Meet the guides
Some know a whole museum, some one floor or one wing of it. Each has a name and a voice of its own.
HalThe MetAmerican Wing
ClaraThe FrickWhole museum
VeraGuggenheimThannhauser Collection
JuneMoMAFloor 5
OtisNatural HistoryNorth American Mammals
EzraNew-York HistoricalWhole museum
How it works
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9:41
1.3 MI AWAYThe MetAmerican Wing, with Hal as your guide.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, on Fifth Avenue at Central Park. Its American Wing holds three centuries of American art, with Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware in its largest room.Address1000 Fifth Avenue
Pick a guide
The map shows the guides near you. Each one's page says where it is.
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9:41
The FrickThe whole museum, with ClaraBest with headphonesStart TourThe MetAmerican Wing0.6 miNew-York HistoricalWhole museum0.7 miMoMAFloor 50.9 miGuggenheimThannhauser Collection0.9 mi
Go there
Tours start at the place itself. When you arrive, its guide is first on the screen.
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9:5312:48The FrickEndLook at what you see, and Clara will tell you about it.Clara is talkingTap to pause
Tap Start
Put your phone in your pocket and walk. Your guide does the talking.
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11:02That's the tour41:07 with June at MoMA. Saved to your visits.Next nearbyThe FrickWhole museum0.9 miDone
Keep going
Each tour is saved to your visits, and the next guide is a short walk away.
Like a real guide, but all yours
A good guide knows the place and what's worth seeing in it. This one does too, and you don't share it with a group. Tours start when you do. Ask anything, as often as you like: who made this, what to look for, why there's always a crowd in front of it. Stay as long as you want at the painting you love.
What you need
A phone and headphones. Smart glasses work too, and leave your hands free: your guide sees what you see and speaks in your ear.
What you can tour
Museums, to start. Streets, buildings and neighborhoods are next, with tours made by people who know them.
Your first visit or your hundredth, there's always something new to find.