Butler Gallery is delighted to announce the launch of its new digital audio guide on the Bloomberg Connects App, the free arts and culture platform created by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
The guide will offer visitors a richer way to engage with Butler Gallery’s exhibitions and collections through audio insights voiced by the people who know the gallery best: Butler Gallery staff & volunteers. Their contributions provide audiences with a warm, personal introduction to the artworks in the gallery’s extensive permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and the beautiful heritage of Evans’ Home.
The launch marks an important step in the Gallery’s journey to making its visitor experience more accessible to all. Soon expanding the guide in the coming months with additional content, including Irish Sign Language (ISL) and British Sign Language (BSL) resources, ensuring that more people connect with the Gallery in ways that work for them.
Bloomberg Connects has grown into a global platform for arts engagement, reaching 7.8 million lifetime users and featuring more than 1,400 cultural institutions across 47 countries and 57 languages. The app enables visitors to access expert-curated guides, audio and video content, and behind-the-scenes insights both on-site and from anywhere in the world. The app supports Google Translate integration, allowing text content to be machine translated into 243 languages. However, the gallery is already working on institution-created content and will soon start to upload professionally translated text and audio in Italian, Spanish, French, and German, expanding to more when possible.
Butler Gallery’s participation in Bloomberg Connects has been made possible through the philanthropic support of Bloomberg Philanthropies, whose long-standing commitment to arts and culture helps organisations expand access, deepen visitor engagement, and embrace digital innovation at no cost to participating institutions.
The Bloomberg Connects App is available to download free of charge on iOS and Android devices.
