If you get bored these days, if you get tired of TV and Netfix (or any other streaming service provider), pop into a museum or gallery, virtually of course! These 12 world-famous museums offer you to visit and see their collections right from your sofa.
Google Arts & Culture he connected with more than 500 museums and galleries around the world, to give everyone a virtual tour of some of the world's most famous museums and galleries! The collection includes, among others, the British Museum in London, the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Google lets you climb the Guggenheim's famous spiral staircase without leaving the comfort of your home. From there, take a stroll to amazing works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary eras.
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British Museum, London
This famous museum in central London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court with its spectacular glass roof and discover where the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies are hidden. You can thus find hundreds of artifacts on a virtual tour of the museum.
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
This famous American art museum has two exhibitions available for viewing online. The first is dedicated to American fashion between 1740 and 1895, and the second is a collection of works by the Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.
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Musée d'Orsay, Paris
You can also stroll through the popular gallery, which hosts dozens of famous works by French artists who lived and worked between 1848 and 1914. Look for works by Monet, Cézanne, and Gauguin, among others.
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National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
One of Korea's most popular museums can now be accessed from anywhere in the world. Google's virtual tour will take you through six floors of contemporary Korean art and art from around the world.
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Pergamon Museum, Berlin
One of Germany's largest museums, it is home to many ancient artifacts, including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Explore masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age, including works by Vermeer and Rembrandt. Google also offers a tour for this museum, and you will have the feeling that you are actually walking through it!
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Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
All of you who are fans of the tragic but genius painter can now see his works up close by visiting his museum virtually. This is the largest collection of Vincent van Gogh's artwork, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings and over 750 personal letters.
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J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
You can find European art from as far back as the 8th century at this California art museum. See it with the help of a virtual tour and discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, statues, manuscripts and photographs.
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Uffizi Gallery, Florence
The art collection of one of the most famous Italian families, the Medici, awaits you in the Uffizi Gallery. The gallery was specially designed by Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I Medici in 1560, and today you can also take a (virtual) walk through it!
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MASP, São Paulo
The Museu de Arte de São Paulo is a non-profit and the first contemporary art museum in Brazil. Placed on transparent perspex frames, the artworks give the impression that they are simply floating in the air. Take a virtual tour and see this beauty for yourself.
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National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
Built in 1964, the museum is devoted to the archeology and history of Mexican heritage before the Spanish invasion. There are 23 exhibition rooms filled with ancient artifacts, including some from the Mayan civilization.
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Unfortunately, not all popular museums and galleries are included in the Google Arts & Culture project, but some museums have taken the initiative themselves and allow online visits. For example, The Louvre offered virtual tours on its website. So if you want to see even more museums, visit Google Arts & Culture or a Google service Street View.