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Virtual Museum Tours

Virtual Museum Tours was last updated April 2020.

Barry Museum at Od Dominion University

They have really fine collections of contemporary art glass and dolls, plus American twentieth century painting.

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Chrysler Museum in Norfolk

They have a lot of glass, ranging from ancient to contemporary, and other things that don’t interest me quite as much.

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Smithsonian Institution (exhibitions from many of the museums)

https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/online

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Smithsonian Natural History Museum (multiple tours, including previous temporary exhibits)

https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

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American Museum of Natural History

https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/american-museum-of-natural-history/OQGjMrLQ0rj5Dw?sv_lng=-73.97369243670578&sv_lat=40.78077791169868&sv_h=226.68461722445113&sv_p=-13.180436928870975&sv_pid=VnzjQRniQBOlJ1KvooFq-g&sv_z=1

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Vatican Museum

http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html

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Georgia O’Keefe Museum

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/georgia-o-keeffe-museum?hl=en

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Detroit Institute of Art

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/detroit-institute-of-arts?hl=en

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Museum of Fine Arts Boston

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/museum-of-fine-arts-boston?hl=en

This includes several fashion exhibitions.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

https://www.rockhall.com/your-tour

Three different exhibitions

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George Washington’s Mount Vernon

https://virtualtour.mountvernon.org

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One more Smithsonian Museum:  Freer/Sackler

https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/freer-sackler-the-smithsonian-s-museums-of-asian-art/nQE0359cokUklA?sv_lng=-77.0270057&sv_lat=38.8879469&sv_h=-20&sv_p=0&sv_pid=oFuElWVKACsva6l4v6mnFw&sv_z=1.0000000000000002
This one starts in the Peacock Room, created by James Whistler when he was mad at the man who commissioned him to decorate the room.

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And, finally, the Google Arts & Culture page on museum collections, which has an incredible number of options.

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en

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Finish Museums

https://finland.fi/arts-culture/finnish-museums-step-up-their-online-game-to-meet-demand/

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Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)

Experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.

British Museum, London

This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. You can also find hundreds of artifacts on the museum’s virtual tour.

Guggenheim Museum, New York

Google’s Street View feature lets visitors tour the Guggenheim’s famous spiral staircase without ever leaving home. From there, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary eras.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

This famous American art museum features two online exhibits through Google. The first is an exhibit of American fashion from 1740 to 1895, including many renderings of clothes from the colonial and Revolutionary eras. The second is a collection of works from Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.

Musée d’Orsay, Paris

You can virtually walk through this popular gallery that houses dozens of famous works from French artists who worked and lived between 1848 and 1914. Get a peek at artworks from Monet, Cézanne, and Gauguin, among others.

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

One of Korea’s popular museums can be accessed from anywhere around the world. Google’s virtual tour takes you through six floors of Contemporary art from Korea and all over the globe.

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

As one of Germany’s largest museums, Pergamon has a lot to offer – even if you can’t physically be there. This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient artifacts including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Explore the masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age, including works from Vermeer and Rembrandt. Google offers a Street View tour of this iconic museum, so you can feel as if you’re actually wandering its halls.

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

European artworks from as far back as the 8th Century can be found in this California art museum. Take a Street View tour to discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

This less well-known gallery houses the art collection of one of Florence, Italy’s most famous families, the de’Medicis. The building was designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 specifically for Cosimo I de’Medici, but anyone can wander its halls from anywhere in the world.

MASP, São Paulo

The Museu de Arte de São Paulo is a non-profit and Brazil’s first modern museum. Artworks placed on clear perspex frames make it seem like the artwork is hovering in midair. Take a virtual tour to experience the wondrous display for yourself.

National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Built in 1964, this museum is dedicated to the archaeology and history of Mexico’s pre-Hispanic heritage. There are 23 exhibit rooms filled with ancient artifacts, including some from the Mayan civilization.

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