The Multilingual Museum Guide is a free app that provides explanations by voice of the exhibits and artworks at the Nagoya City Science Museum and Nagoya City Art Museum.
The app is like a private guide which explains the exhibits and artworks in detail.
The app can also be used to learn about the exhibits before visiting.
Brother Industries, Ltd. provides this app to enhance the experience for visitors.
Nagoya City Science Museum: http://www.ncsm.city.nagoya.jp/en/
Nagoya City Art Museum: http://www.art-museum.city.nagoya.jp/en/
[How to use the app at the Nagoya City Science Museum]
・ Select Nagoya City Science Museum, tap Scan Exhibit Marks and scan the QR code of an exhibit mark, or tap Input Numbers, and enter an alphabetic character and three-digit number of an exhibit mark. Explanations are displayed, and the audio guide starts to play automatically.
・ It is also possible to select an exhibit from the Exhibits List to display explanations and play the audio guide.
・ Explanations can be displayed and the audio guide can be played in five languages (Japanese, English, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, and Korean).
[How to use the app at the Nagoya City Art Museum]
・ Select Nagoya City Art Museum, tap Input Numbers and enter the four-digit number near an artwork. Explanations are displayed, and the audio guide starts to play manually.
・ It is also possible to select an artwork from the List of works to display explanations and play the audio guide.
・ Explanations can be displayed and the audio guide can be played in 2 languages (Japanese and English).
[Notes]
・User must pay communication charges for downloading and using the app.
・After downloading, the app can be used offline, except for some images.