Voice AI Museum Guide
Every Exhibit, Every Language
Give every exhibit a voice. Visitors scan a QR code and ask questions about any exhibit -- in their own language, by voice or text. No audio guide hardware. No translation costs. No app download.
AI Voice Assistant for Museums and Heritage Sites
Your visitors are curious. They want to know the stories behind your exhibits -- the context, the connections, the details that bring history to life. But static labels can only say so much, audio guides are expensive to maintain and translate, and you can't have a human guide standing next to every display case.
Phona puts a voice AI guide next to every exhibit. You place a QR code, visitors scan it with their phone, and they can ask questions conversationally -- in any of 100+ languages, by voice or text. The AI knows everything you've told it about each piece and responds like a personal guide. No app download, no hardware, no staff required.
The Problem
Language Barriers
International visitors can't read your labels or understand your audio guides. Translating everything into 10+ languages costs a fortune and takes months to produce.
Expensive Audio Guides
Audio guide hardware needs maintaining, charging, cleaning, and replacing. Each new language is another recording contract. The devices are clunky and visitors often skip them.
Static Information
Labels and panels can only say so much. Visitors who want to go deeper -- "Why was this made?" "What happened next?" -- have no way to ask follow-up questions.
No Visitor Insights
You don't know which exhibits visitors care about most, what questions they ask, or what topics engage them. You're making curatorial decisions without data.
The Solution
100+ Languages Instantly
Visitors ask questions in their own language and get answers in that language -- automatically. No translation costs, no audio recordings, no hardware to maintain.
Conversational Discovery
Visitors don't just read -- they ask. "Who made this?" "What was happening at the time?" "Are there similar pieces here?" The AI goes as deep as visitors want to go.
QR Codes, No App
Upload your exhibit information, print QR codes, and place them. Visitors scan with their phone camera -- no app download, no sign-up, no friction.
Analytics Dashboard
See which exhibits get the most questions, what visitors ask about, which languages are most common, and peak visiting times. Data-driven curation at last.
See It In Action
A visitor scans a QR code next to a Rembrandt painting
What am I looking at here? Who painted this?
This is "The Night Watch" by Rembrandt van Rijn, painted in 1642. It's one of the most famous Dutch Golden Age paintings. What makes it remarkable is that Rembrandt broke with tradition -- instead of posing his subjects in a static row, he painted them in dynamic action, as if caught mid-moment. Would you like to know more about the people in the painting, or about Rembrandt himself?
Was this painting ever stolen or damaged?
It's had quite a dramatic history! In 1715, the painting was actually trimmed on all four sides to fit between two columns in Amsterdam's Town Hall -- we've lost significant portions of the original. It's also been attacked three times: slashed with a knife in 1911, stabbed in 1975, and sprayed with acid in 1990. Each time it was painstakingly restored. The painting you see today is both a masterpiece and a survivor.
That's incredible. Are there other Rembrandt works here I should see?
Yes! Don't miss "The Jewish Bride" in Gallery 229 -- Van Gogh once said he'd give ten years of his life to sit in front of it for a fortnight. And "The Syndics" in Gallery 230 is another masterclass in group portraiture. Both are on this floor.
One scan. Unlimited curiosity. Every language.
The Numbers Speak for Themselves
What a voice AI guide can do for your museum
Languages Supported
Every visitor gets a guide in their language
Translation Costs
AI handles every language automatically
Longer Engagement
Visitors spend more time with each exhibit
Always Available
No staff shortages, no shift gaps, no sick days
Perfect For
Wherever there's a story to tell, Phona brings it to life
From small local collections to major national galleries -- every exhibit gets a voice. Visitors explore at their own pace with unlimited depth.
Castles, ruins, battlefields -- let visitors explore the history at their own pace. QR codes work outdoors just as well as indoors.
Stately homes, manor houses, and period properties with rooms full of stories. Replace expensive printed guides with interactive AI.
Interactive exhibits become even more engaging when visitors can ask "but why?" and get a real answer. Perfect for curious minds of all ages.
Sensitive, respectful AI that helps visitors understand and remember. Provide context and personal stories without intrusive signage.
Help visitors picture what stood here thousands of years ago with rich context. Voice AI brings the past to life in ways a plaque never could.
Ready to Transform Your Museum?
Give every exhibit a voice -- in every language -- starting today. No hardware, no app downloads, no translation contracts.
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