If you thought staying at home would make it difficult to explore museums and art galleries, then think again! A whole host of museums, galleries and heritage sites all over the world have made virtual tours available online.
This means you can enjoy your fix of art and culture, all from the comfort of your own home – you don’t even have to change out of your pyjamas! To help you get started, I’ve compiled a list of online exhibitions and virtual tours provided by some of the many museums, galleries and heritage sites all over the world.
If you’re feeling particularly energetic, you can take a look at this 5-hour, non-stop video tour of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Or you can work your way through the list below!
Museums and Galleries
Europe
Natural History Museum, London
The National Museum of Computing, Milton Keynes
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Musei Vaticani (Vatican Museums)
Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Madrid, Spain:
Gallerie degli Uffizi (Uffizi Galleries), Florence
Virtual tour of the Courtyards of the Picasso Museum, Barcelona
International
Smithsonian Institution:
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe
NASA:
National Museum of Women’s History
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Museum of Broken Relationships
MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo
National Palace Museum, Taipei
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, South Korea
There is also this rather excellent Frida Kahlo exhibition available online. It’s a collaborative exhibition between several international institutions and is well worth a look.
Travel sites
The US National Park Service has made the following available online:
- Grand Canyon River Archaeology Virtual Tour
- Yosemite webcams
- Rocky Mountain soundscapes
- Grand Teton virtual tours
You can also satisfy your wanderlust by…
Taking a tour of Macchu Picchu, Peru
Looking out over the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Going for a stroll through Central Park, New York City
Or even watching the Northern Lights in Sweden
The Heritage Girl 
Hello Naomi, I am making up my Active Brain Newsletter (mainly for my Ad Ed students) and blog of same title. I already sent them details of free online courses, on which some have already enrolled, and want to add virtual tours, theatres, museums etc. I have several links but…you have already made up this fantastic and comprehensive list (well done)! Please may I add it to my newsletter and blog – of course referencing you and link to your site? All good wishes, Sarah
Sarah Tobias
Lecturer in social and cultural history
https://sarah-tobias.blogspot.com/ * *https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-tobias-0318943a?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile *
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 5:58 PM The Heritage Girl wrote:
> thatheritagegirl posted: “If you thought staying at home would make it > difficult to explore museums and art galleries, then think again! A whole > host of museums, galleries and heritage sites all over the world have made > virtual tours available online. This means you can enjoy you” >
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