The Beach Museum of Art continues to offer virtual tools for fun and thought-provoking art experiences through the museum’s collection. Below are the art interactives developed for adults, children & families. We hope you enjoy visiting the museum virtually and often!
For a frequently updated guide to these online
resources, visit beach.k-state.edu/explore/interactive-tools
Enhance your experience with art at the Beach Museum of Art. The Smartify app identifies 2D and 3D artworks in the museum’s galleries, and instantly returns text, audio and video interpretation. For visitors off-site, Smartify’s powerful search tool provides access to the same information and more. Download Smartify free today for Apple and Android devices from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.
From home, use the Explore tool to search for the museum and its gallery offerings and gain access to works in other museums. Take advantage of the app’s personal gallery making tool.
Smartify is a United Kingdom-registered Community Interest Company (CIC) supported by Innovate U.K. and the European Union. The Beach Museum of Art is a proud Smartify partner, along with dozens of world-wide cultural institutions, including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and National Gallery in London.
Smartify will connect with text-to-voice apps.
Online Exhibitions:
Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and the Atomic Impulse
Click here to view the online exhibition.
Inspirations: Art for Storytelling
View the exhibition online through the museum’s newest tool Thinking about Pictures (TAP) and record your observations and insights.
Voices of the West
Click here to view the exhibition online.
Charles Lindsay: FIELD STATION 4
Click here to take a virtual tour of FIELD STATION 4 with Charles Lindsay.
2020 K-State Common Work of Art
Click here to watch the virtual celebration of 2020 Common Work of Art and K-State First Book.
Explore the museum’s art collection of nearly 10,000 objects for your research or enjoyment with Verandah, the collection search tool.
Details here.
The museum’s YouTube channel features videos of art, artists, and special programs. Enjoy the videos here.
The museum has several Educational Resources for schools, early childhood programs, social service organizations, and home school groups. Find details here.
Check our social media pages for series of fun interactive posts using art from our collection. Everyone is invited to participate and share!
Facebook: /BeachMuseumofArt
Instagram: /beachmuseum
Twitter: @BeachMuseum
Beach Buddies Facebook group features resources and activities for our younger audiences including children, families, and educators. Join here.
Fidencio Fifield-Perez, born in Mexico and raised in the U.S., uses his art to tell stories about his experience as a child immigrant and the systems of border control that affect human lives. He and Curator Aileen June Wang will discuss his work Fishers of Men in the museum’s collection, which is currently on display to express the museum’s solidarity with Ukrainians displaced by the war between their country and Russia. 