# Personalized Museum Recordings The Field Museum is Giving Exhibits Voices with a Recording Booth By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2017-07-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recording-booth References: [psfk](https://www.psfk.com/2017/07/campaign-invites-ordinary-people-to-record-voices-for-museum-exhibits.html) & [fieldmuseum.org](https://www.fieldmuseum.org/) The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago is launching a new campaign called 'Specimens with Something to Say,' which allows locals to visit a pop-up recording booth to read a script to accompany an exhibit. At the Specimens audio booth, people are able to add their own voice to the museum for the chance to become a permanent part of the exhibits. As part of the project, over 100 short scripts were developed to bring plants, animals and even minerals to life. Museums and other brick-and-mortar establishments are now challenging themselves to come up with inventive ways to boost both engagement and attendance. Interactive, multi-sensory exhibits are proving to be popular with consumers of all ages, as they offer the potential for a new level of experience to be had. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Interactive Museum Experiences:** Opportunity for museums to create immersive and engaging exhibits that enhance visitor experience. - **Crowdsourced Museum Content:** Potential for museums to utilize visitor contributions to create personalized and diverse exhibit narratives. - **Multi-sensory Exhibits:** Rise in demand for exhibits that engage multiple senses, providing a more unique and memorable museum experience. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Museums and Galleries:** Opportunity for traditional museums to innovate and offer interactive experiences to attract a wider audience. - **Tourism and Travel:** Potential for travel industry to partner with museums and promote interactive experiences as a major attraction for tourists. - **Event and Pop-up Spaces:** Growing demand for pop-up exhibits and installations in event spaces, offering temporary interactive museum experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Location-Based Audio Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voicingmap.md) - [Nature-Inspired Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humannature-1.md) - [Comprehensive Museum Visitor Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/visitor-app.md) - [Sensory Museum Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sensory-museum.md) - [History-Centric Advertisements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/royal-ontario-museum.md) - [AI-Generated Elizabethan Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-of-shakespeare.md) - [Memory-Based Virtual Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-of-memories.md) - [Multi-Sensory Sound Installtions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feel-the-sound.md) - [Futuristic Museum Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unnatural-history-museum-of-singapore.md)