Audiovisual Tour Guides
THE BARDEUM EXPERIENCE: A SELF-GUIDED TOUR APP
DON'T JUST SEE THE SITES
STEP INSIDE THEIR STORIES
Immersive Audiovisual Tours
Written by Award-Winning, Bestselling Authors, Journalists, and Historians
"Death of a King is spine-tingling and transportive.
A wonderful way of capturing the spirit of the time and place."
Jesse Childs, prize-winning writer and historian
"Sumptuous, compelling, and packed with delicious details of the characters and salons of the incomparable Versailles, I was utterly and happily transported."
Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author
"The Great Exhibition walking tour must be the closest thing we have to time travel.”
Inga Vesper, journalist
"Hearing of the grit, determination, and bravery of these soldiers while walking along the names etched into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial offers a far greater understanding of their sacrifice."
Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author
Testimonials
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What Makes Us Unique
The Power of Storytelling
The BARDEUM Mobile App offers the next generation of audio / visual tours by allowing visitors to not just see the sites, but step inside their stories. We use the power of storytelling to transform your visits to museums and historical sites into educational, entertaining & unforgettable experiences.
Stories offer us the chance to think and feel; to imagine another time and place. Our tours allow you to Step Inside a Story of a true event as our storytellers guide you through an historical site or Go Beyond the Frame at museums.
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The World's Best Storytellers
BARDEUM's self-guided audio and visual walking tours are written by the world's best storytellers - including New York Times, USA Today & Sunday Times bestselling authors; award-winning journalists; filmmakers; and renowned historians. Our audio tours are narrated by professional actors including film and television stars as well as celebrated audiobook narrators.
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On Your Own Device & On Your Own Schedule
This is your visit - it should be on your terms. BARDEUM audio / visual tours are available on your personal phone or tablet. No more public devices used by hundreds of others.
Enhance your visit your way. Experience the destination on your own schedule - arrive when you like, walk at your own pace, pause and wander. No more having to keep pace with a group of strangers.
BARDEUM is available whenever you need it. No more worrying about booking expensive tours months in advance.
BARDEUM is a mash-up of the travelling BARD & the musEUM.
"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten."
Rudyard Kipling
“Stories are the way to capture the hopes, dreams and visions of a culture. The powerful and irresistible story illustrates in a way data can’t begin to capture. It’s the stories that make you understand.”
Carl Sessions Stepp, professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Current Experiences
"Everyone loves storytelling,
it's a very basic need."
Sir Ian McKellan
How it Works
THE BARDEUM USER EXPERIENCE
STEP ONE: Download the BARDEUM app for free in the App Store or Google Play to find immersive audio and visual tours.
STEP TWO: Select a City to discover local sites with available BARDEUM tours.
STEP THREE: Select a Site to find available audio & visual self-guided tours.
STEP FOUR: Review available site specific audio & visual tours.
STEP FIVE: Download your chosen tour. Use without Wi-Fi on site.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL & ENTERTAINING STORYTELLING
