audioguide
Recorded tour companion
An audioguide is a portable device that provides recorded commentary at museums, historic sites, or tourist attractions.
Visitors wear headphones and listen to explanations of exhibits or landmarks as they move through a space at their own pace: The audioguide included interviews with the artist.
Also called audio tour.
Item publicly displayed
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- curatorCollection overseer
- docentTrained museum tour leader
collection · installation · exposition · antiquities · sculpture · painting · masterpiece · relics
Off-screen recorded speech
- narratorOne who tells events
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- scriptWritten words for performance
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
tone · pace · monologue · dialogue · recording · pronunciation · transcript · subtitles
Visiting places of interest
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- routePath from A to B
highlights · circuit · heritage · cityscape · walking tour · self-paced · stops · points of interest
exhibit
Item publicly displayed
docent · collection · installation · exposition · antiquities · sculpture · painting · masterpiece · relics · curation
voiceover
Off-screen recorded speech
- narratorOne who tells events
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- scriptWritten words for performance
storytelling · tone · pace · monologue · dialogue · recording · pronunciation · transcript · subtitles · voice actor
sightseeing
Visiting places of interest
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
route · highlights · circuit · heritage · cityscape · walking tour · self-paced · stops · points of interest · monument
audioguidetour guide
Professional who leads sightseers
docent · guided tour · interpreter · guidebook · placard
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