audio tour
Guided listening experience
An audio tour is a recorded guide to a place—typically a museum, historic site, or city neighborhood—that visitors listen to while walking through.
The recording describes what you're seeing, often keyed to numbered stops: The audio tour explains each painting in the gallery.
Once delivered via rented devices, audio tours now usually come as smartphone apps.
Trained museum tour leader
- museumPublic exhibit space
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
commentary · self-guided · curator · artifacts · visitor · brochure · map · heritage site
Acoustic environment's character
- binauralUsing both ears
- ambiencePervading mood of place
- surround soundImmersive multi-speaker playback
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
atmospheric · enveloping · sensory · sonic · narration · sound design · reenactment · ambient noise
Providing useful knowledge
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- historicalOf documented times
- culturalRelating to shared traditions
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
insights · context · interpretation · explanation · scholarly · background · significance · architecture
Recounting events aloud
- narratorOne who tells events
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- scriptWritten words for performance
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
chronicle · tale · dialogue · monologue · first-person · oral history · dramatization · characters
Visiting places of interest
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- discoveryAct of finding something
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
route · neighborhood · scenic · destination · points of interest · outdoor · urban · historic district
docent
Trained museum tour leader
- museumPublic exhibit space
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
gallery · commentary · self-guided · curator · artifacts · visitor · brochure · map · heritage site · monuments
soundscape
Acoustic environment's character
- binauralUsing both ears
- ambiencePervading mood of place
- surround soundImmersive multi-speaker playback
acoustics · atmospheric · enveloping · sensory · sonic · narration · sound design · reenactment · ambient noise · voice acting
informative
Providing useful knowledge
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- historicalOf documented times
- culturalRelating to shared traditions
facts · insights · context · interpretation · explanation · scholarly · background · significance · architecture · art history
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
anecdote · chronicle · tale · dialogue · monologue · first-person · oral history · dramatization · characters · perspective
sightseeing
Visiting places of interest
landmarks · route · neighborhood · scenic · destination · points of interest · outdoor · urban · historic district · waterfront
- toursgroup tours, private tours, guided tours, day trips, walking tours
- museumart gallery, art museum, collection, curator, exhibitions
- sightseeinglandmarks, tourist attraction, attractions, landmark, city tours
- campus visitscampus map, info session, admissions office, welcome center, visitor parking
- museum activitiesexhibition, art appreciation, gallery walk, special exhibit, special exhibition
- museum termspaintings, sculptures, exhibits, gallery, artifacts
audio tourdocent
Trained museum tour leader
guided tour · tour guide · group tour · lecture tour · lecturer
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