Press Release: Tudor Place Launches Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide to Enrich Onsite and Offsite Visits

Press Release 

September 17, 2024

 

WASHINGTON, DC – Tudor Place Historic House & Garden launches a new, digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Onsite, the free app turns our visitors’ mobile phone into a touchless experience and a centralized place for access to unique content and essential information. Offsite, Bloomberg Connects allows users to experience and explore Tudor Place from anywhere, anytime. Tudor Place joins hundreds of international museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens and cultural spaces on Bloomberg Connects, with the launch of an audio landscape history tour.

“Tudor Place is excited to work with Bloomberg Connects to create new tools for discovering and exploring our site,” says Tudor Place Executive Director Mark Hudson. “The audio guide for the garden is the first of many collaborative projects we foresee.”

With Bloomberg Connects, Tudor Place becomes accessible for onsite or offsite visits through photo, audio and video features, offering insights into the 5 ½ acre estate. Bloomberg Connects offers free digital guides to cultural organizations around the world. The app platform is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ longstanding commitment to supporting digital innovation in the arts. Bloomberg Connects makes it easy to access and engage with arts and culture from mobile devices when visiting in person, or from anywhere. With dynamic content exclusive to each partner organization, the app provides a range of features including video, audio and text; expert commentary; and way-finding maps.

The Bloomberg Connects app, available for download from Google Play or the App Store.

ABOUT TUDOR PLACE:  Tudor Place preserves the stories of six generations of descendants of Martha Washington, and the enslaved and free people who lived and worked here. By examining their legacy, we challenge ourselves and our visitors to celebrate the triumphs and to confront the complexities of the past. Open Tuesday – Sunday for guided tours of the historic house and self-guided garden visits. For more information, please visit www.tudorplace.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or LinkedIn.

ABOUT BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES: Bloomberg Philanthropies invests in cities and countries around the world to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The organization focuses on creating lasting change in five key areas: the Arts, Education, Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health. Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg’s giving, including his foundation, corporate, and personal philanthropy as well as Bloomberg Associates, a philanthropic consultancy that advises cities around the world. For more information, please visit bloomberg.org.

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Contact

Janet Wall

Director of Development & Communications

press@tudorplace.org | 202-580-7323