Walkie Talkie
@walkietalkieguides.bsky.social
We empower museum interpreters and curators to bring stories to life - simple, multilingual, and human-centric.
Sign up and create your first museum guides for free (no credit card needed): walkietalk.ie
Profile managed by creators: Åsmund & Thor
Sign up and create your first museum guides for free (no credit card needed): walkietalk.ie
Profile managed by creators: Åsmund & Thor
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Transform exhibition text into professional multilingual audio guides.
Publish to visitors instantly.
walkietalk.ie | [email protected]
#museums #digitaltransformation #accessibility
Publish to visitors instantly.
walkietalk.ie | [email protected]
#museums #digitaltransformation #accessibility
Transform exhibition text into professional multilingual audio guides.
Publish to visitors instantly.
walkietalk.ie | [email protected]
#museums #digitaltransformation #accessibility
Publish to visitors instantly.
walkietalk.ie | [email protected]
#museums #digitaltransformation #accessibility
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Transform exhibition text into professional multilingual audio guides.
Publish to visitors instantly.
walkietalk.ie | [email protected]
#museums #digitaltransformation #accessibility
Publish to visitors instantly.
walkietalk.ie | [email protected]
#museums #digitaltransformation #accessibility
Museum: We welcome international visitors!
Also museum:
Guide: English only
If 40% of your visitors don't speak the local language, you're failing half your audience.
The tech exists. The barrier is institutional, not technical.
€399/month for unlimited multilingual guides that work instantly.
Also museum:
Guide: English only
If 40% of your visitors don't speak the local language, you're failing half your audience.
The tech exists. The barrier is institutional, not technical.
€399/month for unlimited multilingual guides that work instantly.
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Museum: We welcome international visitors!
Also museum:
Guide: English only
If 40% of your visitors don't speak the local language, you're failing half your audience.
The tech exists. The barrier is institutional, not technical.
€399/month for unlimited multilingual guides that work instantly.
Also museum:
Guide: English only
If 40% of your visitors don't speak the local language, you're failing half your audience.
The tech exists. The barrier is institutional, not technical.
€399/month for unlimited multilingual guides that work instantly.
Modern museums could learn from that communal approach.
#WorldToiletDay so of course we need to talk #Roman toilets. Public latrines were social hives in Ancient Rome, where you could meet, gossip & do your business...& some business with fellow citizens. Watch this for an idea of what it was like! zurl.co/8OGV
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Modern museums could learn from that communal approach.
walking out of the museum into afternoon light is like surfacing from underwater. my eyes hurt. I’ve been holding my breath.
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
walking out of the museum into afternoon light is like surfacing from underwater. my eyes hurt. I’ve been holding my breath.
three strangers who all stopped at the same painting and just… started talking about it.
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
three strangers who all stopped at the same painting and just… started talking about it.
watching someone FaceTime their friend to show them an artwork they know they’d love.
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
watching someone FaceTime their friend to show them an artwork they know they’d love.
love when museums put historical objects next to modern ones and suddenly you understand both better.
November 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
love when museums put historical objects next to modern ones and suddenly you understand both better.
the museum security guard who’s been sitting next to the same Vermeer for 15 years probably has thoughts we should hear.
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
the museum security guard who’s been sitting next to the same Vermeer for 15 years probably has thoughts we should hear.
you ever notice how every museum bathroom is either:
designed by a Scandinavian minimalist
or
hasn’t been updated since 1973
no in between
designed by a Scandinavian minimalist
or
hasn’t been updated since 1973
no in between
November 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
you ever notice how every museum bathroom is either:
designed by a Scandinavian minimalist
or
hasn’t been updated since 1973
no in between
designed by a Scandinavian minimalist
or
hasn’t been updated since 1973
no in between
I do love when museum audio guides sound like someone’s telling you a secret at a funeral.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I do love when museum audio guides sound like someone’s telling you a secret at a funeral.
Reposted by Walkie Talkie
This article presents some food for thought regarding museum technology. Curious to hear what some of our members who work in museums make of it...
We spent 20 years making phones central to museum visits. Apps, hashtags, scans, signups, beacons, selfies - now we wonder why visitors stare at screens instead of art.
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This article presents some food for thought regarding museum technology. Curious to hear what some of our members who work in museums make of it...
Reposted by Walkie Talkie
How We’re Building Museum #Technology That Gets Out of the Way.
