Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many art centers, museums, entertainment destinations had to close the doors for visitors, but there is a chance to experience the culture, you can now visit some of the best museums in the world from the comforts of your own home using virtual technology.
Some of the world-famous museums that can be visited from home:
• Louvre Museum in Paris
Not only will you be able to visit the museum’s many exhibition rooms and galleries, but you will also be able to view the beautiful facade of the Louvre, too. The ceiling of Apollo Gallery is famous for painted decorations and you can see it up-close in the virtual reality tour.
• Guggenheim in New York
This virtual tour of New York icon focuses on the Guggenheim’s famous spiral staircase, where situated works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and contemporary times.
• Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
This museum provides a virtual tour telling about his largest collection including 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters. The most famous paintings include “Branches with Almond Blossom”, “Sunflowers”, “The Bedroom”, “Wheat Field with Crows” and much more.
• Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will showcase one of the world’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art. Apart from Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”, there are also artworks by Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and many more modernist artists.
• The Smithsonian
This museum holds about 155.5 million objects of the natural world, which include artworks, cultural artifacts and scientific specimens spread across three floors visible on the 360-degree tour.
• The Getty Museum
There will be presented a virtual exploration of the 15,000 items collection, that spans European paintings, drawings, sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian, and American photographs.
• British Museum in London
The British Museum presents collection sourced through the era of the British Empire and is dedicated to human history, art and culture. On the website, you can select from art and design, living and dying, power and identity, religion and belief, trade and conflict from 2000AD to 2,000,000BC.
Organized by: Louvre Museum; Guggenheim in New York; Van Gogh Museum; Museum of Modern Art; The Smithsonian; The Getty Museum; British Museum
Venue: Websites of Louvre Museum in Paris; Guggenheim in New York; Van Gogh Museum; Museum of Modern Art; The Smithsonian; The Getty Museum; British Museum in London
Ticket price: free
Admission: throughout a day
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