Grand Palais/Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN)
Recommendation for the audio guide
You have numerous alternatives to use an audio guide for exhibits at the Grand Palais:
1) Rent an audio guide at the museum for five euros in various languages.
2) Download the application for your iPad or phone at the museum using their WiFi connection.
3) Buy and download ahead of time the application from iTunes.
All of the audio guides are produced by the same company that works with the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN). If you download the audio guide from the RMN Web site and have any problems, call the phone number and someone will help you who speaks English. (I had a problem, they sent me the link for the download when I gave them my payment confirmation number.)
The museum’s audio guide players is easy to use and you drop it off when you are finished.
The downloaded audio guide works well when the paintings are in front of you. It is yours to re-listen as often as you like.
The advantage with the iPhone application is the image and the accompanying number. Instead of looking for the number on the wall, you can spot the image. When you want to re-listen later on, the image is on your phone and serves as a search reference. The iPad application is more advanced because it provides text information.
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