by Aude Camus
In uncertain times such as these, art can provide both solace and inspiration. Most of the world’s wonders currently seem out of reach but are they really? Not if you have a bit of imagination and do not mind a virtual tour. We’ve rounded-up a list of some of the best online experiences provided by museums around the world.
by alphabetical order
Guggenheim – New York
In uncertain times such as these, art can provide both solace and inspiration. Most of the world’s wonders currently seem out of reach but are they really? Not if you have a bit of imagination and do not mind a virtual tour. We’ve rounded-up a list of some of the best online experiences provided by museums around the world.
by alphabetical order
Guggenheim – New York
Built in 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century and a must visit if you are in New York. Founded on a collection of early modern masterpieces, the museum is today an ever-evolving institution devoted to the art of the 20th century and beyond.
Several digital tools are now available for you to experience the Guggenheim’s architecture and art, right down to the echoing sounds of visitors’ voices, in the comfort of your home. The audio guide to the museum captures the experience of moving through the space and shares behind-the-scenes details while Google Arts & Culture allows you enjoy a virtual visit and make your way through the museum.
Louvre Museum - Paris
Several digital tools are now available for you to experience the Guggenheim’s architecture and art, right down to the echoing sounds of visitors’ voices, in the comfort of your home. The audio guide to the museum captures the experience of moving through the space and shares behind-the-scenes details while Google Arts & Culture allows you enjoy a virtual visit and make your way through the museum.
Louvre Museum - Paris
Originally built as a royal castle in the late 12th century, the Louvre is today the world’s largest art museum exhibiting a collection of more than 35,000 art pieces from prehistory to the 21st century.
Did you know that the Louvre houses one of the world’s largest collection of Egyptian antiquities after the Egyptian museum of Cairo? Thanks to this virtual tour , you can now enjoy an up-close encounter with the vestiges from civilizations that developed in the Nile Valley from the late prehistoric era to the Christian period and discover some of the world’s most famous Egyptian antiquities such as the Seated Scribe.
Natural History Museum – London
Did you know that the Louvre houses one of the world’s largest collection of Egyptian antiquities after the Egyptian museum of Cairo? Thanks to this virtual tour , you can now enjoy an up-close encounter with the vestiges from civilizations that developed in the Nile Valley from the late prehistoric era to the Christian period and discover some of the world’s most famous Egyptian antiquities such as the Seated Scribe.
Natural History Museum – London
Home to life and earth science specimens spread among five main collections – botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology - the Natural History Museum is particularly famous for exhibiting dinosaur skeletons.
Virtual reality lets you walk through the museum’s halls from the comfort of your home while the nine virtual exhibitions added to the experience include the first T-Rex fossil ever found, extinct mammoths and a skull from a narwhal. With this tour, you are in for some quite unique encounters.
Rijksmuseum - Amsterdam
Virtual reality lets you walk through the museum’s halls from the comfort of your home while the nine virtual exhibitions added to the experience include the first T-Rex fossil ever found, extinct mammoths and a skull from a narwhal. With this tour, you are in for some quite unique encounters.
Rijksmuseum - Amsterdam
The most visited museum in the Netherlands, the Rijksmuseum has a total collection of 1 million objects from the years 1200-2000 with around 8,000 being currently on display, among which masterpieces from Dutch masters such as Rembrandt or Vermeer.
This virtual tour allows you to wander through the halls of the building using Google street view and enjoy intimate views of the museum’s most iconic pieces such as The Milkmaid and The Night Watch through dedicated digital exhibitions.
Vatican Museums – Rome
This virtual tour allows you to wander through the halls of the building using Google street view and enjoy intimate views of the museum’s most iconic pieces such as The Milkmaid and The Night Watch through dedicated digital exhibitions.
Vatican Museums – Rome
The Vatican’s seven most popular sites are also available for you to virtually explore while skipping the long queuing and crazy tourist crowds. Start the tour in the Sistine Chapel and enjoy a 360-degree view of Michelangelo’s masterpiece from the painted ceiling to the walls. Did you know that each wall of the Chapel explores a different aspect of the Christian faith journey? You can then work your way through the other 6 Vatican museums: Pio Clementino Museum with its collections of classical sculptures, Chiaramonti Museum, New Wing also famous for its sculptures, Raphael’s Rooms famous for their frescoes painted by the master himself, Niccoline Chapel and the Room of the Chiaroscuri.