Museums bring QR codes into play

Deals with the use of "quick response" (QR) codes by American and Canadian museums in order to facilitate communication with museum visitors. Discusses the employment of QR codes--which are graphic images that contain information, text or numbers--by several museums, including the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the Royal Ontario Museum. Comments on the use of QR codes to engage the museum-going public in novel ways and to build anticipation for future events and exhibitions.