GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WOOD) – Take a trip to different art museums around the world and admire world-famous works of art from your own home. These immersive virtual tours will introduce you to different artists, mediums and works of art. It’s a great way to expand your ArtPrize experience without having to leave Grand Rapids. check it out
Guggenheim Museum, New York
from google View from the street allows visitors to tour the famous Guggenheim spiral staircase without ever leaving home. From here, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary eras.
The Frick Collection, New York
Explore your way through this interactive map for a tour of the magnificent Frick Collection building and the art collections of Bellini, Rembrandt, Vermeer, etc.
The National Gallery, London
Against the backdrop of London’s four lions in Trafalgar Square, the National houses 2,300 state-owned European paintings, watercolours, drawings and other works of art from the 13th to mid-20th centuries. There are seven Renaissance art exhibition spaces and the central hall to explore in its 360 view virtual tour pagesfrom portraits to large dramatic altarpieces.
The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Available on the National Gallery website, also close to the public, you can admire 3D virtual tours, for the moment they are: Raphael and his entourage virtual tour and Degas at the Opera virtual tour
Louvre Museum, Paris
This Parisian museum offers three virtual tours which includes: Egyptian Antiquities, a Collections from the Pharaonic period, The remains of the Louvre moat, originally built as a fortress by King Philip Augustus, The advent of the artist where we discover works by Delacroix, Rembrandt or Tintoretto.
#MetKids from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (aka the Met) has developed #MetKids for, with and by children, but we think parents and teachers will have just as much fun using it. Our favorite features include a fun and highly interactive map, a “time machine” search function, informational and how-to videos, and much more.
Vatican Museums, Rome
The Vatican Museums website offers a 360° virtual tour to visit of certain areas of the Museum, including the Sistine Chapel.
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
The Dutch Museum which honors the life and work of Vincent van Gogh is closed but he brings the museum to you. Take one look inside the museum!
The Uffizi Gallery, Florence
the virtual tour offered by the Uffizi cannot replace the actual visit, but you still have the opportunity to browse over 300,000 works in the digital archive of such an iconic museum and see the work of the best artists of all time. All the big names are there. I wouldn’t want to miss it.
Picasso Museum, Barcelona
In addition to the extensive catalog of Picasso’s works, the 360 virtual touroffers a visit to the courtyards of the Museum for a journey through the history of Barcelona.
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