British Museum Free Guide vs QuickMuseum

The British Museum is the home of several rare and invaluable time capsules from around the world. These are all beautifully arranged inside the museum so as to stunningly recreate the past so we can relive the bygone glory. More rewarding than the visit itself would be the cherished memories that you would create as you spellbindingly walk alongside artifacts from every corner of the world under it’s magnificent roof. Take your time and be transfixed by the awesomeness of the sights that unravel like a panaroma around you. Time will stand still and hold you mesmerised and you will be dumbstruck by the sheer size and awe inspiring scale of the antiquities that fill the museum’s corridors! While the Rosetta Stone is clearly what the museum is most famous for it is only the tip of the iceberg. As you navigate the museum you will be surprised at the overall beauty and breadth of the unparalleled collection in store. Apart from the obvious highlights covered in our exclusive app the British Museum is also home to one of the most invaluable collections of ancient Egyptian history, perhaps one of thr largest outside of Egypt. The drama and magnificence of the Assyrian lion hunts will hold sway over you, while the zen like calmness of the Asian section will leave you with an everlasting feeling of spiritual uplifting. Be prepared to be left speechless as you enter the Greek galleries that hold the Parthenon marbles. After the entire Greek temple was reduced to a rubble following a Venetian bombardmemt Lord Elgin had the foresight and enterprise to shift them indoors to preserve these pinnacles of art for prosperity. Visiting the British Museum is a soul searching experience for all. You can find ways to connect to our shared heritage of thousands of years of human history. You will find unique and remarkable ways to connect to our past, discover our human ancestors, explore long forgotten belief systems and unravel a maze of cultural fabrics that has underscored our coexistence since time immemorial. No matter which country you are from, we can assure you that you will find something in the British Museum that you will instantly connect to and it will become part of your cherished memory. So come and explore world history and rediscover everything that makes you you! And.. What better way to enjoy the museum than with an app put together by experts to make your visit seamless and stress free? Do carry your head phones to plug in and remember the buddy needs your audio buds!

QuickMuseum is the app that guides you through some of the most important European art museums in a brand new and engaging way, thanks to customizable tours, games and fascinating stories told in a very straightforward way. HOW QUICK-MUSEUM WORKS Launching the app, first choose a city and a museum, then simply start your own visit, selecting one of the solutions QuickMuseum suggests you. You'll be able to choose a timed tour that best fits with your needs, or a custom tour, by choosing what themes interest you the most (contemporary art, mith, impressionism, etc..), or you can choose to play with the works of art thanks to our quiz tour or profile tour, which creates a tour along the museum, tailored on your tastes. Now the true visit may start! Guided by the map you'll be able to easily walk throughout rooms and corridors, admire masterpieces and listen to their stories thanks to the original audioguides that QuickMuseum offers you. Those audioguides, read by professional actors, tell you stories, mysteries and peculiarities hidden behind every work of art, in a straightforward and engaging manner. The scripts of the audioguides have all been realized by art bloggers, experts in communicating contents and ideas plainly, engaging their audience. To save money and spare room on your device's memory, QuickMuseum allows you to download and buy only the audioguides of the museums that you need, which will be stored on your device to let you listen to them off line, without needing an internet connection. If you don't want to use your data, simply download the audioguides when you're on wifi, then listen to them inside the museum. Key features - Europe most important museums finally in the same app; - available in the app audioguides in English and Italian and custom tours for Louvre and Orsay museum in Paris and Vatican museum and Borghese Gallery in Rome, National Gallery and Tate Modern for London and Prado and Reina Sofìa for Madrid; - audioguides realized by art bloggers and read by professional actors; - timed tours of each museum, to avoid missing the main masterpieces; - custom tours, to focus on your favorite themes; - quiz tours, to challenge your knowledge; - profile tours, to create, masterpiece after masterpiece, a truly personalized tour, based on questions that will define the visitor's personal profile; - beautifully designed maps that will help you orienting in even the most maze-like museum (ps: in our opinion it surely is the Louvre); - search your favorite masterpieces or artists and find them on the maps; - get brief fundamental textual info on artist and artistic styles or currents. - very low battery consumption. NOTE - ON MUSEUM COLLECTIONS QuickMuseum is constantly updating the list of works of art and the team strives to always mark their exact location within the museum. Often though museums refurbish their interior, lend works of art to other galleries or organizations, or change their location; this might result in our map not being entirely up to date with the exact layout of each collection or that some work of art commented in the app might be temporarily missing from the museum's display. Feel free to get in touch in case there was something wrong in our maps! NOTE - ON MUSEUMS Only the most important art museums in Paris, Rome, London and Madrid are included in the app at the moment PLUS the Glauco Lombardi museum (Parma), the Brozzi museum (Traversetolo, Parma), all the museums within the Bedonia Seminary, near Parma, Italy, the medieval village of Vigoleno (Piacenza) and 2 archaeological museums near Piacenza, Italy the "Museo Archeologico della media Val Trebbia" and the Archaeological Park in Travo and Val Tidone the "Museo Archeologico della Val Tidone" in Pianello Val Tidone. NOTE - ON LANGUAGES Only English and Italian language are supported at the moment, but new languages will be added soon.