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The Met X Google Arts & Culture

Experimenting with AI prototypes for the on-site visitor experience at The Met, in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture.
Role
Technologist Resident
Technology
Gemini, Frontend, Backend
Overall
During six months, I created a series of experiments and prototypes with The Met to find out how AI could be used for the on-site visitor experience.
Person holding phone showing a museum floor plan with highlighted Marble Statue in Room 305.
Sprint 1: Navigation in Museums
Experiments about how AI could help visitors find art they love.
Person in red sweater and headphones views a framed landscape painting with boats and ruins.
Sprint 2: Artwork Close-Looking
Exploring how GenAI could help facilitate, personalize and deepen visitors’ interactions with artworks.
Two people sitting on stone steps, looking at a tablet and smiling thoughtfully.
Sprint 3: The Met and The World
Prototypes that connect the current world to The Met's art collection.
Read more technical stuff
Read more about our approach and technical details on our Medium Blog.
Public Event
A big goal of the residency was to share our findings with other museums and cultural institutions!
Four people posing with arms crossed and smiling inside a museum with classical marble sculptures.
Woman speaking at The Met podium with laptop and microphone to an audience in a gallery.
Photography Credit: Filip Wolak
Credits & Special Thanks To
The Met, Senior Project Manager: Brett Renfer
The Met, Head of Product: Lynn Burke
The Met, Senior Manager of Visitor Experience: Erica Desrouleaux
Google, Producer: Lane Lytle
Google, Program Manager: Surya Tubach
Google, Head of the Lab: Freya Salway