Profile
Situated in Los Angeles, California, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) holds a distinguished collection of Asian, Islamic, medieval, Latin American, European, and modern art.
$49k
monthly average increase in gift shop sales.
What our clients say
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It’s introduced a tremendous change and it’s a great revolution on how an exhibition can be experienced. Qudini is part of the exhibition. It’s equally as important as the exhibition itself. The individuality that Qudini provides is immeasurable.
Alex Valenzuela, Technology Representative LACMA
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After sign-up I often see customers saying how cool the system is. Customers are surprised that it can be so easy, even the elderly!
Alex Valenzuela, Technology Representative LACMA
The challenge
In 2015, LACMA held an exhibition on James Turrell’s experiential light works. The ‘Breathing Light’ or ‘Ganzfeld’ exhibition was a thought-provoking and atmospheric exhibition that required particular conditions: only eight visitors were allowed inside every 10 minutes in order to create a calm, contemplative and spacious atmosphere.
With these time constraints and the predicted popularity of the exhibition, LACMA was concerned about the possibility of very long, mundane and uninspiring queues.
The solution
LACMA began working with Qudini to ensure a seamless queuing experience from the exhibition’s launch date.
The customer journey
• LACMA placed an iPad kiosk next to the ticket office. Customers wanting to visit the exhibition were invited to enter their name and mobile number to join a virtual queue.
• Customers received a confirmation SMS with their estimated entry time, as well as an interactive live countdown link. This changed to several bright colours to match the theme of the ‘Breathing Light’ exhibition.
• Just before the customer’s entry time, they received an SMS telling them to go to the entrance and provide their name to a member of staff with a tablet.
Results
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Increased sales
The improved waiting experience and increased efficiency enabled the museum to sell more exhibition tickets and process more visitors in less time.
Increased gift shop sales
With so many customers free to wait around the museum, most of them would visit the LACMA gift shop, leading to $49k of additional monthly gift shop sales.
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Increase upsell
Ticket staff were able to upsell tickets to other exhibitions whilst customers waited to see the James Turrell exhibition.
Returning customers
The digital queue was often over three hours long, yet no customer had to wait in a physical line for more than 10 minutes. With such a pain-free waiting experience, LACMA saw many customers returning to the exhibition on multiple occasions.
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Sales boosted by word of mouth
Customers told friends and family about the fantastic waiting experience increasing footfall to the exhibition.
Reduced resource requirements
Previously, multiple staff were required to manage the queue to ensure customers did not block fire exits. With Qudini, one guard with a tablet was sufficient.