Apps
Smartify app
Explore the collection with your smartphone
Download the free Smartify app and receive information about paintings in the collection on your smartphone.
To use Smartify in the Gallery, hold your smartphone up towards a painting and detailed information about the work will appear on-screen.
You can also save paintings you have scanned to your smartphone into a personal digital collection which you can share with others signed up to the platform.
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Hidden Florence 3D app (iOS only)
Experience an Italian altarpiece in its original setting by making the lost Florentine church of San Pier Maggiore reappear around you at home or in front of the altarpiece at the Gallery.
Download the free app and view Jacopo de Cione's altarpiece.
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Find out more
Visit hiddenflorence.org for more information about this app and project including a short film documenting how the lost church was reconstructed.
The Keeper of Paintings and the Palette of Perception
Step into a hidden world of art and magic at the National Gallery.
The Keeper of Paintings and the Palette of Perception is a mobile-based immersive adventure that encourages children to explore and learn about one of the greatest collections of paintings in the world.
Parental supervision is recommended at all times while playing The Keeper of Paintings app in the National Gallery.
Download the app on your phone or tablet.
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