Audio Guide Solutions for Museums | On-Site Only, Any Language

Engage Visitors in Every Language

A museum audio guide visitors actually use—on-site only

Affordable BYOD audio guides with AI translation and natural voice narration for museums of any size.

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The Challenge

Audio guides are often costly—or ignored

Museum teams want a better visitor experience, but traditional audio guides can be hard to justify:

Device hire is expensive to buy, maintain, clean, and replace
Apps and open links make content easy to share outside the site
Translation and narration take time, budget, and specialist support
Visitors won’t download an app or queue for a device

You need a solution that’s affordable, easy to run, and designed for real-world visitor behaviour.

Row of handheld museum audio guide devices charging at a front desk beside a sign reading “Audio Guides – Available Here.”

The solution

BYOD audio guides with on-site access only

Visitor scans a QR code at a museum reception desk to start an on-site audio guide on their smartphone, entering an access code.

Pathoura is a Museum Audio Guide Solution built for museums and heritage sites that want modern visitor experiences without device overhead.

Visitors use their own phones. You keep control:

Access is restricted to on-site use (ideal for protecting content)
Tours can be published in multiple languages quickly
AI helps speed up translation and natural voice narration

How it works

1) Place codes where visitors are
Add QR codes or short codes to posters, labels, or zone signs.

2) Visitors unlock on-site access
Visitors scan and enter your on-site access code to start the tour.

3) They choose a language and listen
LLM-assisted translation supports 20+ languages, paired with natural AI voice narration.

4) You stay in control
Change access codes whenever you like. Sharing a link won’t unlock the full experience for off-site users.

Visitor entering an audio tour access code on a smartphone beside a museum gallery sign reading “Audio tour access code,” with visitors using headphones in the background.

What you get

Smartphone showing a museum audio guide zones list on a table with earphones, with a blurred gallery background

A complete audio guide, without the devices
– BYOD visitor experience (works on modern smartphones)
– Exhibit and zone audio content in one place
– Clear publishing flow for teams with limited time

LLM (AI) assisted translation
– Create multilingual tours faster
– Consistent terminology across exhibits
– Update once, roll out across languages

Latest AI technology natural voice narration
– Natural-sounding narration (not robotic TTS)
– Consistent pacing and clarity
– Great for rapid rollouts and seasonal exhibitions

On-site access only
– Helps prevent your content being freely shared online
– Ideal for rights-sensitive material, premium tours, and special exhibitions
– Simple code rotation for extra protection