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Bring Your Exhibits to Life with Footnote 

Exclusive Offer for Texas Association of Museums Members 

Museums are filled with incredible stories—but space, time, and resources often limit how much you can share. 

Footnote helps you extend the museum experience beyond the label. With simple QR codes placed next to artifacts, visitors can instantly access additional content on their own device—no extra hardware required. We enable you to provide audio and digital tours to every visitor with a single, easy-to-use, affordable tool. 

With Footnote, your museum can: 

  • Share deeper stories, context, and research 

  • Offer audio tours and multilingual content automatically 

  • Engage curious visitors inside and outside your museum walls 

  • Highlight items not currently on display 

  • Better engage diverse audiences and learning styles 

  • Gain insights into what visitors are exploring most and least with analytics 

Footnote is designed to be easy to implement and flexible for institutions of all sizes—no technical team required. 

 

🎉 Exclusive TAM Member Offer 

To support museums across Texas, we’re offering: 

12 months of Footnote at no cost
No commitment required 

This is a risk-free way to explore how digital content can enhance your visitor experience and extend your storytelling. 

 

Get Started 

  • 📧 Email: sales@tryfootnote.com 

Visit our website, sign up for a short demo, or email us directly—we’d love to learn about your museum and explore how Footnote could support your goals. 

Higginbotham and Distinguished Fine Art & Collectibles have partnered to deliver tailored insurance solutions to TAM members. As part of this collaboration, TAM members will receive an exclusive discount on their insurance premiums through Distinguished, further enhancing the value of their membership.  

  

  

Here are some coverage highlights available to TAM members:  

  

  • Exclusive discount for TAM members  

  • Museum insurance coverage for owned and loaned art  

  • Deductibles from $1,000, $0 deductible for incoming loans  

  • Worldwide coverage  

  • Flexible limits for exhibitions (shipping and warehousing included)  

  • Covers outdoor sculptures, installations, commissioned works  

  • U.S. Indemnity Deductible coverage up to $500,000  

  • Coverage for art reference libraries  

  • Artwork owners and lenders included as loss payees.  

  • We support your stewardship over a large and varied collection of objects  

  • $100 Million in capacity for individual policies  

  

Higginbotham also offers a full array of insurance products such as general liability and workers’ compensation to inland marine, cyber liability and other specialized coverages, Higginbotham is your single source for all your insurance needs.   

  

To learn more and take advantage of this exclusive offering, please reach out to:   

  

Joy S. Simpson, MFA, CIC, CRM  
Executive Vice President – Business Insurance   

c 817-881-4196  | e jsimpson@higginbotham.com  

   

  

QuantumERA — Immersive Technology for Museums & Cultural Storytelling

QuantumERA is an immersive technology studio specializing in custom mobile apps, AR/VR experiences, interactive exhibits, and scalable web platforms tailored for cultural institutions. We help museums modernize interpretation, engage visitors, and make collections more interactive through thoughtful design and high-impact digital storytelling.

Our team supports projects from concept through deployment—integrating creative strategy, software development, content production, and technical implementation. Whether enhancing an existing site or building a new digital ecosystem, QuantumERA helps organizations inform, engage, and inspire their audiences.

Who We Serve

Museums, cultural organizations, historical sites, tourism partners, and education-focused institutions seeking to:

  • Modernize visitor experiences

  • Add interactive & immersive storytelling

  • Increase accessibility & engagement

  • Expand reach through digital platforms

  • Improve operational and interpretive impact

Member Perks for TAM

TAM members receive:

  • Free listing on JourniGO
    TAM members may create a FREE listing on JourniGO, a new mobile app to discover new family-friendly travel experiences across the United States. JourniGO's growing list of curated experiences includes museums, attractions, landmarks, and cultural sites. JourniGO elevates your on-site content through built-in augmented reality technology and digital content libraries that drive discoverability, increase foot traffic, and provide monetization opportunities. Learn more at: journigo.com/partners.
  • Free Pre-Design & Discovery Assessment
    Includes content review, spatial considerations, digital feasibility, and ROI guidance to help shape a fundable scope of work and ensure accurate cost expectations prior to contracting.

  • 1-Year Warranty on All Delivered Solutions

These offerings are designed to reduce planning risk, improve budget clarity, and support smoother project approvals.

Portfolio Link:
QuantumERA® Portfolio
Website: https://www.quantumera.com
Primary TAM Contact:
Steve Taylor, Head of Development
stevet@quantumera.com · 832-703-2941