Most of Your Visitors Walk Past the Audio Guide
Musedia removes the reasons they skip it: no app to download, no device to rent, a guide in their own language. Visitors scan a QR code and your tour opens in their browser.
What Museums Need Today
Museums face real challenges. Here's how Musedia helps
Functional Needs
"Provide exhibit information to visitors"
→ AI-generated content
"Serve international tourists"
→ Instant localization in 9 languages
"Get rid of outdated equipment"
→ Zero hardware, BYOD approach
"Welcome deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors"
→ Every exhibit as text, not only audio
Financial Goals
"Cut audio guide expenses"
→ No hardware, no maintenance
"Do not spend large amounts on each new tour"
→ AI translation and voice-over, no studio per language
"Monetize digital experience"
→ Sell premium tours
Emotional Aspirations
"Look like an innovative museum"
→ AI and modern UX that impresses
"Keep up with major museums"
→ Affordable price, enterprise features
"Do not fear technology becoming obsolete"
→ SaaS model, always up to date
Pain Points to Avoid
"Do not want IT department dependency"
→ No-code CMS, self-service
"Do not want long implementations"
→ Launch in days, not months
"Do not want hygiene complaints"
→ Own phone, own headphones
The Solution
Musedia Handles It All
Everything your museum needs in one place
Dual Audio Guide System
Upload your museum's audio guide. Visitors listen to your official tour, and if they want more, AI fills in the details about any exhibit.
AI for Every Visitor Type
Three content modes: casual visitor, art enthusiast, and museum expert. Each gets the depth that fits, from fun stories to academic detail.
Stories, Not Facts
AI tells stories through eras, artists' lives, and context. The kind of stories people actually remember.
9 Languages Out of the Box
9 languages on Professional and Enterprise plans. Enterprise plans can add any custom languages on request.
Live in Days
Upload your audio tour or audio for individual exhibits. AI takes care of content, translations, and adaptive experiences.
Three Steps to Change How Visitors Experience Your Museum
Get your museum's AI guide running in about a week
Upload Your Audio Tour
Upload your audio guide or audio for individual exhibits. Add artwork photos and basic info.
Print a QR Code
Print one QR code for the ticket counter. Add QR codes next to individual exhibits if you like.
Visitors Scan & Explore
Visitors scan at the entrance and get the full guide on their phone. Your audio tour plus AI insights. Their phone, their headphones.
Features
What You Actually Get
Specific tools for real museum problems
Scan at the Entrance & Go
Visitors scan one QR code at the ticket counter. The entire guide opens in their browser. No app, no rented devices, no shared headphones.
Three Experience Levels
Casual visitor, art enthusiast, or expert. Three modes so every guest gets content that fits.
Dual Audio Guide
Visitors listen to your official audio tour. Want more? AI provides additional stories and details about any exhibit on demand.
9 Languages
Multilingual support out of the box. Enterprise plans can add any custom languages on request.
AI Chat
Visitors ask follow-up questions about any exhibit. AI answers based on your collection data.
Analytics
Popular exhibits, common questions, visitor routes, dwell time. Real data to improve how your museum works.
Most Visitors Skip the Audio Guide
Rented audio guides reach only a small share of visitors. A guide that opens on the visitor's own phone needs no rental desk and no devices to hand out.
Compare
Your Options, Side by Side
What each way of guiding visitors asks of your museum and of your visitors.
| Musedia | Rented audio devices | Your own mobile app | No guide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor's first step | Scan a QR code at the entrance | Queue at the desk, rent a device, return it | Find and download the app, often on museum Wi-Fi | Read the wall labels |
| Hardware to run | None. Their phone, their headphones | Devices, chargers and headphones to clean and repair | None | None |
| Languages | Up to 9, more on Enterprise | One recording per language | One translation per language, plus an app update | The languages on your labels |
| Going live | About a week, turnkey | Buy devices and record every language | Design, build and pass app store review | Nothing to launch |
| Visitor questions | AI answers about any exhibit, or switch it off | Only what was recorded | Only what was built in | Ask staff, if someone is free |
| Revenue | Sell premium tours | Rental fees | In-app purchases, minus the store's commission | None |
| Cost | From $1,200/yr plus setup | Devices up front, then upkeep | Development up front, then updates | Free |
Visitor's first step
- Musedia
- Scan a QR code at the entrance
- Rented audio devices
- Queue at the desk, rent a device, return it
- Your own mobile app
- Find and download the app, often on museum Wi-Fi
- No guide
- Read the wall labels
Hardware to run
- Musedia
- None. Their phone, their headphones
- Rented audio devices
- Devices, chargers and headphones to clean and repair
- Your own mobile app
- None
- No guide
- None
Languages
- Musedia
- Up to 9, more on Enterprise
- Rented audio devices
- One recording per language
- Your own mobile app
- One translation per language, plus an app update
- No guide
- The languages on your labels
Going live
- Musedia
- About a week, turnkey
- Rented audio devices
- Buy devices and record every language
- Your own mobile app
- Design, build and pass app store review
- No guide
- Nothing to launch
Visitor questions
- Musedia
- AI answers about any exhibit, or switch it off
- Rented audio devices
- Only what was recorded
- Your own mobile app
- Only what was built in
- No guide
- Ask staff, if someone is free
Revenue
- Musedia
- Sell premium tours
- Rented audio devices
- Rental fees
- Your own mobile app
- In-app purchases, minus the store's commission
- No guide
- None
Cost
- Musedia
- From $1,200/yr plus setup
- Rented audio devices
- Devices up front, then upkeep
- Your own mobile app
- Development up front, then updates
- No guide
- Free
Prices for devices and apps depend on the vendor, so we compare what each option involves rather than quotes.
What about free guide platforms?
They exist, and for some museums they are the right choice. Here is what free usually costs you instead.
Your team does the work
Free platforms give you an editor. Your staff write, translate and upload the guide, often over several weeks. With Musedia, our team builds it in about a week.
Visitors can only listen
Free guides typically play what you recorded. Musedia visitors ask questions about any exhibit, and the AI answers from your collection data.
One tour for everyone
A first-time tourist and an art historian hear the same tour. Musedia gives each of them the depth they want, at three levels.
Not every museum qualifies
Some free programs accept only non-profits, by application and in cohorts. Musedia works with any museum or gallery, starting with a demo on your own collection.
Simple Pricing. No Surprises.
Annual contracts. Turnkey onboarding for a one-time setup fee. Pay by card or invoice. No hidden fees.
Starter
Perfect for small museums and galleries
- Up to 100 artworks
- 5,000 AI requests/mo
- 2 languages
- Basic analytics
- Email support
- Turnkey onboarding: we set up everything for you
Professional
For growing museums
- Up to 500 artworks
- 25,000 AI requests/mo
- 9 languages
- Advanced analytics
- Priority support
- Full onboarding: catalog upload, audio & QR codes
Enterprise
For large museums and networks
- Unlimited artworks
- 50,000 AI requests/mo included (Fair Use)
- 9+ custom languages
- Custom BI integration
- Dedicated account manager
- White-label option
All plans include:
Questions? We've Got Answers.
Everything you need to know about Musedia
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