Grand Palais makes it easy to download an app
Look for Paris museums to use phone applications (apps) for their audio guides more frequently. As an amateur art critic, I am a big fan of audio guides. They provide in-depth background information on exhibition selections. They make you visit more efficient if you are short on time.
The availability of languages depends on the exhibit or the museum. Generally, the museum’s audio guides for children are only available in French.
Downloading an application offers several benefits: use your own headsets and phone/mp3 player for the visit; re-listen to the highlights again as often as you like and pretend you were there. The price might be cheaper for the download than the museum’s audio guide.
This was the case at the Grand Palais during a recent exhibit. The Grand Palais offered a special price of 2.99 euros instead of renting their audio guide for five euros. I was able to download the application through iTunes using the Grand Palais’s WiFi. It was available only on their ground floor and was handy because I had not downloaded the app at home. This particular exhibit, Odilon Redon, offered a separate application called “Odilon’s little monsters” (in French and in English) for children. The applications are good for either the iPhone or iPad. Since the children’s app was a game with information, it is better viewed on a tablet.
The application is not a one-time thing. If available, it can still be downloaded after the exhibit closes. These apps are easy to refer back to after you have visited the exhibition. I have referred several times to the exhibit’s art selections and am now playing around with the children’s little monster’s application.
Check each museum before your visit for audio guide information. Not all museums offer a downloadable audio guide. Not all offer guides through iTunes. Some have a download specific to their museum on their individual Web sites.
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