British Museum Audio 17+
The official app
British Museum
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
iPhone Screenshots
Description
Start your visit early, make the most of your time at the Museum and explore the diverse collection from the comfort of your own home.
Bring your headphones with you or purchase earbuds from the Guide Desk and British Museum Shop.
The British Museum app features:
• Expert commentaries on over 250 highlight objects from the collection
• 65 gallery introductions available for free
• Audio, video, text and images provide in-depth information
• Self-guided tours for exploring the Museum, from ancient Egypt to Medieval Europe
• A space where you can add objects to favourites
• Practical visiting information, including a new interactive map, to help you prepare for your visit and find your way around the Museum.
Prices (in-app purchases)
Full bundle per language £4.99
Themed tour per language £1.99–£2.99
How to use this app
Take a self-guided tour
Choose from one of the self-guided tours which each explore a theme – from Top Ten to ancient Egypt. Each tour has an audio introduction, providing background information and context, before guiding you around the Museum.
Explore the collection
View some of the British Museum’s most popular objects at a glance. Browse pictures of all the objects in the Audio app by culture and theme – and see how the collection is displayed within the galleries – then decide what you want to explore.
Dive deeper
Listen to a diverse selection of commentaries featured in the Audio app. Using the latest research, they provide new insights into the British Museum collection.
Languages
Enjoy expert commentaries from curators in nine languages – English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and British Sign Language.
Look for audio guide symbol
The Audio app covers 250 objects in the permanent galleries – when you see the audio guide symbol on cases or next to objects, enter the number using the keypad on the app for audio commentaries and other information.
Favourites
Create your own list of favourite British Museum objects by adding objects to the Favourites page as you explore the Museum on the app.
What’s New
Version 1.4.2
- Bug fixes and improvements
Ratings and Reviews
Awful as an audio guide
It’s extremely difficult to use as some audio guide numbers are free, many (especially particularly famous objects) are NOT free.
You waste your time and energy putting in the number only to find it’s locked as you have to pay.
There’s no easy way to pay either, as the pop up doesn’t even take you to the payment page.
You have to buy a whole tour which could end up being costly if you want to visit many areas.
App dev should consider their users, people who visit once and see many different areas.
There should be a flat rate audiguide fee including *all* exhibits.
Developer Response ,
Dear Customer,
We are sorry to hear that you had a less than satisfactory experience with our Audio app.
To clarify, the Full Bundle provides unlimited, indefinite access to all content in the app for the selected language. For those with limited time, we also offer smaller, self-guided tours that can be purchased individually. While we recommend the Full Bundle as the most economical option, we understand that different visitors have different needs.
Our Audio app is a crucial part of our commercial offerings, helping to generate income to support the Museum. There is a also a themed tour for free within the app. Historically, renting an audio guide cost £7.50, and we believe the Audio app offers a more valuable and cost-effective solution.
Thank you for your feedback.
Best regards,
Mobile Digital Team
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App Privacy
The developer, British Museum, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- The British Museum
- Size
- 46.7 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 17+ Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Trustees of the British Museum
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- フルオーディオガイド ¥1,150
- 前往导览套餐 ¥1,000
- 大英博物館の10大遺物 ¥410
- Full Bundle ¥1,000
- 古代エジプト ¥410
- Silk Roads Audio tour ¥1,000
- 3小时参观路线 ¥880
- ローマ帝国のテーマツアー ¥410
- 前十位藏品 ¥410
- 世界史 ¥630