies.

Competitive Differentiation

Position the Henry Art Gallery as Seattle's most technologically advanced museum with smart souvenir coins. Custom coins featuring AR technology set you apart from competitors, attracting tech-savvy audiences and generating media attention.

Transform Your Gallery Experience Today

Discover how arTag™ Smart Souvenir Suite with custom coins, NFC souvenir coins, and AR guide service can revolutionize visitor engagement at the Henry Art Gallery. Create unforgettable interactive coins that blend physical collectibles with cutting-edge user digital experience technology.

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