Recognises the space
Understands the visitor
Tells a unique story for Peter, for Sophie, or for James.
01What can GuideSofia do for you?
GuideSofia turns your wall texts into a guide that talks and adapts in real time to each visitor's preferences, like a curator would, in 30+ languages, on the phone already in their pocket.
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guides published around the world, from city routes to single galleries
GuideSofia catalogue, October 2026points of interest in the data behind every guide
GuideSofia data, October 2026languages from one approved script, without re-recording
GuideSofia app, October 202603
We are the storytelling partner for institutions that respect their visitors’ intelligence. Our powerful AI engine is the core of our platform. It ingests your deep knowledge and transforms it into a personal, narrative-driven journey for every single visitor. We don’t just broadcast facts into the void; we create a conversation.
04 · How AI audio guides work
Swipe to see how our AI adapts the narrative of Michelangelo's David to match the visitor's specific profile.
Audio in English · Facts stay fixed. Tone, depth, and emphasis change.
Hear the full guides in the GuideSofia app: App Store · Google Play
🗣️ The GossipEveryone calls it the world’s most famous sculpture, but honestly, it started as the world’s most expensive mistake. Florence had a massive chunk of marble sitting around for 40 years because sculptors said "this rock is cursed."
👑 PoliticsFlorence had just kicked out the Medici family. Small republic versus giant threats: suddenly the David and Goliath metaphor becomes clear political propaganda intended to scare off neighbors.
🧸 For KidsHi Peter! This is David, and he’s as tall as a giraffe and weighs as much as an elephant! A really talented artist named Michelangelo made him when he was only 26 years old – not much older than your big brother.
⚒️ TechnicalMichelangelo used "pure subtractive sculpture" – believing the figure existed inside the marble. He worked with a 17-foot block of structurally compromised stone using only hammers and chisels.
🔬 ScienceHorizontal cracks in both ankles make conservators lose sleep. In 1843, a genius decided to "clean" David with hydrochloric acid. The defects in the marble are still trying to destroy him today.
✝️ BiblicalHere’s where things get heretical. The biblical David was a scrawny shepherd. But Michelangelo sculpted a Greek god. This wasn't just art; it was a theological statement.
05 · How a project runs
Content, scripts, voice-overs, translations, technology and publishing, handled end to end. Nothing goes live until your team approves it.
Fifteen minutes. We show a guide built from pages of your own documents.
You send what exists: wall texts, catalogues, PDFs, floor plans, images. It does not need to be tidy.
AI drafts from your sources. Our editors read every stop. Your team approves before anything is published.
QR codes on site, the guide in the app. Temporary exhibitions get their own guide in days.
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A 15-minute call with our team: real examples, honest answers, no slides.
07 · Why museums choose it
Visitors scan a QR code or open the app on their own phone. Guides download for offline use inside thick walls.
A family, a specialist, and someone with twenty minutes get different stories about the same object, inside the limits your curators set.
Add one, all update.
Which stops are played, for how long, in which language, and what people ask. Aggregated, never personal.
Screen-reader navigation, transcripts for every stop, high-contrast mode, and audio description of objects for visitors who cannot see them.
08 · Where it already runs
Cities and destinations
Museums
Museums
Museums
Cities and destinations
Heritage sites
Cities and destinations
Cities and destinations
Every stop is drafted from the institution's own sources, read by one of our editors, and approved by the institution before a visitor hears it. If a sentence cannot be traced to a source, it does not ship.
09 · Not a museum?
10 · Also from GuideSofia
A 360° virtual tour of your rooms with the same audio stops: for planning a visit, for schools and visitors who cannot travel, and for keeping a temporary exhibition alive after it closes. This one is live: drag to look around.
11 · Before the call
A first version is usually ready within days of receiving your materials. Launch depends on how many stops and languages you want and on your review time. Most projects go live within weeks.
No. We work from whatever exists: catalogues, wall texts, old scripts, research notes. Structuring it is our job.
AI drafts from your sources. Our editors review every stop for accuracy and tone. Your team approves. You can also provide a finished script for any object, and we use it as is.
They can scan a QR code and listen in the browser, or use the GuideSofia app on iOS and Android. Downloaded guides work offline.
It depends on the number of spaces, stops, languages, and services. We do not publish a price list. After the demo you receive a written proposal within a few days.
Keep it as long as you like. GuideSofia runs alongside, and most institutions retire the devices once visitors move to their own phones.
Yes. The app has a chat with the guide. Visitors ask about an object or the building and get an answer drawn from your approved content. The questions are aggregated in your analytics, so you learn what people wanted to know.
12 · Next step
Tell us about your museum. We show you guides already running, the tools your team would use, and how a project would start for you.
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