Museum Diary

I don’t write about smartphone apps very often, because there’s always so much else to write about, but there are some very neat museum apps out there. Yesterday I discovered a new one whilst browsing the iTunes store on my phone, and just have to share it with you. Forget the Harlem Shake, with ‘ArtShaker’ the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland – home to an extensive collection of modern and contemporary art from the 19th to the 21st century – has launched an app which gives everyone the […]

National Museums Scotland recently launched ‘The Concorde Experience’ app, their first app in fact, available for iPhone, iPad and Android. The description from the iTune store reads as follows: “Discover the Concorde experience in National Museums Scotland’s feature-rich app that tells the story of this iconic airplane. Hear what it was like to fly Concorde from former pilot Captain Jock Reid as he gives you an audio tour of the aircraft inside and out, and find out what it was like to be a passenger […]