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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The WNDR Museum opened its doors for the first time in Boston’s Downtown Crossing earlier this year, and their interactive and immersive exhibits have already attracted thousands of visitors every day.
WNDR is “an ever-evolving immersive experience designed to ignite the curiosity that exists within and around us,” explained their website.
They have over 20 exhibits “dedicated to showcasing the wonders of art and technology” through multi-sensory installations.
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“We’ve got everything from fine art, [like] Yayoi Kusama, and studio-designed pieces that you interact with. You’ll see flex screens that you touch and push into," said Brian Haines, who is the chief experience officer at WNDR.
For example, there is the “Light Floor” exhibit, which allows visitors to interact with the floor’s multicolored lights and watch the reflections in a room covered with mirrors.
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Also, Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama’s artwork “Let’s Survive Forever” is currently on display at WNDR.
The museum is designed to “redefine your childlike wonder,” added Haines.
At WNDR, visitors have a wide variety of interactive exhibits to choose from, like making your own beats, standing inside the storm house, playing with props like typewriters, enjoying interactive lightshows and projections, and watching an infinite number of reflections in the museum’s many mirrors.
WNDR has made a splash in the Boston art world, bringing in thousands of visitors every day.
On a tour of the museum, the Chief of Arts and Culture for the city of Boston, Kara Elliott-Ortega, explained, “I just heard that they have 2,000 visitors a day.”
She added that “we’re just excited. And there’s a nice future to have some partnerships with them as well that benefit the local arts community.”
WNDR also has locations in Chicago and San Diego, and Boston is their largest location so far.
WBZ NewsRadio's Jay Willett (@JayWillettWBZ) reports.
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