The uncomfortable truth about museum technology: we’ve spent two decades making phones more essential to the museum experience while simultaneously making them more intrusive
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h... #globalmuseum #museums
The uncomfortable truth about museum technology: we’ve spent two decades making phones more essential to the museum experience while simultaneously making them more intrusive
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h... #globalmuseum #museums
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How We’re Building Museum #Technology That Gets Out of the Way.
The uncomfortable truth about museum technology: we’ve spent two decades making phones more essential to the museum experience while simultaneously making them more intrusive
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h... #globalmuseum #museums
The uncomfortable truth about museum technology: we’ve spent two decades making phones more essential to the museum experience while simultaneously making them more intrusive
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h... #globalmuseum #museums
We spent 20 years making phones central to museum visits. Apps, hashtags, scans, signups, beacons, selfies - now we wonder why visitors stare at screens instead of art.
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We spent 20 years making phones central to museum visits. Apps, hashtags, scans, signups, beacons, selfies - now we wonder why visitors stare at screens instead of art.
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
I’ve written about what went wrong and how we can do better:
thormartinbaerug.com/2025/11/05/h...
#MuseumEd #VisitorExperience
New pricing based on your feedback: simple, transparent, unlimited, budget-friendly.
€399/month (annual). Unlimited locations, exhibitions, chapters, 32 languages. Only cap: 2000 min/month audio (fraud protection— no museum hits this).
Test free with Pilot: walkietalk.ie
€399/month (annual). Unlimited locations, exhibitions, chapters, 32 languages. Only cap: 2000 min/month audio (fraud protection— no museum hits this).
Test free with Pilot: walkietalk.ie
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New pricing based on your feedback: simple, transparent, unlimited, budget-friendly.
€399/month (annual). Unlimited locations, exhibitions, chapters, 32 languages. Only cap: 2000 min/month audio (fraud protection— no museum hits this).
Test free with Pilot: walkietalk.ie
€399/month (annual). Unlimited locations, exhibitions, chapters, 32 languages. Only cap: 2000 min/month audio (fraud protection— no museum hits this).
Test free with Pilot: walkietalk.ie
QR code at the entrance, next to the artwork, or on a handout. Visitor scans, audio guide opens in their browser - automatically in their language. No signup, no app, no sharing details, no device checkout.
Just: scan, listen. walkietalk.ie
Just: scan, listen. walkietalk.ie
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
QR code at the entrance, next to the artwork, or on a handout. Visitor scans, audio guide opens in their browser - automatically in their language. No signup, no app, no sharing details, no device checkout.
Just: scan, listen. walkietalk.ie
Just: scan, listen. walkietalk.ie
Write your guide once, translate to 32 languages with one click - text and audio generated automatically.
Already have recordings? Transcribe them first with one click, then translate.
Not perfect, few things are, but way way better than "English only, sorry."
Try with free Pilot: walkietalk.ie
Already have recordings? Transcribe them first with one click, then translate.
Not perfect, few things are, but way way better than "English only, sorry."
Try with free Pilot: walkietalk.ie
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Write your guide once, translate to 32 languages with one click - text and audio generated automatically.
Already have recordings? Transcribe them first with one click, then translate.
Not perfect, few things are, but way way better than "English only, sorry."
Try with free Pilot: walkietalk.ie
Already have recordings? Transcribe them first with one click, then translate.
Not perfect, few things are, but way way better than "English only, sorry."
Try with free Pilot: walkietalk.ie
Talked to a small museum yesterday. They were quoted €50K for a custom audio guide app. Then another €10K/year for updates. They have 20 staff members. This is why half the museums I visit have no audio guides at all. The pricing model is broken.
We propose €399/month. For everything. That's it.
We propose €399/month. For everything. That's it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Talked to a small museum yesterday. They were quoted €50K for a custom audio guide app. Then another €10K/year for updates. They have 20 staff members. This is why half the museums I visit have no audio guides at all. The pricing model is broken.
We propose €399/month. For everything. That's it.
We propose €399/month. For everything. That's it.
We just added a live text-to-speech demo to the website. Type anything in any language, hit "Create speech," and hear it in 32 different languages. It's oddly satisfying.
Try it: walkietalk.ie
Try it: walkietalk.ie
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We just added a live text-to-speech demo to the website. Type anything in any language, hit "Create speech," and hear it in 32 different languages. It's oddly satisfying.
