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QR codes for museums and exhibits

More of the story behind each object, without crowding the label.

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1. What should the code open?

Type of code
Content type

Scans go here. You can change it any time without reprinting.

2. Make it yours

PatternSquares, dots and the corner eyes
Pattern
Corner frames
Corner centres
ColoursCode, corners and background
Code colour

For PNG, SVG, PDF and EPS. JPG always gets a solid background.

LogoThe Link icon
Logo to show

Shows a link icon for this kind of code. Choose None or your own logo to change it.

FrameA call to action around the code
Frame style
AdvancedError correction and margin

Higher levels survive scratches and smudges but make a denser code.

4 modules
Saved designsReuse a design on your next code

Saved in this browser only. Accounts will keep them across devices.

QR codes on exhibit labels open everything that won’t fit on the wall: audio guide tracks, translations, videos, deeper stories and accessible versions. Visitors use their own phones and the camera they already have, with no app to install. With dynamic codes you can update the content between exhibitions without reprinting labels, and see which objects people want to know more about. Free, and the codes never expire.

How to make museum QR codes

  1. Publish the content for each object or room: an audio track, a page or a video.
  2. Paste the link in “Website address” above and keep the code dynamic. Make one code per object or stop.
  3. Design it to suit the gallery: a neutral colour that matches your label design, and a frame such as “Listen” or “More”.
  4. Download vector files (SVG, PDF or EPS) for your label printer or sign maker.
The QRfinity generator with an audio guide link in “Website address” and a preview of the scannable code.

Ideas that work in galleries

  • Audio guide stops: one code per stop, opening the track in the browser. No headset rental desk needed.
  • Translations: the label in other languages, without crowding the wall.
  • Accessibility: audio description, sign-language video, large-print text.
  • Behind the object: conservation stories, archive photos, a curator’s video (YouTube QR codes).
  • Gallery guide or map: a PDF QR code at the entrance.

Placement and size

  • Label height, within reach, where visitors stand to read. Avoid glass reflections over the code.
  • 2.5 to 3 cm on a label read at arm’s length; larger on wall panels read from further back.
  • Good contrast in low light. Galleries are often dim; a dark code on a light label reads best.
  • Wi-Fi at the entrance if mobile signal is weak inside: a Wi-Fi QR code gets people online in one scan.

See what visitors are curious about

Each dynamic code counts its scans, so you can see which objects and stops draw the most interest, by day and by device, without tracking who the visitors are. We store no IP addresses and set no cookies on the short links.

Static or dynamic?

We recommend: dynamic

Choose dynamic. Content changes between exhibitions and translations get improved, while labels stay on the wall. Dynamic codes let you update everything behind them and see which stops visitors use.

Questions people ask

What can a QR code on an exhibit label open?

An audio guide track, the label in other languages, a video, a longer story, a sign-language version, or large-print and screen-reader-friendly text. Anything that doesn’t fit on the wall.

Do visitors need an app?

No. Phone cameras read QR codes directly and open the page in the browser. Avoid sending people to an app download; many won’t install one for a single visit.

What about visitors without a phone or data?

Keep the essential information on the label itself, offer Wi-Fi in the galleries (a Wi-Fi QR code at the entrance helps), and keep a few loan devices or printed guides at the desk.

Can we change the content after the labels are printed?

Yes, with dynamic codes. Update the audio track, fix a translation or point the code to a new exhibition’s page, and the printed labels stay as they are.

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