No, we're not talking about online dating, but a new kind of app for museum exhibits - albeit one with a slightly less romantic name: My Object. "It's like Tinder for objects in a museum," says Eckart Koehne, director of the Badisches Landesmuseum in the southern German city of Karlsruhe. The idea is simple: You walk into the museum, download the app on your phone and get swiping as you walk around. From a selection of around 80 objects in this museum's app so far, you simply choose which ones interest you most. Even the interface's design and font when you hook up with an exhibit is reminiscent of Tinder, making the switch from online dating to walking around a museum strangely seamless.

Source: The Star February 17, 2021 13:41 UTC