Get started

Two ways in. Pick yours.

Whether you run a museum or want to put your business behind one, getting started takes minutes — and you can be live within a week.

Museums

I represent a museum

Bring an AI historian to your exhibits. Visitors text a photo of any artifact and get a grounded reply in seconds — from your own archive, with broader context when a question goes deeper. We ship the framed signs; you keep the curator portal. Free for the museum, funded by a sponsoring local business.

I want to sponsor a museum

Put your local business in front of every museum visitor at the highest-attention moment of their visit. Your name on every AI reply, a monthly engagement report, and a real cash donation to the museum in your name. Pick a museum to begin.

Choose a museum to sponsor →

Not sure which fits? Email [email protected] and we’ll walk you through it.

What happens next

A clear path, whichever you choose

Museum path

From signup to live

Sign up online — about 5 minutes, no card on file.
We email a curator portal invite within one business day.
One curator uploads your starting artifacts (~30 minutes).
Your dedicated number activates the moment your first sponsor signs up.

Museums pay nothing — no setup, monthly, or per-message fees.

Sponsor path

From checkout to attribution

Pick a museum from the directory.
Add your business details and the footer line visitors will see.
Pay your first year via Stripe Checkout.
Attribution goes live within a business day; signage ships to the museum.

A flat annual subscription — billed yearly, cancel anytime, no per-message charges.

Still deciding?

Read the full pitch for each side, or see a walk-through with sample replies. We’re happy to talk it through, too.

See how it works → [email protected]

Prefer the details first? Read For Museums or For Sponsors. Text the Past is a product of Authos LLC, a Georgia limited liability company. All museum partnerships and sponsorship subscriptions contract directly with Authos LLC.