Art galleries and museums

Visit online

British Museum, London

The UK capital’s famed museum has hooked up with Google Arts & Culture, to offer an interactive tour. Wander through time and click on different artefacts to see them up close, read up on their history, and hear more information with an audio guide. https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/

Le Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Louvre, the world’s largest art and antiques museum, where you can now learn something of the phenomenal collection via a number of virtual tours, charting everything from Egyptian antiquities to the Galerie d’Apollon

https://louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Rijksmuseum is one of Amsterdam’s most popular attractions has launched a new interactive experience, From home - Rijksmuseum that allows you to virtually visit the home of Rembrandt’s The Nightwatch and Vermeer’s The Milkmaid.

Central Park, New York

NYC’s green centrepiece is available to tour online. Not only does it show you the sites, it also comes with a guide who talks you through significant events in Central Park’s history as you “travel” from the West 72nd entrance.

https://youvisit.com/tour/centralpark

Pinacoteca di Brera – Milano - https://pinacotecabrera.org

Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze - https://www.uffizi.it/mostre-virtuali

Musei Vaticani – Rome - http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/it/collezioni/catalogo-online.html

Museo Archeologic - Athenes - https://www.namuseum.gr/en/collections/

Prado Museum - Madrid - https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-works

Metropolitan Museum - New York - https://artsandculture.google.com/explore

Hermitage - San Petersburg - Virtual Visit (hermitagemuseum.org)

National Gallery of art - Washington https://www.nga.gov/index.html

Other Virtual Tours (Museums)

https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours