Museum Without Walls: AUDIO

Museum Without Walls: AUDIO is the Association for Public Art’s ever-expanding outdoor sculpture audio program for Philadelphia’s preeminent collection of public art, offering unique histories that are not typically expressed on outdoor permanent signage.

Unlike audio tours that have a single authoritative guide or narrator, each speaker featured is an “authentic voice” – someone connected to the sculpture by knowledge, experience, or affiliation. The program includes more than 75 audio segments featuring over 160 unique voices, including artists, educators, scientists, writers, curators, civic leaders, and historians. Each audio compliments the viewer’s experience of outdoor sculpture with a story that is as unique as the artwork it describes, featuring different voices, themes, and production styles, produced by award-winning public radio producers and journalists. Segments explore personal and cultural connections to the art, while offering insights into the artists and their processes, what the sculptures represent, the history surrounding the works, and why the pieces were commissioned and installed at specific sites in Philadelphia.

HOW TO LISTEN:

• On our website – Stream the audios and watch audio slideshows on our artwork pages.
• On site – Call 215.399.9000 and enter the stop number on the sculpture’s sign.
• Download the free app from Bloomberg Connects – Search for “Association for Public Art” in the app. Access our Bloomberg Connects digital guide online.