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Smartify at Waddesdon

Unleash the stories behind each object displayed in A Rothschild Treasury with our new free Smartify app. Curate your favourite artworks into a collection at home, share with your friends online and access free audio tours on your visit.

Smartify is built in partnership with international museums, to provide a gallery guide like never before. In A Rothschild Treasury you can now curate your very own collection from the 300 extraordinary objects on display. Whether your interest lies in a 1st-century cameo of Augustus Caesar’s grandson, a microscope used by entomologist and flea expert Charles Rothschild, or objects bearing Nazi inventory numbers – Smartify allows you to explore the collection from the comfort of your armchair at home and save your favourite objects on your virtual journey. You can also download a free audio tour to enhance your visit.

Why download?

Smartify is currently the world’s most downloaded free museum app. You can use it for Waddesdon but also everywhere from the National Gallery, Wallace Collection and Bowes Museum to the Louvre, and St Petersburg’s Hermitage.

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Access free audio tours on your visit

Once you’ve got the app, download one of our free audio tours to your smartphone to enjoy on your visit.

Explore A Rothschild Treasury, our gallery showcasing objects dating from 100AD to the 20th century or follow our Joshua Reynolds trail as you wander the house.

Make sure you’ve got the Smartify app downloaded (you’ll find instructions in the blue box below)
Open the Smartify app, search ‘Waddesdon Manor’ and select the tour you’d like to view
Download the tour to access offline and listen without interruption on your visit wherever you are in the house (some parts of the house do not have internet connectivity)

We recommend downloading before you visit or using our free visitor Wi-Fi at one of our hotspot locations.

How to download the Rothschild Treasury tour >

How to download the Joshua Reynolds tour >

How to download and use Smartify

1. Download the app using either this QR code or by following one of these links, depending on your device. Select install and open once installation is complete. The app is free and takes less than 1 minute to download.

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2. The app will then prompt you to choose a language and create a profile (optional). Open the app and select ‘OK’ to allow the app to access your camera.

3. If you’re trying this at home, select the Explore icon at the bottom of your screen and find Waddesdon Manor in the Venues section. Read about the history of the house, opening times and then scroll down and select Browse venue collection. Here you can scroll through groups of objects from A Rothschild Treasury, our Joshua Reynolds Trail or even listen to our curator-led sculpture trail.

4. Start curating a collection of favourite artworks and objects by selecting the heart icon on the top right of the screen. To see your collection of favourites again simply select the profile icon at the bottom right of the screen.