A number of the world’s biggest museums and art galleries are offering virtual tours of their collections in a bid to keep culture alive during the coronavirus pandemic.
If you are already on your third run rewatching Friends, it might be time for a change in your digital scenery.
Google Arts and Culture is a platform that houses the some of the most famous artworks on the planet from over 2000 galleries all over the globe.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, New York
The Guggenheim museum is as equally known for its groundbreaking architecture as it is for the artwork that it houses.
Erected in the 1970s, the cylindrical building is currently hosting artwork by subversive American fine-art photographer Catherine Opie.
Other talents, including conceptual artist Glenn Ligon, are also showing at the famed Manhattan gallery.
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands boasts the largest collection of artwork by Vincent Van Gogh.
Over 200 paintings, 500 drawings and 750 letters by the infamous painter himself – this gallery is required viewing for art aficionados everywhere.
MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Contemporary art fans rejoice.
MoMA is known for cutting edge, modern and engaging art but it also houses some of the most famous artwork in the world.
Monet’s Water Lilies, Van Gogh’s The Starry Night and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon can be found at MoMA, alongside work from Andy Warhol and Cindy Sherman.
Acropolis Museum, Athens
Head back to 525 BC with this digital collection of ancient Greek artefacts.
The museum houses every artefact discovered on the Acropolis rock – from Greek Bronze Age to Byzantine Greece.
Since the building was re-opened after renovations in 2009, it has welcomed over four million visitors.
Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris
This gallery showcases some of Claude Monet’s biggest artworks.
A little known fact is that collections in Orangerie were chosen and arranged by Monet himself.
Enjoy a baguette on the couch as you click through this quiet Parisian gallery that features works by Renoir, Picasso, Rousseau, Matisse, Derain and Modigliani.
Art or animals?
Back home, zoos all over the country have begun live-streaming their enclosures to the public in a bid to brighten the days of those stuck at home.
Zoos Victoria has given viewers an inside look into the daily lives of penguins, lions, giraffes and most importantly, the adorable newborn snow leopard cubs.
Since the actual enclosures are much bigger than what the camera shows, Zoos Victoria recommends coming back a little later if the enclosures look empty.
This is perfect viewing for bored kids and adults who are “working” from home.
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