When leaving home isn’t an option, there are ways to keep yourself entertained. This includes taking virtual museum trips. This unique approach to entertainment is convenient for many people. Individual museums will offer a virtual experience that was never available before.
The Guggenheim
New York City is well known for its museums. One popular destination is the Guggenheim Museum. Using Google Street View, virtual visitors can take a tour of this iconic museum that includes a glimpse of the spiral staircase it has become famous for. The virtual tour also includes artwork from modern, contemporary, impressionist, and post-impressionist times.
National Gallery of Art
Washington DC’s National Gallery of Art can also be toured virtually. Google allows users a view of two exhibits. One of them features an art collection of pieces by Johannes Vermeer, a Dutch Baroque painter. The other exhibition features the clothing that was popular in America between 1740 and 1895. This includes outfits that dated back to the Revolutionary and colonial areas.
Paul Getty Museum
In Los Angeles, California, museum visitors can take a virtual tour of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Thanks to Google Street Tour, visitors can see 8th-century European artwork. The museum’s collection includes photos, paintings, manuscripts, drawings, and sculptures.
British Museum
The U.S. isn’t the only place where people can take a virtual museum trip. In London, the British Museum offers a view of collections that include numerous artifacts. It is possible to embark on a virtual tour of the Great Court and even get glimpses of various Egyptian mummies as well as the world-famous Rosetta Stone.
The Musee d’Orsay
Located in Paris, the Musee d’Orsay offers virtual tours as well. The museum is full of pieces designed by French artists that were created between 1848 and 1914. The collection of pieces encompasses artists such as Gauguin, Monet, Cezanne, and many more.
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Another virtual tour is offered at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. The museum is in Seoul, Korea and features six floors of exhibits that represent not only local contemporary art, but pieces from artists all over the world. Anyone who is a fan of Van Gogh will want to take a virtual tour of his museum in Amsterdam. It includes 750 private letters, 200 paintings and 500 different drawings, and other art.