audio guide
Recorded tour commentary
An audio guide is a recorded narration that accompanies visitors through a museum, historic site, or tourist attraction.
Typically delivered through a handheld device or smartphone app, it provides commentary keyed to numbered stops or locations: Pick up an audio guide at the entrance.
Self-paced alternatives to guided tours.
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- self-guidedProceeding without external leadership
- audiotapeMagnetic sound recording
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
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- art museumpaintings, old masters, exhibition, drawings, permanent collection
- guided toursguided tour, city tours, museum tour, historical tours, gallery tour
- LouvreMona Lisa, Venus de Milo, glass pyramid, Winged Victory, I. M. Pei
- tourswalking tour, guided tour, group tours, bus tour, private tours
- museumart gallery, art museum, collection, curator, exhibitions
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
audio guidedocent
Trained museum tour leader
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