Belle & Wissell crafts interactive experiences for The Frick Pittsburgh’s new orientation center

An elegant and enlightening new building opened to the public on July 19th in Pittsburgh. This space was designed for a particular purpose: orienting visitors with interactive wayfinding, and connecting visitors to The Frick Pittsburgh’s exciting collections of art and artifacts. Across their campus, visitors can explore an art museum, a car & carriage museum, and the splendid historic mansion (Clayton)—where famed Pittsburgh industrialist Henry Clay Frick and his family resided.

The Frick invited Belle & Wissell to the team in 2012 to craft digital wayfinding and participatory educational experiences for the new orientation center. In collaboration with lead architect Jon Traficonte from Boston architects, Schwartz/Silver, and The Frick’s internal team—Belle & Wissell designed and engineered a suite of interactive projects that are all gracefully featured in the building’s interior design.

The Frick Multiplex is a media installation made up of three large displays that present exhibition and event information as well as admissions and membership content.

The Frick Multiplex

The Frick Multiplex

Frick CollectionView is an installation of large, adjacent multi-touch tables where visitors can manipulate and share highlights of The Frick collection. Kids can also explore categories such as special collections and even categories made just for their age group.

Collection View

Collection View

StoryView is a system of Frick stories presented through an interactive book-like interface on a set of four iPads (in the Learning Lounge area). Each story is accessed via a visual timeline interface that contains Frick scrapbooks and a range of media presentation, with stories crafted by The Frick’s education and curatorial teams.

The Frick Story View

The Frick Story View

The Frick Interactive Map is a touch-based wayfinding interactive that presents an overview of the campus, previews Frick buildings and displays, and demonstrates the best routes (and estimated walking times) for each.

Through this interactive orientation center, Frick Pittsburg’s visitors are now better connected with the array of museum offerings and participate in the learning environment to create lasting memories.

The Frick Interactive Map

The Frick Interactive Map

Learn more about The Frick Orientation Center from these articles:

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2014/07/16/Welcome-to-The-Frick-New-Orientation-Center-opens/stories/201407130002

http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/news/frick-opening-orientation-center-with-interactive-screens/

http://artdaily.com/news/71500/Pittsburgh-s-Frick-Art—Historical-Center-announces-new-Orientation-Center-opening-

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