HAVE social distancing and travel restrictions left you feeling a little uninspired? Well thanks to virtual tours, you can still feed your creativity by virtually travelling to some of the world’s best museums and galleries.
While physical locations may be closed or difficult to travel to at the moment, many attractions have opened their virtual doors. So, you can continue to be inspired by the amazing exhibits and architecture.
The researchers here at Heal’s https://www.heals.com/blog/best-virtual-interiors-architecture-tours/ have compiled a list of the best virtual tours with artists and designers in mind to reignite their creative juices.
Art lovers can view thousands of paintings, sculptures, installations, and new work online – many in minute detail – as well as explore the museums themselves. Plus, many allow viewers to get closer to art than they could do in real life.
So, enter full-screen mode and get those creative juices flowing and start your art adventure.
• The National Gallery, London, UK
The National Gallery has three virtual tours that allow you to step inside the Gallery and explore one of the greatest collections of paintings, from the comfort of your home. You can experience the Gallery in virtual reality through your desktop, phone or VR headset.
The virtual tour at the Royal Academy of Arts allows users to explore the gallery’s ‘Sensing Spaces’ exhibition. Each gallery showcases the space, providing a historical document of the exhibition. This enables the gallery to expand the reach of their exhibitions to people who cannot attend due to distance, cost or accessibility.
- Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA
The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of art dating from the eighth through to the 21st century. The collection includes European paintings, drawings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian, and American photography. - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in three iconic sites in New York City – The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people can now also take part in The Met experience online. - High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA
The High Museum of Art is the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. With more than 15,000 works of art in its permanent collection. You can choose between four virtual tour collections that are available online. From photography of the civil rights movement to Bill Traylor’s drawings of people, animals, and events. - Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, USA
The Detroit Institute of Arts has been a beacon of culture for the Detroit area for well over a century. Founded in 1885, the collection is among the top six in the United States. Its collection features a multicultural and multinational survey of human creativity from prehistory through to the 21st century. To get your creative juices flowing, the institute has four virtual tours to explore, including oil paintings and sculptures. - Street Art, Online Museum, Global
Google Arts & Culture now allows you to visually discover the history, location, and creators of street art from around the world. Browse public art with a spotlight on major cities like Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and more. There’s plenty to see here so get excited to hit the virtual streets. - The Frick Collection, New York City, USA
The Frick Collection is recognized as a premier museum and research centre. It is known for its distinguished Old Master paintings and outstanding examples of European sculpture and decorative arts. The virtual tour allows you to explore every room and floor in the museum and get closer to the artwork than you ever could in person. The tour is also interactive so you can click on a piece of artwork that sparks your interest and you’ll be directed to a page detailing the history of the piece. - MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art), New York, USA
You can now access one of New York City’s most influential museums, The MoMA, right from your computer screen. You can enjoy over 100 of the museum’s famous artworks, including modern and contemporary art thanks to Google Arts & Culture. - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has a collection that exemplifies the breadth, richness, and diversity of artistic expression, from prehistoric times to modern-day. Explore radical geometric shapes to an in-depth look at 21st-century designer fashion. - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
This online collection features more than 1,700 artworks from over 600 artists. This is a searchable database, so if there’s a particular piece you’d like to see to get your creativity flowing you can search by name. - Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Part of Google’s Art and Culture Network, the tour takes you through the Van Gogh Museum allowing you to view the artworks up close – much closer than you ever could in person.
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