QR Codes for Museums & Galleries

Turn every exhibit label into a doorway to audio guides, artwork details, self-guided tours, and membership — all from a single scan.

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How Museums & Galleries Use QR Dex

From audio guides to membership drives, QR codes give every visitor a richer, self-paced experience while connecting them to your collection and your institution.

Exhibit Info & Audio Guides

Place a QR code on each exhibit label or wall panel that links to extended information, audio narration, or video. Visitors scan with their own phones to hear the story behind a piece — no rented headsets required. When the exhibit rotates, redirect the same code to new content instead of reprinting labels.

Artwork Details

Add a small QR code beside each artwork that links to the artist's bio, provenance, high-resolution images, and curator notes. Visitors get deeper context at their own pace without crowding around a single placard. Update the linked page anytime a piece is reattributed or new research surfaces.

Self-Guided Tour Maps

Print a QR code at the entrance and on gallery maps that links to a self-guided tour route with stops, directions, and highlights. Visitors scan to follow a themed path through the collection on their phone. Offer different tours for families, students, or first-time guests and switch them out seasonally.

Membership & Donations

Place a QR code in the lobby, at the gift shop, and on exit signage that links to your membership and donation pages. Inspired visitors scan to join or give before they leave. Redirect the same code to a year-end appeal or capital campaign without printing new signs.

How It Works

Create Your QR Code

Sign up, paste the URL for your audio guide, artwork page, tour map, or membership form, and customize the QR code with your institution's colors and logo.

Print & Place

Download your QR code in PNG or SVG format. Add it to exhibit labels, wall panels, gallery maps, the gift shop, and lobby signage throughout your space.

Update Anytime

Change the destination URL whenever an exhibit rotates. Point the same printed label to new artwork details, a fresh tour, or a current campaign — instantly.

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Dynamic Updates

Change where your QR codes point without reprinting labels. Redirect a code to new exhibit content or a fresh self-guided tour as your shows rotate.

Scan Analytics

See which exhibits and artworks visitors scan most and when. Use the data to refine label placement, tour routes, and the depth of your audio guides.

Branded Design

Customize QR codes with your institution's colors, logo, and style so they blend into your labels, signage, and printed gallery maps.

Free Plan

Get started at no cost with our free plan. Create and manage QR codes for a single exhibit and upgrade only when you need advanced features.

Frequently Asked Questions

Place a QR code on each exhibit label or wall panel that links to extended information, audio narration, or video. Visitors scan with their own phones to hear the story behind a piece — no rented headsets required. When the exhibit rotates, you redirect the same code to the new content instead of reprinting every label.

Yes. Add a small QR code beside each artwork that links to the artist's bio, the provenance, high-resolution images, and curator notes. Visitors get deeper context at their own pace without crowding around a single placard. Update the linked page anytime a piece is reattributed or new research becomes available.

Print a QR code at the entrance and on gallery maps that links to a self-guided tour route with stops, directions, and highlights. Visitors scan to follow a themed path through the collection on their phone. You can offer different tours for families, students, or first-time guests and switch them out seasonally.

QR Dex offers a free plan that covers basic QR code creation and management at no cost, which works well for a single gallery or a small exhibit. Paid plans add scan analytics, branded designs, and team features for institutions managing many exhibits, membership drives, and rotating shows.