Do you enjoy visiting international museums but simply don’t have the budget for travelling to them? Or maybe your busy schedule on holiday doesn’t accommodate long visits to the local museums? Don’t fret, you can now take virtual tours in many world-renowned museums without ever having to leave your house, or even change out of your pajamas 😉

Le Louvre, Paris

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. 🇫🇷 Magnifique coucher de soleil sur le Louvre et sa pyramide 🌅 Merci @vuitor pour cette belle capture 😍 – 🌍 What a nice sunset over the Louvre and its pyramid! 🌅 Thanks @vuitor for this wonderful shot 👏🏻 . . . . #Louvre #LouvreMuseum #MuseeDuLouvre #InstaLouvre #LouvrePyramid #PyramideDuLouvre #IeohMingPei

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Undoubtedly one of the biggest and most famous museums in the world, Le Louvre needs over a full day if you’re to fully appreciate every corner of it. Lucky for us, it’s now possible to take a virtual visit of the iconic museum! Everything is included, from Ancient Egyptian Artefacts to the Galerie D’Apollon. More than just observation, the tour offers the ability to click on the various pieces and explore their history, origin and meaning.

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. 🇫🇷 Le Condottière vous souhaite une #BonneSemaine ! ✨ Cette œuvre d’Antonello de Messine, exécutée en 1475, est une des plus précieuses des collections des peintures italiennes de la Renaissance 🇮🇹 et une des plus intrigantes puisque l’identité du modèle n'est pas connue. 🤔 Les amateurs du XIXe siècle l’ont surnommé Le Condottière (mercenaire italien) en raison de la cicatrice qu’il porte à la lèvre supérieure. Récemment restauré, ce tableau dévoile les nuances subtiles des noirs qui composent le fond et le talent de coloriste d’Antonello. 🎨 Sa maîtrise technique se manifeste aussi dans le trompe-l’œil du papier déplié sur lequel il place sa signature. – 🌎 Il Condottiere wishes you a #GoodWeek! ✨ This work from Antonello de Messina executed in 1475 is one of the most valuable artworks from the Italian Renaissance collections. 🇮🇹 It’s one of the most intriguing too because the identity of the model is unknown. 🤔He was given “Il Condottiere” nickname (Italian mercenary) because of his upper lip scar. This recently restored painting reveals Antonello’s talent with the subtle nuances of the black tones from the background. 🎨 His perfect command can be appreciated with the illusion he created painting the unfolded paper on which he placed his signature. – 📸 © RMN – Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi . . . . #museedulouvre #louvre #louvremuseum

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The British Museum, London

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‘For as long as I can remember I have suffered from a deep feeling of anxiety which I have tried to express in my art. Without this anxiety and illness I would have been like a ship without a rudder’ – Edvard Munch. This self-portrait was made by Munch in 1895, and includes the morbid detail of a skeleton arm framing the bottom of the image. His mother and sister both died when he was still a child, and from a young age he was preoccupied with death and suffering. These strong emotions were expressed through his art – escalating from love to loss and tenderness to jealousy. We’re lifting the veil on the man behind ‘The Scream’ in our upcoming spring exhibition – find out more via the link in our bio. Supported by AKO Foundation. #MunchExhibition #Munch #EdvardMunch #prints #printmaking #Norway #Norwegian #art #Expressionism #TheScream #ModernArt #MunchMuseum

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With over 8 million pieces enclosed within its walls, the British Museum now offers a peek into its premises with a virtual tour. You can enjoy artefacts dating back centuries and take a guided voice tour all from the comforts of your own couch.

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Here’s a brilliant photo of the Great Court by @aga.gorniak. You can see the magnificent space lit up this evening – we’re open until 20.30! Share your photos with us by tagging the location📍🏛📸 #regram #repost #BritishMuseum #London #GreatCourt #photo #UK #photography

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

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“Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.”— Vasily Kandinsky, born on this day in 1866. More than any other 20th century painter, Kandinsky has been linked to the history of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Hilla Rebay—artist, art advisor, and the museum’s first director—promoted nonobjective painting above all other forms of abstraction, and was particularly inspired by the work and writing of Kandinsky. As a result, the Guggenheim collection contains more than 150 works by this single artist. #GuggenheimCollection __ Artwork: “Black Lines” (1913) #Guggenheim #Kandinsky #VasilyKandinsky

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Renowned for its exceptional exterior, the Guggenheim’s interior remains even more impressive. The museum makes some of its collections and exhibitions available online for students and people interested in exploring its masterpieces. Works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Jeff Koons, Piet Mondrian and Franz Marc are included in the tour.

