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  • Help visitors explore with confidence

    • Deliver a frictionless, no download visitor experience that helps the widest possible audience engage withyour venue and its stories.

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    Your venue in the palm of their hand

    Intuitive maps, rich media, and built-in accessibility help every guest find their way and the meaning behind what they see.

    A suite of adaptable building blocks

    Empower’s modular building blocks allow you to tailor the experience - configure intuitive wayfinding, rich media, or any combination that fits.

    Actionable analytics then guide updates, keeping your digital companion evolving with your venue.

    Two people collaborate at a computer while reviewing analytics data. Overlaid UI elements show a customizable museum app with color settings, light/dark theme toggle, and content from an artwork titled Silent conversations. Additional overlays display engagement metrics such as “1,473 sessions (+7%)” and “5 mins (+2%),” highlighting branding flexibility and usage insights.

    Explore Empower features

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    Tours

    Guide visitors every step of the way. Configure and publish tailored paths that highlight key stops, stories, or spaces, adapted to any audience or environment.
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    Image Recognition

    Visitors simply point our in-app camera at a QR code or artwork to open its digital guide entry, making it easy to access stories, media, and interpretation without searching or scrolling.
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    Pathways

    Offer step-by-step indoor and outdoor navigation that adapts to how people explore. No beacons, no downloads—just intuitive wayfinding that works in real spaces, in real time.
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    Audio Access+

    Let visitors listen their way with phone speakers, transcripts, or headphones. No extra hardware needed—just a smartphone for accessible, on-demand audio in any setting.
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    Accessibility

    Make every visit inclusive with step-free routes, multilingual content, screen reader support, and adjustable text sizes. Designed to meet diverse needs across languages and abilities.
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    Visitor Analytics

    Track visitor behavior, content views, and engagement trends. Use real-time data to measure impact, improve storytelling, and make informed decisions about what’s working.

    Built for visitors, loved by institutions

    Drive uptake

    Deliver a native app feel in the visitor’s browser with no downloads or logins—frictionless access that drives measurable visitor engagement.

    Ensure accessibility

    Welcome all visitors with multilingual content, Audio Access+ for headphone-optional playback, screen reader support, and accessible wayfinding routes.

    Amplify funding

    Attract sponsors and unlock funding by featuring sponsors, and prompting —directly within the digital experience.

    Try it yourself

    Launch our demo app to experience Empower's features firsthand. Or paste this URL into your phone's browser.

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    Pladia's new focus on offering a PWA option aligns well with the MCA's strategy. The platform is robust, designed with accessibility in mind, and incredibly user-friendly.
    Julia Prior
    Head of Digital Media, MCA
    This is the system you've been looking for, backed by a visionary team of professionals who obviously take pride in their work and products.
    Steven Jenkins
    Director, Bob Dylan Center
    Pladia makes content management easy and even fun, allowing us greater flexibility in conceptualizing and realizing multimedia exhibitions.
    Steven Jenkins
    Director, Bob Dylan Center

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    Pladia Empower at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

    How the MCA enhanced visitor engagement through rapid implementation and inclusive digital tools
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    Introducing Digital Labels

    Flexible, reliable, and easy to manage, our latest product launch tackles common challenges museums face with digital object labels
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    King Dingo at the MCA, for Vivid Sydney 2025

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    Waypoints, not endpoints

    How cultural institutions can meet audiences where they are
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    The visit doesn’t end at the exit

    Insights on the post-visit experience at museums and galleries
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    Why we're building Digital Object Labels

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    How colleges and universities use Pladia

    How digital wayfinding transforms the campus experience for students, staff, and visitors
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    Sound on: Pladia partners with Audiocraft

    Pladia and Audiocraft partner to deliver enhanced audio-led experiences for cultural institutions
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    Beyond the “Blue Dot”

    Rethinking wayfinding for visitor attractions
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    Introducing Audio Access+

    Unlocking the power of audio for every visitor. Headphones optional.
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    What we built in 2024

     A closer look at how Pladia evolved in its first year, and what's to come
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    Avoid the "mirrortocracy"

    Pladia's CEO, Andi Mastrosavas, speaks to how leaders can foster true inclusivity in the workplace
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    Introducing Pladia Empower

    Pladia’s visitor-centered product solution for the cultural sector
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    Sound that moves with you

    How Event Sync enhances outdoor events with personal audio experiences
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    Introducing Pladia

    A platform for the visitor attraction sector

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