Phoning It In
The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is now part of Bloomberg Connects, a free arts and culture app. Bloomberg Connects provides access to exhibitions, collections, and renowned artists at more than 500 museums and other cultural organizations, anywhere, at any time
“Being part of Bloomberg Connects extensive network helps us further our mission to be a lab for understanding ourselves, others and the world around us through creating and experiencing all forms of contemporary art,” says Christina Vassallo, the Alice & Harris Weston Director of the CAC. “This app by Bloomberg Philanthropies makes the offerings of the CAC, as well as hundreds of other cultural organizations, easily accessible to both on-site visitors and people around the world.”
The CAC app includes information on its Zaha Hadid-designed building, audio, video, and written content on its exhibitions and The Sara M. and Patricia A. Vance UnMuseum® and Creativity Center, and provides greater accessibility with language translation, ASL video tours, and captioned videos.
The free Bloomberg Connects app allows users to explore expert-curated content and guides to more than 500 museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces from the palm of your hand. From behind-the-scenes guides, to artist and expert-curated video and audio content, Bloomberg Connects makes it easy to discover arts and culture, anytime, anywhere.
Designed to remove barriers to experiencing arts and culture, the app includes a variety of built-in accessibility features including voice-over, captions and audio transcripts, image zoom, and font size adjustment.
Bloomberg Connects features thousands of hours of bespoke audio, video and text content, with more content being added every month. The app makes it easy for users to explore arts and culture on their own time, at their own pace. Quick snackable content or deep dives. On site or from home. In user’s hometowns or around the world. All guides are downloadable, allowing users to explore them even when offline.
Created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg Connects benefits over 500 museums, galleries, gardens, and cultural spaces — with more joining every month — by providing a pre-built, easy-to use app interface customizable to their content and mission.