Dozens of experiences around history and art are knocking at your door! Enjoy virtual tours, live conversations with curators, digitalized collections and much more.

Art is also joining the online universe. Today, thanks to various platforms that use technologies such as 360-degree panoramic images, interactive videos or digitalization of works in the highest quality, museum lovers do not have to take a flight to a distant city to appreciate their favorite works from the history of art or the most significant records of the world's heritage up close.

Just use the arrow keys on your keyboard and mouse to navigate through the rooms and immerse yourself in the collections of various museum institutions around the world! We invite you to not let distance be an excuse to discover, experience, contemplate and learn about artistic manifestations from home, in times of contingency or simply in moments of leisure. How about venturing to visit these ten museums virtually?

1. Louvre Museum, Paris

Of course: this list could not miss the most visited one on the planet, home of the emblematic Mona Lisa, by Leonardo Da Vinci. When browsing the web page At the Louvre you can find guided tours of its rooms, commented works and a series of stories and anecdotes unique to the museum, led by Dominique-Vivant Denon, who was its first director and comes to life in an interactive game called Tales of Museum. In addition, enjoy four Virtual tours for exhibits ranging from Egyptian antiquities to medieval art.

2. Vatican Museum, Rome

The European continent is rich in cloisters in which art and history are the protagonists, but there is one that, in addition to being a museum, represents an institution, in fact, a sovereign state: the Vatican. Each of the facades that build this city is a work of art in itself and, fortunately, it is not necessary to travel there to contemplate it. In this section, the Vatican has made available high-quality virtual tours that allow you to appreciate spaces such as the Sistine Chapel or the Necropolis of the Via Triumphalis. A tip that you will surely appreciate: don't forget to look up when you explore them!

3. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

If you are interested in the life of this artist with agitated brushstrokes and a complex mind, you will surely find paradise with the immersion in his universe that the Dutch museum offers you to experience from home: through these videos you can take a 4K tour of his collection, immerse yourself in his mind by reading the transcription of the letters he wrote. wrote during his lifetime y observe in detail his works, classified according to their artistic moments and in high definition.

4. American Museum of Natural History, New York

More than 33 million specimens and artifacts inhabit this facility dedicated to research and science. Also using the Google Arts & Culture platform, this museum exhibits virtually almost 2.200 items in its collection. Discover them according to their taxonomic classification or through the three proposed curatorships. If you want to explore the spaces at your own pace, take advantage of the fact that this platform also offers the possibility of a 360-degree visit through Google Street View.

5. MoMA, New York

The Museum of Modern Art in New York also has a profile on Google where he exhibits several pieces from the contemporary era! You can complement this information with his Espaitec's in conjunction with the BBC, its proposals for artistic activities to do with the family inspired by works from their collection, the courses online exhibition of modern and contemporary art, and, starting April 9, the virtual tours guided by their teams of curators.

6. MET, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's online resources are diverse, extensive, and comprehensive. This is, without a doubt, a must-see for art that has managed to migrate to the digital world. Enjoy 360-degree tours, educational timelines, audio guides in several languages, conversations between curators, artists, photographers, and musicians, behind-the-scenes videos of the conservation cellars, and more than 200.800 high-quality digitized works in This space, dedicated exclusively to the museum's virtual content.

7. Prado Museum, Madrid

#PradoContigo: this is what the renowned Spanish museum promises on its social networks and you only need to visit its web page to realize that it is true. It is no coincidence that in the last month visits to its site have increased by 258%! It is possible to create and share your own tours, listen to lectures and have an augmented reading of the works and artists thanks to a sophisticated Artificial Intelligence system that allows to provide searches with historical context. If you want to discover the treasures of its collection: go ahead! You will have 18.391 results to entertain and learn.

8. Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacan

“Frida and Diego lived in this house. 1929 – 1954”… Tour the gardens, the rooms, the kitchen and the studio of “The Blue House” and deciphers, through each object in the Mexican artist's intimate universe, the intense relationship that exists between her, her work and the walls in which she lived.

9. Museo Larco, Lima

With a miniseries, this museum brings its heritage to the screens of each user. There are fifteen unpublished chapters, each of two minutes, which aim to discover the legacy of the ancient Andean worldviews. Each installment is done through its social media and is complemented with additional information, virtual galleries, guest lectures and family activities published on its website. web page.

10. MAMM, Medellin

The Museum of Modern Art in Medellín, Colombia, completely virtualized one of its temporary exhibitions in which medicine and art come together to reflect on today's bodies and societies. Take a walk through the rooms and deepen your reflections with the resource of the reasoned cards of each of the works. In addition to this, in its site offers film series, playlists and tutorials with local artists on activities to do at home.

The museum you dream of visiting isn't on this list? Follow their social media! Chances are they're sharing content, doing live streams, and spreading part of their collection. The digital world is filled with art and culture!

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