20 Museums You Can Visit Online
Take virtual tours of some of the most incredible museums around the world
Thanks to museum experts, historians, curators, and photographers around the world, we are able to go online and visit art and history collections on show in the greatest museums each continent has to offer.
This round-up includes museums from across the globe that allow you to take a virtual tour of their rooms and collections via their websites or as a collaboration with Google Arts & Culture. Get to know 20 museums virtually by embracing 360 technology or learning the stories of the pieces they have on display. Enjoy!
Museo Del Prado (Spain)
Visit the collections on display at the Museo Del Prado by time period, author, materials, art school, topic, or technique. Each piece has its own detailed information card.
Museo Nacional Reina Sofía (Spain)
The Madrid museum offers audio and video files so that you can immerse yourself in art history and learn all about their most-visited pieces.
The British Museum (United Kingdom)
Explore the rich heritage of the vast collections and galleries this museum has to offer, housing more than 2000 years of art and civilization. You can see around 5000 pieces.
Tate Modern (United Kingdom)
Get to know Tate Modern’s contemporary art collection. It has an archive containing around 22,000 pieces by 4000 artists and is divided by schools, artists, and techniques.
The National Museum of Computing (United Kingdom)
For a truly virtual experience, get to know the site of this museum, where virtual and augmented reality cameras allow you to experiment with virtual environments dedicated to the history of computing.
The Louvre (France)
Visit the rooms and galleries of The Louvre online, as well as its facades. You will find collections of Egyptian art as well as paintings and objects from the reign of Louis XIV. You will discover around 1300 pieces.
Vatican Museums (Vatican City)
Through its online catalog, you can see hundreds of pieces from the museum’s vast collections, including Etruscan art, tapestries, and contemporary and Christian art.
The Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)
Learn all about the Dutch Golden Age via an impressive collection of almost 165,000 pieces, including works by Vermeer and Rembrandt.
Guggenheim Museum (USA)
Learn everything there is to know about the 1700 pieces by 635 artists on display at the Guggenheim Museum. Discover its contemporary art, Asian art, and international art collections.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (USA)
Go on a virtual tour of the museum’s room, and get right up close to objects on display–some of which have been captured in very high resolution. You will uncover information about over 10 thousand pieces and experience panoramic and 360 views.
Getty Museum (USA)
Explore the Getty Museum’s collection of European and Asian art, including paintings, drawings, manuscripts, decorative arts, and European, Asian, and American photography. You will also discover interesting audio and video resources.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA)
As well as being able to see its collections of ancient, modern, and contemporary art in detail, in this playlist you will also be able to enjoy 360 videos exploring the building’s interiors. Just drag your cursor over the details you want to observe.
National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)
Discover the artworks, sculptures, tools, and cultures of the first Mexican communities, including the Mexicas and the Mayans. Inside the web browser, you will find filters for culture, regions, and techniques.
Botero Museum (Colombia)
Explore up to 6000 Colombian and international artworks, as well as those by Fernando Botero, which are available online. You will also be able to discover collections of coins, stamps, instruments, and manuscripts.
The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Brazil)
This museum of visual arts centers on Brazilian art from the XIX century to the present day. You can view around 600 pieces from its collection online.
Tokyo National Museum (Japan)
Tour the virtual exhibition that this museum has to offer, showcasing collections of paintings, sculptures, architecture, ceramics, spades, textiles, and much more from the realm of Japanese art.
The Long Museum (China)
Founded by a pair of art collectors, this museum houses an expansive collection of traditional, modern, and contemporary Chinese art. It includes artifacts, ceramics, calligraphy, ink, paper, and much more. You can explore around 400 pieces.
Barjeel Art Foundation (United Arab Emirates)
Discover around a thousand pieces from Sultán Sooud Al Qassemi’s personal art collection, which centers on cultural heritage and Arab art. You can search for pieces and collections using filters for countries and artists.
The Johannesburg Art Gallery (South Africa)
This museum contains one of the greatest collections of Sub-Saharan African modern and contemporary art. It houses collections of drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture, and installation, as well as presenting online exhibitions of artworks by LGBT artists and work exploring racial equality.
Melbourne Museum (Australia)
Take a look at the multiple learning resources and audiovisual content from the biggest museum in the southern hemisphere. You will be able to explore its collections by topic, author, time period or medium. This museum specializes in anthropology and natural history.
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