Try it: walkietalk.ie
Try it: walkietalk.ie
We built Walkie Talkie after years working with places like Copenhagen Contemporary and Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Learned what actually works vs. what looks good in a pitch deck. Turns out: simple, fast, and reliable beats fancy and complicated every time. 🏛️
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
We built Walkie Talkie after years working with places like Copenhagen Contemporary and Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Learned what actually works vs. what looks good in a pitch deck. Turns out: simple, fast, and reliable beats fancy and complicated every time. 🏛️
How to instantly create multilingual audio guides with Walkie Talkie and serve diverse museum audiences.
Article: walkietalk.ie/articles/mul...
#MuseumED #MuseumTech #GEM #Audioguides #Visitorexperience
Article: walkietalk.ie/articles/mul...
#MuseumED #MuseumTech #GEM #Audioguides #Visitorexperience
Multilingual Audio Guides: Serving Diverse Audiences in Cultural Institutions
Examine strategies and technologies for implementing multilingual audio guide programs that accommodate international visitors and diverse local communities.
walkietalk.ie
June 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
How to instantly create multilingual audio guides with Walkie Talkie and serve diverse museum audiences.
Article: walkietalk.ie/articles/mul...
#MuseumED #MuseumTech #GEM #Audioguides #Visitorexperience
Article: walkietalk.ie/articles/mul...
#MuseumED #MuseumTech #GEM #Audioguides #Visitorexperience
Why Museums should consider Walkie Talkie.
Article: Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences walkietalk.ie/articles/fri...
#MuseumEd #GEM #MuseumTech
Article: Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences walkietalk.ie/articles/fri...
#MuseumEd #GEM #MuseumTech
Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences
Explore how QR code-based audio guides reduce barriers to access while providing multilingual content that enhances visitor engagement in cultural institutions.
walkietalk.ie
June 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Why Museums should consider Walkie Talkie.
Article: Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences walkietalk.ie/articles/fri...
#MuseumEd #GEM #MuseumTech
Article: Creating Frictionless Museum Audio Guides: Design Principles for Visitor-Centered Experiences walkietalk.ie/articles/fri...
#MuseumEd #GEM #MuseumTech
🎉 27 museums signed up to Walkie Talkie in 3 weeks!
We're now seeking museum design partners to help shape our audio guide platform. We'll help create your content + discounted Year 1 pricing.
Interested? Write us at [email protected]
Best, Thor & Åsmund
#museums #audioguides #partnerships
We're now seeking museum design partners to help shape our audio guide platform. We'll help create your content + discounted Year 1 pricing.
Interested? Write us at [email protected]
Best, Thor & Åsmund
#museums #audioguides #partnerships
May 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🎉 27 museums signed up to Walkie Talkie in 3 weeks!
We're now seeking museum design partners to help shape our audio guide platform. We'll help create your content + discounted Year 1 pricing.
Interested? Write us at [email protected]
Best, Thor & Åsmund
#museums #audioguides #partnerships
We're now seeking museum design partners to help shape our audio guide platform. We'll help create your content + discounted Year 1 pricing.
Interested? Write us at [email protected]
Best, Thor & Åsmund
#museums #audioguides #partnerships
Walkie Talkie runs on reliable, fast servers in Frankfurt, Germany that are not owned by big tech.
We chose EU hosting specifically because European privacy laws are stronger than US alternatives.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Museums
We chose EU hosting specifically because European privacy laws are stronger than US alternatives.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Museums
May 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Walkie Talkie runs on reliable, fast servers in Frankfurt, Germany that are not owned by big tech.
We chose EU hosting specifically because European privacy laws are stronger than US alternatives.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Museums
We chose EU hosting specifically because European privacy laws are stronger than US alternatives.
#MuseumTech #MuseumEd #Museums
Building for museums has taught us that 'mobile-first' doesn't mean 'app-first.' Most visitors don't want another app cluttering their phone—they want instant access to deeper stories. Web browsers are the most universal platform we have.
#Museums #MuseumEd #MuseumTech #CulturalHeritage
#Museums #MuseumEd #MuseumTech #CulturalHeritage
May 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Building for museums has taught us that 'mobile-first' doesn't mean 'app-first.' Most visitors don't want another app cluttering their phone—they want instant access to deeper stories. Web browsers are the most universal platform we have.
#Museums #MuseumEd #MuseumTech #CulturalHeritage
#Museums #MuseumEd #MuseumTech #CulturalHeritage