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Travelling to a new city overseas can be a very exciting prospect, and for cultural tourists, museums - especially Europe’s wondrous array of them! - are a must. Visiting museums is one of the reasons most of us love travel in Europe. It gives us the chance of meeting the great works of European art in person, to stand before them and connect to a different time and place.
But let’s face it, some of the world’s great museums can be quite overwhelming. You can get lost in them, like Theseus in the labyrinth, except there is no Ariadne to give you a ball of yarn to find your way out.
Or is there?
Despite signage, and pamphlets, it can still be a daunting task to find the artworks and collections you are really interested in.
Thankfully, today, some of the best museums in the world now have museum apps that you can upload before your trip. These apps are designed to give you much-needed information on the collections, the museum itself, and more.
So, we’ve gathered together a list of some of the best museum apps in Europe and the British Isles that will help you save time and frustration, but that will all help you to get the most out of your visit.
Google Arts & Culture - Google Arts & Culture is a free app that offers virtual tours and exhibitions of many of Europe's best museums, including the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Rijksmuseum. The app also offers immersive experiences, 360-degree views of exhibits, and the ability to zoom in on high-resolution images. Not only does this give you information on the artworks you may be seeing, it can also be used when you are at home so that you can continue to visit the museum you enjoyed while on vacation. This has several interfaces that gamify the museum visit as well so that even young ones can get interested in art and culture!
The National Gallery, London - The National Gallery's app offers visitors a virtual tour of the museum's exhibits, as well as audio guides and interactive features that help users learn about the art on display.
The British Museum - The British Museum's app features virtual tours of the museum's galleries, as well as audio guides and interactive maps that help users navigate the museum's exhibits. Whether you are at the museum in person, or on your couch in the comfort of your own home, this app will take you through one of the greatest museums in the world.
Louvre - The Louvre's app offers virtual tours of the museum's galleries, as well as detailed information about the artworks on display. Users can also access audio guides and create their own customized tours. There is also geolocating within the museum so that you don’t get lost, and to take you from one artwork to another in the most efficient way possible.
Vatican Museums - The Vatican Museums' app offers virtual tours of the museum's galleries, as well as detailed information about the artworks on display, including the Sistine Chapel. Users can also access audio guides and create their own customized tours. This app can be used completely offline and also has maps for Rome and public transportation included.
Amsterdam Museum - The Amsterdam Museum's app offers a virtual tour of the museum's exhibitions, as well as audio guides and interactive maps that help users navigate the museum's exhibits. Users also have the option of creating custom tours of the museum depending on what exhibits they would like to see.
The Prado Museum - The Prado Museum's app offers a virtual tour of the museum's galleries, as well as audio guides and detailed information about the artworks on display in Spain’s national museum. This app helps you to get up close and personal with some of the finest artworks in the museum’s vast collection.
Tate - The Tate's app offers virtual tours of the museum's exhibitions, as well as audio guides and interactive features that help users learn about the art on display. This app is designed to enable visitors to lead their own journey around the galleries on their smartphones. The Tate app brings together everything visitors need to explore the galleries and learn more about the art they encounter at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives
These are just a few of the museum apps available to travellers in Europe and the British Isles in 2023. Each app offers its own unique features and benefits, so travellers may want to explore several apps to find the ones that work best for their needs.
When visiting museums, it is also important to make time for standing in line, but if that is not something you want - and let’s be honest, who does? - then remember that you can always book your ‘Skip-the-line’ museum tickets for most major European museums through Tiqets by CLICKING HERE.
Once you’re through the doors, you can put your apps to work and start exploring!
We hope you’ve found this information helpful, and that you enjoy roaming through the galleries of the past wherever you are headed.
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