Matthew McNerney

Matthew McNerney is Chief Creative Officer at Luci, a boutique experience design studio working with major museums and cultural institutions. For over 25 years, Matthew has developed immersive experiences in virtually every sector across three continents. His work transforms how people connect with museums: building community, fostering empathy, and nurturing learning opportunities through play and emotional storytelling. Over 11,000,000 people a year experience his work. He is a fierce advocate for the seamless integration of physical and digital environments, and a firm believer in the power of technology to extend humanity’s best version of itself. With interests ranging from trapeze to neuroscience, he is fueled by his ambitious cooking experiments.

Matthew McNerney will be speaking at the Digital Exhibitions Summit 2026 :

Sanctuary, Signal, Summons: Where Digital Truly Belongs

Museums have never had more technology available, or more pressure to use it. This talk offers a simple, durable framework for deciding where it belongs and where it doesn’t, so that every screen, sound, and space works in service of wonder rather than against it. You will leave able to look at any project and know whether it deepens the experience or gets in its way.