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Case study · Cultural venues

How CaixaForum optimizes the visitor experience with AI video analytics

The “la Caixa” Foundation trusts Flame Analytics to get a real-time view of visitor behavior across the entire CaixaForum network and improve the management of its cultural spaces with objective data.

CaixaForum × FLAME
July 2026 4 min read
“Understanding how visitors move through and use the spaces makes it possible to design more efficient, accessible and engaging cultural experiences.”
Innovation and Space Management team
“la Caixa” Foundation
The case

The “la Caixa” Foundation, responsible for the CaixaForum network of cultural centers, is driving the digitalization of its space management through the deployment of Flame Analytics' AI-powered video analytics platform.

The goal of the project is to better understand visitor behavior, optimize the use of exhibitions and support data-driven decision-making across all CaixaForum centers spread throughout Spain.

The solution provides continuous information on footfall, occupancy, journeys and dwell time, making it possible to turn the daily activity of cultural venues into useful knowledge for management.

01 The challenge

Understanding how visitors experience culture

Cultural spaces welcome thousands of visitors with very different interests, journeys and dwell times.

Without objective information, it is difficult to know which exhibitions generate the most interest, how the public is distributed within the building or which areas concentrate the most activity.

CaixaForum wanted to answer questions such as:

  • How many visitors does each center receive?
  • How does footfall evolve throughout the day?
  • Which exhibitions generate the most interest?
  • What journeys do visitors take?
  • How long do they stay in each space?
  • How can the distribution of resources and staff be optimized?
  • How can behavior be compared across different cultural centers?

The need was not only to measure visitors, but to have information that would help improve both the cultural experience and operational efficiency.

02 The solution

Real-time intelligence to better manage cultural spaces

Flame Analytics deployed an artificial-intelligence-based video analytics solution across the entire CaixaForum network, using more than 250 sensors to capture information continuously and in a fully anonymized way.

The platform makes it possible to analyze indicators such as footfall, occupancy, visitor journeys, distribution by zone and dwell time across the different exhibitions.

Thanks to this data, teams can better understand how visitors interact with the spaces and optimize both exhibition planning and resource allocation.

All the information is presented through dynamic dashboards and can be integrated with other data analytics platforms, providing a unified view of the cultural centers' performance.

A project for the whole CaixaForum network

The solution was rolled out consistently across all CaixaForum centers in Spain, making it possible to compare indicators between sites and have a common methodology to analyze visitor behavior.

This network-wide view makes it easier to identify trends, share best practices and support strategic decision-making at a national level.

03 In progress

Data to improve the cultural experience

With Flame Analytics, CaixaForum has continuous information about how its cultural spaces are performing.

Teams can analyze the evolution of visitors, detect peak footfall hours, study behavior in the exhibitions and optimize the use of each space based on real data.

This information supports decisions related to:

  • Exhibition planning.
  • Occupancy management.
  • Resource allocation.
  • Journey design.
  • Improving the visitor experience.

From counting visitors to cultural-space intelligence

The project marks a step forward in CaixaForum's digital transformation strategy.

The information generated by the platform makes it possible to understand how visitors interact with the cultural spaces and turn that knowledge into a tool to optimize management, improve the experience and plan future initiatives with greater precision.

Thanks to Flame Analytics, CaixaForum gains a data-driven view that enables more efficient management and an increasingly personalized cultural experience.

The project in numbers

Cultural-space intelligence, measured

Sensors · nationwide rollout
250+
AI video analytics deployed across the entire CaixaForum network in Spain.
Continuous information
Real-time
Data on footfall, occupancy, journeys and dwell time of visitors.
Privacy · responsible AI
100%
Fully anonymized analytics, with no use of biometric data or personal identification.
Connected ecosystem
Data Integration
Integration with analytics platforms such as Snowflake to enrich decision-making.
Solutions used

Flame capabilities applied at CaixaForum

AI video analytics

Measuring footfall, occupancy and visitor behavior using the existing video infrastructure.

Customer Journey

Analysis of journeys, distribution by zone and dwell times to understand how visitors interact with the exhibitions.

Smart dashboards

Real-time visualization of key indicators for the operational and strategic management of the cultural centers.

Data integration

Connection with corporate platforms to combine visitor information with other business data and provide a unified view of the network's performance.

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