British Museum Audio

British Museum Audio

The official app

1.6K ratings
89 reviews
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 31, 2022
  • July 8, 2026

Features

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Enhance your visit to a major museum with expert commentaries, gallery introductions, and self-guided tours. Explore over 250 highlight objects with audio, video, text, and images. Plan your visit with an interactive map and save your favorite items.

Expert commentaries on 250+ objects
65 free gallery introductions
Audio, video, text, and image content
Self-guided thematic tours
Interactive museum map
Add objects to favorites
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What users say

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What's New in British Museum Audio

1.7.7

July 8, 2026

- Bug fixes and improvements

10

In-App Purchases

$2.99

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Purchase to unlock content of this tour

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User reviews

Can’t understand the tour guide

We were really looking forward to a live person taking us through the exhibit of Enlightment, but her accented English is impossible to understand!

If it was possible to use

The internet is terrible, the free wifi is terrible, the app does not work… impossible to download the map….

Route Top 10

Es ist schwierig, die passenden Räume zu finden!

Response from developer

Hallo, vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback. Wir arbeiten derzeit an einer neuen Wegfindungslösung, um genau diese Punkte zu verbessern. Damit wir sie möglichst optimal gestalten können, würden wir Ihr detailliertes Feedback sehr schätzen. Könnten Sie uns bitte eine E-Mail an mobiledigital@britishmuseum.org senden? Wir würden gerne mehr von Ihnen hören.

Quirky dead ends and useless map

Map does not have any labels or a legend. Clicking on some of the guides crashes the app

Response from developer

Hello, thank you for sharing this feedback. We’re very sorry for the frustration caused by the missing map details and the app crashes. We are currently developing a new wayfinding solution to address these exact points. We’d value your detailed input to help us get it right. Could you please email us at mobiledigital@britishmuseum.org? We’d love to hear more from you.

Worthless

Utterly dreadful. Impossible to find the displays. The sign age within the museum there's no Help at all and the app simply throws you into a map with no reference points at all. A walking path to find the next display would be helpful

User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Audio not working in some areas

Bug

Frequent crashes or freezes

Bug

Purchased content not unlocking properly

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

Offline mode for audio guides

Feature

Improved navigation and tour flow

Feature

Higher resolution images

Feature

Integration with museum maps

Feature

Support for more languages

Feature

FAQ

What does the British Museum Audio app do?

This app enhances your museum experience by providing expert commentaries on over 250 highlight objects, introductions to 65 galleries, and self-guided tours. It offers in-depth information through audio, video, text, and images, and includes practical visiting information like an interactive map.

What are the key features of the app?

Key features include expert commentaries on numerous objects, free gallery introductions, multimedia content (audio, video, text, images), self-guided tours focusing on themes, an interactive map for navigation, and the ability to save favorite objects.

How much does the British Museum Audio app cost?

The app itself is free to download. However, in-app purchases are available for content bundles. A full bundle per language costs £6, and themed tours are available from £3 per language.

What languages are available for the audio commentaries?

Expert commentaries from curators are available in nine languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and British Sign Language.

How can I use the app to explore the museum?

You can use the app to take self-guided tours that explore specific themes, or browse the collection by culture and theme to see how objects are displayed. When you see the audio guide symbol on cases or next to objects in the museum, you can enter the number into the app to access commentaries and other information.