From Opera del Duomo to Magazzino Italian Art: will be the first U.S. museum to use wearable device for distancing

Magazzino Italian Art, based in Cold Spring, N.Y., is the first U.S. museum to adopt a new device, developed in Italy, that allows visitors to respect safety distances. A system that uses radio waves and does not track visitors’ movements and data.

The museum venue is working to safely accommodate the public and is awaiting guidelines for the reopening of museums in the Mid-Hudson region from the New York State government and theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Magazzino Italian Art will therefore use EGOpro Active tags, developed by the Italian company Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME) and disseminated in the U.S. by the American Advanced Industrial Marketing (AIM), which has been adopted in these days for the first time in the museum field in Italy by theOpera di Santa Maria del Fiore.

The device relies on UWB(Ultra-Wideband) radio technology to measure the distance between two tags and, once worn, it signals if the minimum safe distance has been exceeded by vibrating, flashing and emitting a sound.

Among the measures that Magazzino will adopt are a mandatory online reservation system, staggered time-based access, installation of hand disinfection systems, regular cleaning and sanitizing of the space during opening hours, electronic ticketing, mandatory face mask, body temperature checks, and suspension of shuttle and checkroom services. Access to the museum and use of these services will be offered completely free of charge to patrons.

From Opera del Duomo to Magazzino Italian Art: will be the first U.S. museum to use wearable device for distancing

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