Talking Statues is a project created initially in 2013 by David Peter Fox in Copenhagen, Denmark involving pre-recorded voiceovers accompanying various statues available in a smartphone app. The statue of Hans Christian Andersen in the King's Garden in Copenhagen was the first talking statue in the world. Later the idea was applied in Helsinki, New York, London, San Diego, Chicago, Vilnius, Parma, Dublin, Berlin, Manchester, and others.

Talking Statues logo

Scanning the QR code at statue

Bypasser testing statue in Copenhagen

Talking Statues folder from Copenhagen 2013

Map of Talking Statues Copenhagen

Newspaper add, Talking Statues, 2013

The project works with mobile technology and activated through a QR code found on the statue, when you scan it you will be called. You can also download our app, then you can find the Talking Statues in the world and have it talk to GPS so that they call you on your smartphone when you get close to the statue.

The project started in Kings Garden in Copenhagen, where Fox accompanied his two children Alfred and Leah to kindergarten. On the way, they passed the many statues, including H. C. Andersen, who became the first Talking Statue in the world launched on 13th of September 2013.

In connection with the launch, a leaflet designed by Mathilde Lunderskov was published with a map of the 10 Talking Statues. The monologues were written by film director Carsten Rudolf in collaboration with David Peter Fox and the performance was made by actor Jens Jacob Tychsen. The first project was overseen from the start by Jens Peter Munk from the Municipality, who has written several books about these statues in Copenhagen. The project in 2013 was supported by the City of Copenhagen financially.

The logo for Talking Statues was first used in 2013 when the project was launched in Copenhagen. Since then, it has been used in the various countries, especially on signs and also on the project's app in Google Play and App Store

Please contact us if we can assist you making Talking Statues in your city www.talkingstatues.com

Talking Statues is a registed trademark in Europe and USA

List of statues

Copenhagen

Image	Statue	Location	Author	Actor(s)
	Hans Christian Andersen	King's Garden	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	N. F. S. Grundtvig	Vartov Yard	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	Søren Kierkegaard	Royal Library Garden	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	Ludvig Holberg	The Royal Theater, Copenhagen	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	Adam Oehlenschläger	The Royal Theater, Copenhagen	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	Frederik V	Amalienborg Palace Square	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	Christian IV	Øster Voldgade, Copenhagen	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	Tycho Brahe	Copenhagen Observatorium	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	Hans Christian Andersen	City Town Hall, Copenhagen	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen
	Hans Christian Ørsted	Ørstedsparken, Copenhagen	Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox	Jens Jacob Tychsen

London

Qif codes and plaques are no longer there.

Image	Statue	Location	Author	Actor(s)
	Peter Pan	Kensington Gardens	Ella Hickson	Daniel Roche
	Queen Victoria	Blackfriars Bridge	Elizabeth Day	Prunella Scales
	Dick Whittington’s Cat	Highgate Hill	Helen Lederer	Helen Lederer
	Hugh Myddleton	Islington Green	Tom Basden	Jonny Sweet
	The Broad Family	Broadgate, City of London	Lucy Caldwell	Maisie Williams
	The Goat	Spitalfields Market	Hugh Dennis	Hugh Dennis
	Eye I	Bishopsgate	Sara Pascoe	Sara Pascoe
	John Wilkes	Fetter Lane, Holborn	Jeremy Paxman	Jeremy Paxman
	Rowland Hill	City of London	Colette Hiller	Alan Johnson, MP
	Hodge the Cat	Gough Square, Holborn	Catherine Hiller	Nicholas Parsons
	Couple on Seat	Cabot Square, Canary Wharf	Nikesh Shukla	Sanjeev Bhaskar / Meera Syal
	Isaac Newton	British Library	Timberlake Wertenbaker	Simon Russell Beale
	Sherlock Holmes	Baker Street station	Anthony Horowitz	Ed Stoppard
	The Unknown Soldier	Paddington station	Tony Harrison	Patrick Stewart
	Isambard Kingdom Brunel	Paddington station	Rachel Wagstaff	Hugh Bonneville
	Ariel	BBC Broadcasting House	Robert Seatter	Mathew Horne
	Rush Hour	Broadgate, City of London	Clive Anderson	Clive Anderson
	Queen Victoria	Kensington Palace	Katrina Burnett	Patricia Hodge
	Achilles	Hyde Park Corner	Rachel Lenkiewicz	Dominic West

