Activities and Inspiration: Museums

We’re scouring the web for free and low cost resources related to museums, We hope you’ll find these resources to be a respite for you and yours as you hunker down at home. Please let us know if you have any to share!

Misc

VR of Rebuilt Roman Cities (for purchase)

https://www.romereborn.org/content/roman-forum

Paris Museums Put Artwork Online

https://kottke.org/20/01/paris-museums-put-100000-images-online-for-unrestricted-public-use?fbclid=IwAR1pijVYRih04w3Yzhme93-wgaCRNdy4-Zd4UNmA0mgJQN1AyihM0ec1QJ0

Another List of Museums / Art Tours

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/on-coronavirus-lockdown-the-top-online-museum-and-art-tours

Italian Museums

https://anamericaninrome.com/wp/2020/03/italy-museums-visit-for-free-online/?fbclid=IwAR0d6EszkSSlkP6_N2uE2zesTl3tJx_WnDIMDg98Gpuv7cRmWFwxph5bIxI

Art
Google Arts and Culture Museum Collections (2500 Museums)

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en

Salvador Dali Museum Virtual Tour

https://www.salvador-dali.org/en/museums/dali-theatre-museum-in-figueres/visita-virtual/

Met Museum’s Online Features and Collections

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features

Rijks Museum (Amsterdam)

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/rijksmuseum

Benaki Museum of Athens, Greece

https://www.benaki.org/index.php?lang=en

Picasso Museum of Barcelona

http://courtyard.museupicassobcn.org/

The British Museum

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-british-museum

The Louvre Virtual Tours (Several to choose from)

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

Museum of Modern Art (NYC)

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/moma-the-museum-of-modern-art

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-portrait-gallery?hl=en

Guggenheim’s Online Collection

https://www.guggenheim.org/collection-online

Museo Frida Kahlo, Mexico

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/museo-frida-kahlo

National Gallery of Art in Washington DC

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/national-gallery-of-art-washington-dc?hl=en

New Art Online: The New Museum

https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/online

History
The Museum of Rural English Life

https://merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/online-exhibitions/

Museum of Food and Drink Online Series: At The Table

https://www.mofad.org/online-video-series

Winchester Mystery House Tours

https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/video-tour/

National Palace Museum of Taiwan

https://tech2.npm.edu.tw/720vr/museumen/views.html

New York History Museum: Videos

https://www.nyhistory.org/media/video

Women’s History Online Exhibits

https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour

https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/

Space
National Museum of the United States Air Force Virtual Tour / Online Collections

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/

NASA Full Image Collection Available Online FREE

https://images.nasa.gov/