Window View 360 Tours

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Association of Midwest Museums

Visitors explore the Glessner House museum from the outside: Two visitors peeking in the window of the Glessner House main hall. The sign posted on the window encourages people to peek, and a QR code provides more information and a 360-degree view of the room.
Visitors explore the Glessner House museum from the outside

Two visitors peeking in the window of the Glessner House main hall. The sign posted on the window encourages people to peek, and a QR code provides more information and a 360-degree view of the room.

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Window View 360 Tours

Description

Glessner House, Chicago, IL A major consideration during closure was remaining connected with the surrounding neighborhood, which would otherwise simply see a shuttered house. We are fortunate to have a beautiful large private courtyard, which in the past, has only been accessible to people attending tours or programs. As soon as the weather turned favorable in April, we opened the courtyard to the neighborhood seven days a week from 9:00am to 5:00pm, with signage encouraging people to come in for a look. We created signs for the windows, easily accessed while in the courtyard, allowing people to peek in five different rooms with a QR code on each sign. By clicking on the code this took the guest to written information on the room and a link to a 360-degree photo. Approximately 100 people each day come into the courtyard and many people – dog walkers, joggers, parents with young children – have indicated they make it a part of their daily routine to stop in. Click the link below to explore our house virtually.

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Glessner House Virtual 360 Tour