As promised earlier this week, I popped over to London’s Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology to take a look at what they’re doing with QR codes.

The staff were very friendly and quite happy to chat about their experiences with the codes. I’d like to thank them for taking the time to talk to me about the installation – and for letting me photograph the exhibits.

About The Museum

The Petrie is one of London’s smallest museums. Nestled within UCL, small but perfectly formed, it contains a fascinating array of ancient Egyptian artefacts.
It also held one of my all-time favourite events last year – Sci-Fi and Ancient Egypt. I think it’s the only time I’ve wandered round a museum reading about the inspiration for StarGate while listening to The Pyramids of Mars play in the background. Let’s just say, I’m predisposed to love this museum.

When I heard about their Digital Technology Open Day, I couldn’t resist going along to see what they’d done with QR codes.
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