In the fall term of 2012-13 a group of museum studies students at Umeå University in Sweden were challenged as part of their course to make a museum installation in a public space using Quick Response (QR) Codes. This is a short photo-essay of the results.

1. Historicizing Public Space
with QR Codes

2. In the fall term of 2012-13 a group of museum studies
students at Umeå University in Sweden were challenged as
part of their course to make a museum installation in a
public space using Quick Response (QR) Codes.
This is a short photoessay of the results.

4. Strömpilen
http://museiteknik.wordpress.com/

10. Vågspel http://vapspel.wordpress.com/

11. Scharinska Villan
http://evvelina.wordpress.com/

13. Vanörtsparken
http://oskarochvanortsparken.wordpress.com/

14. Thank You
Thanks to Torkel, Stephanie, Jim R, Stefan G, Jon
S and all the crew in HUMlab, and to the Culture
and Media Department at Umeå University, the
staff and admin of Scharinska, Strömpilen, Umeå
University. Last but by no means least thanks to
the students of Museum Studies who made this
work and the journey so interesting.
Jim.barrett@humlab.umu.se