While staying at home and practicing safe social distancing are the best courses of action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, it doesnt mean we have to miss out on cultural landmarks around the world. Thanks to theGoogle Arts & Culture Project, from New York Citys Museum of Modern Art, to Rijks Museum in Amsterdam, here are 6 museums you can tour right now from home.
MoMA, New York
The first museum founded to showcase modern art,The Museum of Modern Artin New York has been doing just that for more than 90 years. From Picasso to Van Gogh, the MoMA is home to incredible pieces of history from the world of contemporary art.
Museo Frida Kahlo, Mexico City
TourLa Casa Azul, the former home of world-renowned artist Frida Kahlo and current home to the museum honoring her life and legacy. Visible here are not only works from Kahlo, but also numerous personal belongings including her clothing and a body cast she famously painted while ill.
Muse dOrsay, Paris
On display at theMuse dOrsay, youll discover famous works from French artists who lived and worked between 1848 and 1914. Paintings by Monet, Gauguin, and Czanne among others are featured on this Parisienne art tour.
La Galleria Nazionale, Rome
With just about 500 of its approximately 20,000 artworks digitized for this virtual tour,La Galleria Nazionalein Rome features everything from antiquities to seminal pieces representing the Futurist and Surrealist art movements.
Georgia OKeeffe Museum, Santa Fe
Honoring one of Americas preeminent artists, theGeorgia OKeeffe Museumsettled in the same New Mexican desert she once called home. It is dedicated to enriching visitors in the incredible legacy left by the late artist with its collection of her paintings; of which 30 can be viewed online.
Rijks Museum, Amsterdam
One of the more thoroughly digitized experiences isRijks Museumin Amsterdam. With over 145,000 works available to view virtually, enjoy incredible works from artists like Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Verspronck, to name a few.
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