British Museum Audio v1.6.6

The British Museum

• In-app purchases

About this app

Developer Description

The official app

Start your visit early, make the most of your time at the Museum and explore the diverse collection from the comfort of your own home.

Bring your headphones with you or purchase earbuds from the Guide Desk and British Museum Shop.

The British Museum app features:

• Expert commentaries on 250 highlight objects from the collection
• 65 gallery introductions available for free
• Audio, video, text and images provide in-depth information
• Self-guided tours for exploring the Museum, from ancient Egypt to Medieval Europe
• A space where you can add objects to favourites
• Practical visiting information to help you prepare for your visit and find your way around the Museum

Prices (in-app purchases)
Full bundle per language £6
Themed tour per language £1.99–£4.99

How to use this app

Take a self-guided tour
Choose from one of the self-guided tours which each explore a theme – from Top Ten to Ancient Egypt. Each tour has an audio introduction, providing background information and context, before guiding you around the Museum.

Explore the collection
View some of the British Museum’s most popular objects at a glance. Browse pictures of all the objects in the Audio app by culture and theme – and see how the collection is displayed within the galleries – then decide what you want to explore.

Dive deeper
Listen to a diverse selection of commentaries featured in the Audio app. Using the latest research, they provide new insights into the British Museum collection.

Languages
Enjoy expert commentaries from curators in 9 languages – English, Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Japanese, Korean and British Sign Language.

Look for audio guide symbol
The Audio app covers 250 objects in the permanent galleries – when you see the audio guide symbol on cases or next to objects, enter the number using the keypad on the app for audio commentaries and other information.

Favourites
Create your own list of favourite British Museum objects by adding objects to the Favourites page as you explore the Museum on the app.

What's New

- Bug fixes and improvements

In-app purchases

$2.49 - $7.99 per item

Version Information

Version: 1.6.6
Downloads: 100K+
Updated on: Sep 8, 2025
Released: Mar 31, 2022
Requires: Android 7.0

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British Museum Audio users say on Google Play

★★★★★

Darrell Hannan

Hooray! In-app payment now works so we can now purchase the additional tours (much better buying the whole bundle). It's great to have the whole museum guide available in your pocket. The audio reocordings are excellent. I'm really looking forward to my next visit where I can browse the collections using the app. Thanks for sorting out the purchase issue.

★★★★

Chris Langford

Download the audio tours ahead of time before you arrive to the museum‼️ The cellular/mobile surface within the the museum can be very spotty and slow, especially on a busy day. To download, you have to go to the tours feature in the app and you will see the download button on the top right. I didn't even notice it because the lack of contrast with the background image. Note, there is also no search feature within the app if you're looking for item you want to learn about.

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K T

I bought the full package via in app purchase. I must say, the content is so minimal that you are better off just reading the signs. I joined one of the live tours offered by the museum, just excellent! I recommend not not wasting your money on in app purchases in this app.

★★

James Taylor

Update: I paid for the app now it's charging more for extra tours! Totally disappointing. For individual items the app is just about passable, although some of the item descriptions are so short as to be almost worthless. For tours however the app is a total nightmare. It switches off on lockscreen, doesn't flow between rooms. The old audio tours the museum used to provide were amazing and worth paying for on each visit, this app is barely worth the £4,99 for lifetime use.

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TB MAPPS

The British museum audio guide service is essentially complete garbage. The museum does not offer any physical audio guide devices and instead instructs you to download their app where you will find a complete audio bundle guide for £5. Not only do you have to use your own phone's battery (which as a tourist you want to conserve), but their wifi is so garbage that you cannot even listen to the guides properly. What a waste of time and money!