Using a phone, visitors to the Figge Art Museum in Davenport can learn more about some of the art works. It now offers a mobile audio tour - available by calling a special phone number, or using a smartphone to scan a QR code.
Marketing coordinator, Natalie Dunlop, says the recorded descriptions are each about 2 minutes long.
For example, the cast bronze art piece at the Figge called "Half-Moon" by Deborah Butterfield is part of the mobile audio tour. Voiced by Susan Quail, the audio excerpt explains how the horse sculpture is created step by step.
So far about 40 art works are included on the mobile audio tour, but more will be added soon, including some of the traveling exhibits.
The descriptions are written by Figge staff, and voiced by various local residents, including the director of the museum, artists, and a Davenport alderman.