Audio guides for six museums in Moscow have appeared for the "Night at the Museum" campaign.

On the night of May 18, the "Night at the Museum" campaign will be held in Moscow. This year, exhibition guests will not only be able to view the exhibits, but also immerse themselves in the past and history with the help of technology. Six leading museums in the capital have prepared special audio guides that will allow visitors to take a fresh look at the exhibitions. Sergey Glebashev, marketing Director of the Zvuk music service, told Izvestia about this on May 17.

A special feature of the project was the participation of the popular pop-grunge duo UBEL, whose voices voiced the tour materials. Brother and sister Egor and Varvara Ubel brought their creative energy to the audio guides, creating a special atmosphere of mystery. The musical accompaniment for the project was developed by the artificial intelligence GigaChat from Sberbank.

"At Zvuk, we believe that visual art should always be complemented with audio accompaniment. This makes the experience of interacting with culture brighter and gives more emotions," shared Glebashev.

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Among the participants of the project are the Museum of Cosmonautics, the Moscow Defense Museum, the Marina Tsvetaeva House Museum, the M. Bulgakov Museum, the A.N. Scriabin Museum and the site of the Zurab Tsereteli Museum Workshop. Visitors will learn little-known facts: for example, that Annushka from "The Master and Margarita" was Bulgakov's real neighbor, or what names the cosmonaut dogs Belka and Strelka originally bore.

A separate version of the audio guide has been prepared for young visitors, voiced by the voice of the famous Matroskin Cat from Prostokvashino.

Glebashev clarified that you can get access to audio tours for free using a QR code at the entrance to the participating museums.

Earlier, on May 17, Andrey Klyuev, a tour guide and a Moscow scholar, told Izvestia about the rules of visiting museums. He reminded that paintings should absolutely not be touched with their hands. Painting is designed for visual perception — even light touches can damage the paint layer over time.