Wish to travel the world? but it feels quite difficult and traumatic for you? And now you are bored surfing on internet, Amazon, Netflix, YouTube etc.Than
there is a way to get a little culture and education while you’re confined to your home. According to Fast Company, Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 500 museums and galleries around the world to bring anyone and everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world.
Experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.
- British Museum, London
Not a huge art fan? London’s British Museum, which features historic works like the ancient Rosetta Stone and actual Egyptian mummies, is home to hundreds of remarkable artifacts. And you can tour the Great Court right on your laptop.
- Guggenheim Museum, New York
Google’s Street View feature lets visitors tour the Guggenheim’s famous spiral staircase without ever leaving home. See the famous art and acknowledge yourself with the amazing facts while having popcorn in your hand.
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Explore the most significant works of art from the Renaissance to the present day with a self-guided or docent-led tour.
- Musée d’Orsay, Paris
It is one of the largest art museums in Europe. Musée d’Orsay had more than 3.6 million visitors virtually.
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
It is a contemporary art museum with the main museum in Gwacheon and three branches each in Deoksugung, Seoul and Cheongju.You can virtually walk through this popular gallery that houses dozens of famous works.
- Pergamon Museum, Berlin
If you feel like taking a walk through the halls of the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, you can explore the museum at Google Maps! Enjoy an undisturbed visit and take as much time as you want to take a look at the Ishtar Gate or the grave of Assurnasirpal.
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
People from all over the world can now see the collection of the Rijksmuseum – the Netherlands largest art museum and the most visited – as it has become the best represented museum in the Google Cultural Institute.
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, ingenious painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close) by virtually visiting this museum – the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum comprises Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity. Enjoy them all sitting at your home.
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence doesn’t particularly need an introduction, seeing that it’s one of the most widely-visited museums in Italy, the home of great artistic works from the Renaissance.Anyone can wander its halls from anywhere in the world.
