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

Travel + Leisure ^ | 3/12/2020 | Andrea Romano

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Going into a self-quarantine can have many complex issues and complications beyond having enough food and supplies for two weeks. In terms of entertainment, it also probably means you’re in for a lot of boredom, a lot of Netflix, and a lot of browsing the internet.

But 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 2500 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..

Now, you get “go to the museum” and never have to leave your couch.

Google Arts & Culture’s collection includes the British Museum in London, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim in New York City, and literally hundreds of more places where you can gain knowledge about art, history, and science. This collection is especially good for students who are looking for ways to stay on top of their studies while schools are closed.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I saved you the trouble of having to go to the site if you don't want to. Here are the museums they list in the article:

British Museum

National Galler of Art, Washington, DC

Guggenheim Museum

Musée d’Orsay, Paris

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

MASP, São Paulo

National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

[Old Yeller]

If you don’t get off the couch, Uranus is going to need a larger galaxy to hold it.

[georgiabelle]

BTTT

[Clutch Martin]

Thanks!

[Oshkalaboomboom]

No Problem. I’ve been on lockdown for weeks already so it’s something to do to relieve the boredom. They are already talking about extending it until 26 April.

[Ann Archy]

THANKS!!

[Yogafist]

For later, and a bigger screen.

[Psalm 73]

Awesome - saving for later. Thank you.

[eartick]

btt

[Guenevere]

Thank you
I always wanted to see the British Museum.....and I know I will never get there

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Wow

[TianaHighrider]

Thank you. Saving for later.

[EandH Dad]

For those of us less cultured or just plain uninterested in “fine art” I highly recommend the Museum of the Air Force. Virtual tours including 360 degree images of cockpits of everthing from WWI to the space shuttle and the SR71.

[tired&retired]

Thanks.

Some of these are difficult to navigate.

I frequently plan a long layover in Amsterdam to visit the Van Gogh/Munch Museum. Great to see the changes.

[tired&retired]

This is great as often we rush through, missing many of the best.

I hope these stay available.

[VRW Conspirator]

bfl

[MV=PY]

Thanks!

[cyclotic]

The Museum of the Bible in Washington DC has a series of posts from the Lone Curator.

[tired&retired]

Watched the play “Amazing Grace” there last year. Brought me to tears it was excellent and very moving.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I always wanted to see the British Museum.....and I know I will never get there

There are actually thousands of museums participating. I just posted links to the ones mentioned in the article as most popular.