Manchester

Image	Statue	Location	Author	Actor(s)
	Abraham Lincoln	Brazenoze Square	Gary Younge	Tom Conti
	Reading Girl	Manchester Central Library	Jacqueline Wilson	Jenna Coleman
	Alan Turing	Fairfield Street	Mark Ravenhill	Russell Tovey
	LS Lowry	Sam's Chophouse	Kiran Benawara	David Neilson
	John Barbirolli	Bridgewater Hall	Michael Kennedy	Timothy West
	Queen Victoria	Piccadilly Gardens	Katrina Burnett	Prunella Scales

New York

Image	Statue	Location	Author	Actor(s)
	Joan of Arc	Riverside Drive	Marc Acito	Ingrid Raison
	Robert Burns	Central Park	Wendy MacLeod	Andrew Barret
	Harriet Tubman	Harlem	Terry McMillan	Patti Richards
	William Shakespeare	Central Park	Marc Acito	Michael Perrie Jr
	Lincoln	New-York Historical Society		Pete Simpson
	Frederick Douglass	New York-Historical Society	Terry McMillan	Robert Lacy Jr
	George Washington	Federal Hall	Wendy MacLeod	Bart Shatto
	Ludwig van Beethoven	Central Park	Wendy MacLeod	Bruce Kramer
	George Washington	Brooklyn	Wendy MacLeod	Bart Shatto
	Hans Christian Andersen	Central Park	Kim Fupz Aakeson	Mads Mikkelsen
	John Ericsson	Battery Park	Marc Acito	David Dencik
	Gertrude Stein	Bryant Park	Marc Acito	Stacey Lightman
	Antonín Dvořák	Stuyvesant Square Park	Marc Acito	Jan Triska
	Giovanni da Verrazzano	Battery Park	Joe Giordano	Roberto Ragone
	Abraham Lincoln	Union Square		Pete Simpson
	Gandhi	Union Square	Thrity Umrigar
	Peter Stuyvesant	Stuyvesant Square	Christine Otten	Michael Wouters
	George Washington	Union Square	Wendy MacLeod	Bart Shatto
	Confucius	Confucius Plaza	Jean Kwok	Geoff Lee
	Balto	Central Park	Wendy MacLeod	Jakob Oftebro

Dublin

Image	Statue	Location	Author	Actor(s)
	James Joyce	Earl Street North	Roddy Doyle	Gabriel Byrne
	James Connolly	Beresford Place	Brendan O'Carroll	Brendan O'Carroll
	James Larkin	O'Connell Street	Enda Walsh	Stephen Rea
	O'Connell Monument	O'Connell Street	Paula Meehan	Ruth Negga
	Wolfe Tone	St Stephen's Green	Patrick McCabe	Brendan Gleeson
	Oscar Wilde	Merrion Square North	John Banville	Andrew Scott
	Meeting Place	Liffey Street Lower	Rachel Kilfeather	Brenda Fricker
	George Bernard Shaw	Merrion Square West	Arthur Mathews	Stephen Brennan
	Molly Malone	Suffolk Street	Michaela Mcmahon	Maria Doyle Kennedy
	George Salmon	Trinity College Dublin, College Green	Joe Duffy	Joe Duffy

External links

• http://www.talkingstatues.com
• http://www.talkingstatues.co.uk
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/10951461/Englands-historic-statues-start-talking.html
• http://londonist.com/2014/08/talking-statues-brings-london-monuments-to-life.php