After the COVID-19 pandemic, many world museums opened their doors to the public. Now you can see the world's masterpieces, literally without getting up from the couch and practicing your English.
👍 Let's take a look at 8 popular online museums:
1️⃣ Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum, located in Greece, features European and Asian works of art dating back to prehistoric times. In addition to its huge art collection, Benaki also offers audio tours for some of its major exhibits.
2️⃣ The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
The largest art museum in the western United States offers virtual tours. Watch video tours of the museum, listen to soundtracks and live recordings, and learn through online resources and courses.
3️⃣ The Louvre
One of the largest museums is the Louvre. Explore rare Egyptian artifacts, iconic paintings, the beautiful structure of the building, and more with the 360-degree view feature.
4️⃣ Metropolitan Museum of Art’s #MetKids
The Metropolitan has developed #MetKids for children. It is possible to include a fun interactive map, a "time machine" search function, informational and educational videos.
5️⃣ Musée d’Orsay
Here you can explore the history of art with the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces from famous artists such as Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh.
6️⃣ The Museum of the World
The British Museum and Google Cultural Institute have teamed up to create the Museum of the World. The British Museum's digital art collection allows you to travel back in time, starting from 2,000,000 years BC.
7️⃣ The National Gallery of Art
In the museum you will find video tours of exhibitions, detailed reviews of the best works, educational resources, pre-recorded lectures by artists and curators.
8️⃣ Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum is a museum in the Netherlands that contains an online collection of over 160,000 exhibits. Their digital collection is not only incredibly rich, but also one of the most exciting online collections to date.
💬 Watching or listening to something in the original is always more interesting than in translation. When it comes to art, there are many nuances that can only be grasped by listening to the original English speech.
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