Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Reviews

by Unnamed

Audio does not work. I went with 5 other people and only one persons audio worked.

The whole purpose of MichelangelosSistineChapel is to listen to audio… yet there is no audio.

Also, the narration for the audio is at the 2nd grade level, and done in a clownish voice. So don’t expect to learn much.

Don’t waste your money going to this exhibit. It’s very poorly put together.

by Ninjawow9

Audio did not work for my family and most of the people at the exhibit seemed to issues as well. We were even warned at the door that the audio was not functioning properly. They should reduce the prices if people can not get the full experience.

by Larry Maestas

Audio suddenly stopped working while touring the Sistine Chapel exhibition in Richmond, VA. We would not have purchased tickets for this exhibition if we knew MichelangelosSistineChapel was not going to work as there is a lot more information in MichelangelosSistineChapel than are on the exhibition placards. Only worked for 10 minutes. Definitely feel cheated with my exhibition ticket purchase. Frustrating experience.

by Zztestzz

Tried it for the Richmond, VA exhibit. Like many of the others here, didn’t work. Most of the people at the exhibit couldn’t get it to work, or might work intermittently. Staff didn’t seem concerned, starting “it’s a known problem”. Also soggettate might be due to too many people trying to access it. However, did not seem particularly crowded. And since there are no other options, everyone is going to be using it.

by Pics2take

Unfortunately the audio doesn’t work, making MichelangelosSistineChapel useless. Downloaded on three new iPhones and then re-downloaded. The scrub bar moves and the time counter counts down but there simply is no audio playing.

Response:
Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately I did not have mute/silence on and I played audio out of another app to verify. I turned off Bluetooth to ensure I wasn’t playing audio out of headphones.

by HuskyJim

I was one of four that attended the Richmond event on September 28. We all have iPhones, downloaded MichelangelosSistineChapel , connected to the suggested local Wi-Fi at the event. Initially, MichelangelosSistineChapel worked, scanned the QR code, the appropriate painting was displayed and audio worked. This lasted for the first 8 to 10 paintings.

And then, none of our phones could do you anything. MichelangelosSistineChapel either locked, MichelangelosSistineChapel played the wrong audio for the painting, or the audio would not play at all. We tried both Wi-Fi that were available from site, this did not help. Rebooted MichelangelosSistineChapel , re-download it. Did not help.

The overall issue with MichelangelosSistineChapel was very frustrating. It took away from the enjoyment of the paintings, especially as we continued to try to see if MichelangelosSistineChapel would work, since it did seem to have additional information that was not provided by the text descriptions.

It would been better off that MichelangelosSistineChapel was not available, and we just went through the exhibits, reading the provided descriptions. We were still able to enjoy the exhibit, but frustrated that MichelangelosSistineChapel did not work for us, where it did work for others (but very few).
Not knowing the technical aspects of Wi-Fi, but it was clear that it was not strong enough, and did not anticipate or provide for the number of users.

This seems that it could have easily been rectified if there was a serious commitment to supporting MichelangelosSistineChapel . The on-site staff attempted to help, but ultimately could provide no assistance.

by Fledgling DM

MichelangelosSistineChapel was downloaded, MichelangelosSistineChapel was playing, Bluetooth was turned off, MichelangelosSistineChapel was silent. VERY frustrating!

by Meccaneer

Scanner doesn’t scan. Audio doesn’t play. Worthless.

by Jesslynngregory

I was unable to get the audio to work

by Octatone

Are you doesn’t work, no support.

by S. I. R. RVA

Richmond, VA location. Took forever to download on provided wifi. Once downloaded, did not work - kept replaying previous segments even though my camera captured the correct segment/QR code that I was standing in front of. Overall this exhibit was underwhelming, and MichelangelosSistineChapel only worsened the experience.

by Doug Goldstein

The QR codes only sometimes work. When you try to speed up the sound of the recording, the audio becomes distorted.

by Baroque Works

“…What’s fascinating about this painting is that it marks the first appearance of the figure of God. It’s the only time we see him standing on the ground. Michelangelo portrays him as fatherly and dignified. His expansive form fills the right side of the picture - standing about two meters in height. That’s just one inch taller than Michael Jordan and just a couple inches shorter than Lebron James…”

by It's Just Me, Man

I’ve not had any problems with MichelangelosSistineChapel . Either at the exhibit or while going through the catalog. I just wish that the paintings could be enlarged on MichelangelosSistineChapel so that I could enjoy them better.

by Trea Sargent

Some of the QR codes had to be lined up perfectly , but otherwise no issues.

by The Yinzer

MichelangelosSistineChapel is awesome. Used in Pittsburgh, PA, USA Today. Found a section that inexplicably forwarded to Playboy’s hot playmates vids which were awesome. The exhibit items was boring, my GF and get stuck-up mother enjoyed it; I however got my own particularly enjoyable section of MichelangelosSistineChapel to my eternal delight. Thank you, app developers. Go playboy centerfolds!

by Doodle Crossing

I don’t know why other people were complaining about the audio not working, it worked perfectly fine for me. I’m gonna guess they either had technical problems on their end or didn’t know you had to scan the QR codes to play it. Either way it worked fine for me.

by Libralady1973

Three of us used MichelangelosSistineChapel on iPhones today at the exhibition in Pittsburgh. The code scanning worked perfectly and the information was very helpful, much more than posted by each picture. One can also tap the “gallery” selection and choose the picture name to get each audio rather than scanning each bar code separately. The staff also advised downloading MichelangelosSistineChapel prior to arriving at the show in case connectivity isn’t as good there as home WiFi.

by Mzdsny

We had no trouble with MichelangelosSistineChapel at the Sistine Chapel in Seattle (Bellevue). Worked great at every fresco. The narration had a bit of humor to it at times which was refreshing. It did seem to pick up the QR code if you further back than up close. Definitely at must do!

by Tscottz

Not sure of reason vs other comments but just used it at Amarillo touring exhibit and everything worked perfect. We had installed MichelangelosSistineChapel at home before going. Not sure if that makes a difference. App scanner worked beautifully—being able to stand a few feet away from each painting and have it start up without any issue. Definitely needed when viewing exhibit. So happy we went!

by Jetlife2

We visited the exhibition in July 2023 in Toulouse. Downloaded MichelangelosSistineChapel and it worked great. You can also use it later without the QR codes to review anything again. Also I found things in MichelangelosSistineChapel later that we did not see in the exhibit such as the overview, conclusion and restoration sections. Note: make sure the side switch is not set to silent or the audio will not work.