# Connects: Arts+Culture — Your Arts+Culture Guide

> Interactive digital guides for museums, galleries, gardens, and cultural spaces. (iPhone/iPad app by BLOOMBERG CONSULTING LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/connects-arts-plus-culture/id1476456847 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [BLOOMBERG CONSULTING LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1569247528)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.82/5 from 7,144 App Store ratings · 93 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 58 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Armenian, Basque, Bangla, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Czech, Danish and 46 more
- Released: 2019-11-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/connects-arts-plus-culture/id1476456847/reviews.md

## What is Connects?

With the Bloomberg Connects app, explore interactive guides to over 1000+ museums, galleries, gardens, and cultural spaces from the palm of your hand. From behind-the-scenes guides to artist and expert-curated video and audio content, Bloomberg Connects makes it easy to discover arts and culture – anytime, anywhere.

• Plan and Discover: Prepare for your visit with our planning tools, then use the lookup numbers onsite for quick information about an unexpected find.

• On-Demand Content: Use the app onsite or on its own to bring exhibitions and collections to life with exclusive multimedia content created by our museum collaborators.

Bloomberg Philanthropies created the app to help make the art and offerings of cultural organizations more accessible – not just to those visiting in person but to people around the world.

Use the app to discover museums and cultural spaces worldwide including —The Andy Warhol Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Central Park Conservancy, The Dalí, Denver Art Museum, The Frick Collection, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Guggenheim, ICA/Boston, Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP), The Met, MoMA, National Portrait Gallery (London), New York Botanical Garden, Noguchi Museum, The Phillips Collection, Serpentine, Storm King Art Center, Whitney Museum of American Art, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and more.

Bloomberg Connects benefits our partners – over 1000+ museums, galleries, gardens, and cultural spaces, with more joining every month – by providing a pre-built, easy-to-use app interface that can be customized to their content and mission. 

For more arts and culture inspo, follow @bloombergconnects on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. 

Have feedback? Let us know: feedback@bloombergconnects.org

## Key features

- Interactive guides for 1000+ cultural spaces
- Behind-the-scenes content
- Artist and expert-curated audio/video
- Visit planning tools
- Onsite lookup numbers
- On-demand multimedia content

## What do users think of Connects?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Awesome connection to so many museums!
- 👍 Excellent guide for one who travels, haunts museum or libraries, has interest in history
- 👍 Enriches visits to museums and galleries
- 👍 Great resource to use onsite and at home
- 👍 Fantastic app full of wonderful information
- 👍 Lovely app, used to search the Wallace Collection in London

**Cons**

- 🐛 Some lookups hang
- 🐛 Frequently needs to reload if you toggle to a different app
- 🐛 App constantly resets to the home page, forcing you to re-select and reload the museum/gallery
- 🐛 Chews Through Data
- 🐛 App works awfully with frequent crashes and some parts of interface not loading correctly
- 🐛 Cumbersome, very inconvenient to use
- 🐛 Doesn't work well offline
- 🐛 Unstable, at times would only open a single random information screen for all icons selected, kept crashing out
- 🐛 The interface is very confusing
- 🐛 Non functional, the story panels in the Frick guide don't swipe, can't listen to any other recordings

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Lookup page and the actual lookup hangs
- Audio is also trash with built-in player not responding half a time
- Mapping between the museum numbers and the guide numbers is all messed up
- No labels in the exhibition to use with the app
- Maps wouldn't load

**Most requested features**

- Save guides or put a star beside them so we can return to them easily
- Map showing all the location numbers
- Searchable-location filter
- Multiple languages available

## Recent user reviews (10 of 93)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/connects-arts-plus-culture/id1476456847/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Only one hour

*2026-07-29, version 20206.6.22*

After only one hour I am glued to this guide. Thank you so much!

### 4/5 — Great app

*2026-07-25, version 20206.6.22*

Great app. Some minor bugs such as the close button hovering over the time on the iPhone

### 1/5 — Lazy marketing

*2026-07-22, version 20206.6.22*

Why show an ad for art work that sends you to a link to the generic page of the museum? Seems almost click bait

### 5/5 — Monet & friends in Venice

*2026-07-17, version 20206.6.22*

Amazing beautiful joyful awesome

### 5/5 — History at your fingertips !

*2026-07-15, version 20206.6.22*

Due to time constraints and family commitments I haven’t been able to see many of the interesting places or treasures from the bygone era . This site has allowed me to get up close to many of the objects and discover new and interesting things . Many congratulations to the producers and all who contribute .

### 3/5 — Deceiving

*2026-07-10, version 20206.6.22*

Shows Kennedy Space Center in the ad, doesn’t actually include Kennedy space center, barely has anything in the major cities.

### 2/5 — Political

*2026-06-27, version 20206.6.22*

Too much political commentary when discussing art.

### 1/5 — Stop

*2026-05-21, version 2026.5.8*

Please stop interrupting my museum experience; it’s a piteous distraction from the artistic experience, like brutally awakening someone from a delightful dream.
Please stop.

### 5/5 — FCP

*2026-05-21, version 2026.5.8*

A beautifully presented exhibition of Mozart’s genius.

### 4/5 — Great museum

*2026-04-16, version 2026.3.26*

Not enough narrative

## Frequently asked questions about Connects

### What does the Bloomberg Connects app do?

The app provides interactive digital guides for over 1000 museums, galleries, gardens, and cultural spaces worldwide. It offers behind-the-scenes content, artist-curated audio and video, and planning tools to enhance your cultural exploration.

### What are the key features of Bloomberg Connects?

Key features include interactive guides for numerous cultural institutions, on-demand multimedia content like videos and audio tours, planning tools to prepare for visits, and onsite lookup numbers for quick information about exhibits.

### Is Bloomberg Connects free to use?

Yes, the Bloomberg Connects app is completely free to download and use. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, making all its features accessible without cost.

### What kind of cultural spaces can I explore with this app?

You can explore a wide variety of cultural spaces, including over 1000 museums, art galleries, botanical gardens, and other cultural institutions. The app features well-known venues like The Met, MoMA, and The Andy Warhol Museum, with more being added regularly.

### Who created Bloomberg Connects and why?

Bloomberg Connects was created by Bloomberg Philanthropies with the goal of making the offerings of cultural organizations more accessible to a global audience. It serves both in-person visitors and those who wish to explore art and culture remotely.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.8.11 — 2026-08-12

We continuously updates the app to address bugs, boost performance, and enhance your overall experience. We appreciate your support of Bloomberg Connects.

### 2026.8.8 — 2026-08-10

We continuously updates the app to address bugs, boost performance, and enhance your overall experience. We appreciate your support of Bloomberg Connects.

### 20206.6.22 — 2026-06-23

We continuously updates the app to address bugs, boost performance, and enhance your overall experience. We appreciate your support of Bloomberg Connects.

### 2026.6.11 — 2026-06-16

We continuously updates the app to address bugs, boost performance, and enhance your overall experience. We appreciate your support of Bloomberg Connects.

### 2026.5.21 — 2026-05-27

We continuously updates the app to address bugs, boost performance, and enhance your overall experience. We appreciate your support of Bloomberg Connects.

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