“You don’t need an art degree or highbrow credentials to make the most out of a trip to an art museum. Viewing art, even if you know nothing about what you’re looking at, can be good for your brain and help you develop better communication skills,” writes Micaela Marini Higgs […]
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Check out these virtual tours of museums around the world
Top-tier institutions around the world have vast online archives, meaning you can take a digital stroll through art history wearing just your pants (or even less if you really want). From ogling Parisian Impressionist works in the Musée d’Orsay to a lesson in ancient Greece from Athens’ Benaki Museum to a voyeuristic archive of ex-lovers’ relics […]
Read MoreBored at Home? Here’s a Massive List of Museums, Zoos, and Theme Parks Offering Virtual Tours
“Walk” through some of the world’s most prestigious cultural institutions, like The Met and The American Museum of Natural History, then go for a “ride” on Disney’s new Frozen rollercoaster with the kids. And regardless of your age, we think everyone will enjoy some live footage of pandas playing at the zoo!
Read MoreLesson of the Day: ‘Now Virtual and in Video, Museum Websites Shake Off the Dust’
As the coronavirus pandemic keeps arts institutions closed across the globe, museums are getting creative about presenting their work online and their websites are posting traffic numbers that were once unimaginable.
Read More11 Digital Art and Design Exhibitions to Get Lost In From Home
Museums and galleries around the world are finding innovative ways to translate their exhibitions online for viewers everywhere to discover at home
Read MoreNew York’s Star Attractions Are Reopening. Here’s What You Need to Know
With limited capacity and other Covid-19 restrictions now in place at the city’s most beloved landmarks, locals and visitors are finding an unexpected upside to the ‘new normal’—plenty of elbow room. Plus: From Chicago to Memphis, live music moves outdoors for the fall.
Read MoreBuilding a museum of museums on the web – Amit Sood
Imagine being able to see artwork in the greatest museums around the world without leaving your chair. Driven by his passion for art, Amit Sood tells the story of how he developed Art Project to let people do just that.
Read MoreTake on a ‘secret operation sleepover’ at DC’s International Spy Museum
The International Spy Museum is allowing guests to experience its exhibits outside of regular admission hours with family-friendly experiences that include an after-hours private tour or a full overnight sleepover in the museum from 7.30pm to 9am. Both experiences come with a dinner, free spy kits for each member to help with […]
Read MoreSept. 11 Museum Reopens to Public After 6-Month Shutdown
The 9/11 Memorial Museum has opened to the public for the first time since cultural institutions across New York City shut down six months ago to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The museum at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan first reopened to family members only on […]
Read MoreSmithsonian retools for post-COVID visitor tech
As it prepares to welcome social distancing visitors once it reopens, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is developing a strategy to convert elements of its in-person interactive exhibits to mobile apps, said Rayvn Manuel, senior application developer at the museum.
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