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EMPOWER

A new era of visitor interaction

A digital companion for your venue that blends storytelling and navigation. It looks and feels like a native app but opens instantly in your visitor’s browser, removing friction and delivering deeper, more accessible engagement.

3D isometric floor map showing four building levels with icons for stairs, restrooms, and dining. The ground level is highlighted in purple, indicating a selected or current location.
A person holds a smartphone displaying a digital map labeled “Physics and Astronomy Building.” The app interface shows icons for amenities and a highlighted gallery with a featured exhibition.

Your venue in the palm of their hand

Empower puts your venue at visitors’ fingertips, making it effortless to orient, explore, and connect with your venue.

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

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A suite of adaptable building blocks

Empower’s modular building blocks let you 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.

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.

Side-by-side views of a museum app: one screen shows a donation call to action, the other a map with accessible route options selected. Highlights features for both visitor engagement and accessibility preferences.

Try it yourself

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Everything you need to deliver exceptional experiences

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Accessibility

Ensure every visitor feels included regardless of language or ability with accessible wayfinding routes, multi-lingual content, screen reader support, alt text, and dynamic text sizing.
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Pathways

Traditional wayfinding is costly, hard to maintain, and doesn’t match how people explore. Offer intuitive, step-by-step navigation—indoors and out—with no beacons or downloads.
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Audio Access+

Let visitors listen their way with phone-to-ear playback, transcripts, or their own headphones, using nothing more than their smartphone.
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Visitor Analytics and Feedback

Understand visitor preferences, popular destinations, media engagement, and more - so you can measure impact and refine your initiatives.
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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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Digital Labels

Deliver location-based content throughout your venue, highlighting artifacts, introducing galleries, or contextualizing spaces—the choice is yours.
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Interactive Kiosks

Make navigation easy with touch-screen kiosks for intuitive wayfinding and visitor information.
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What is Pladia Empower?

Watch our 90-second video to learn more!

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'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
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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