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The work of two women artists, Hilma af Klint and R. H. Quaytman, currently on view in our rotunda, has challenged us to think about the history of modernist painting in new and vital ways. Follow along this week to discover abstract artists from the #GuggenheimCollection! #AbstractArtWeek __ When Hilma af Klint began creating radically abstract paintings in 1906, they were like little that had been seen before. Yet while many of her better-known contemporaries such as Vasily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian published manifestos and exhibited widely, af Klint kept her groundbreaking paintings largely private. She rarely exhibited them and, convinced the world was not yet ready to understand her work, stipulated that it not be shown for 20 years following her death. __ Artwork: "Group IV, The Ten Largest" (1907); Photo: David Heald #HilmaAfKlint #RHQuaytman #Guggenheim #AbstractArt

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington

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This #NationalFossilDay, think beyond the 🦖. Here's a sea 🐢 from Kansas. In the Cretaceous period, this giant turtle (Protostega gigas) swam in North America’s inland sea, which connected the Gulf of Mexico with the Arctic Ocean. It lived 83 to 81 million years ago and weighed more than 2,000 pounds. With a streamlined body and strong front flippers, it was a powerful swimmer. See it at @smithsoniannmnh when #DeepTime opens June 8.

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Proving free access to all, the Guggenheim is one of the most visited museums in the entire world. If you’re looking to save on the cost of the journey all the way to the American capital, then this tour was made for you. An engaging experience, virtually wandering the halls of the Smithsonian is made particularly fun as the viewers are welcomed upon ‘arrival’. Explore the breathtaking fossils of insects, extinct species and most of all dinosaurs!

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Seventy-six years ago, the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor. This amphibious seaplane—the Sikorsky JRS-1—is the only aircraft in our @airandspacemuseum that was there on Dec. 7, 1941. It's now on display at the museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.

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Dalí theatre, Catalonia

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"Since I was little I’ve been a daydreamer, so surrealism has always been my favorite thing to play around with.." – @lolagil

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If you’re a lover of painter Salvador Dali, there’s now no need to travel all the way to Spain to see his masterpieces. The Dali theatre, located in the city of Figueres, birthplace to Dali himself, is partially available to visit online! The museum includes rooms and exhibitions of the various stages in Dali’s life.

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This image is a burning open hand carried by a snail, the symbol of imagination over a body of water. Dali designed it as a symbol of the city and region of Valencia to accompany the Festival de las Fallas de Foc in Valencia in 1954. . . . Worldwide rights ©Salvador Dalí. Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí (Artists Rights Society), 2018.

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Vatican Museums, The Vatican

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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 👉The Last Judgment – 1541 👨‍🎨Michelangelo ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 🇻🇦Sistine Chapel ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #italia #beniculturali30 #italianpainter #r_a_d #painter #renaissance #volgoarte #storia #italianart #jesus #jesuschrist #christian #catholic #total_monuments #michelangelobuonarroti #creation #pittore #italianartist #religion #loves_monuments #art #miguelangel #Gesu #museivaticani #vaticanmuseum #vatican #vaticancity #vaticanmuseums — Ph: @daniel_novakowski

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The Vatican museums hold many major artworks and significant classical sculptures. We can all now see these mesmerizing pieces right from the comfort of our couch, online. Including the world-famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 👉 The Map of Hell / 1495 d.C. 👨‍🎨 Sandro #Botticelli 🇻🇦 Biblioteca Vaticana⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️ The Illustration of the Divine Comedy by Sandro Botticelli was performed in 100 parchments, each devoted to a song (Canto) of the Divine Comedy, housed today between Berlin and Rome. Of this colossal work the only complete drawing that survived is the "Map of Hell" here in the picture, in which the artist realized a fascinating global representation of Dante's Inferno: a large funnel, rich in architectural details and miniature figures that, along with the work, is a kind of modern film sequence that tells Dante's literary and philosophical journey. ▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️ #rome #italia #beniculturali30 #drawing #disegno #italy #paradise #painting #artwork #pittura #enfer #history #italianart #manuscript #dante #illustration #divinacommedia #engraving #inferno #hell #paradiso #artista #hölle #volgoarte #dantealighieri #infierno #judgement

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The National Museum of Computing, England

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Book now for our Winter Bytes Activities for kids! Running between Christmas and New years, we have a range of different activities that will keep the kids busy! Head over to here https://buff.ly/2SLD3Bl and join us here at the museum! #tnmoc #tech #kidsactivities #daysout #MK

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What if we took a little break from artworks and sculptures? Let’s instead take a tour in the National Museum of computing! This wonder is home to the oldest computer in the world, and is the perfect place to see exactly how this now indispensable technology has developed in the 50s 60s, and 70s up until the very first laptop.

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Book now for our Winter Bytes Activities for kids! Running between Christmas and New years, we have a range of different activities that will keep the kids busy! Head over to here https://buff.ly/2SLD3Bl and join us here at the museum! #tnmoc #tech #kidsactivities #daysout #MK

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The VR Museum of Fine Art, Nowhere

This virtual museum is an app that lives purely online! It combines some of the most famous pieces living in various museums worldwide, such as the Mona Lisa, the sculpture of David  or even the Terracota Army. The virtual space displays the artworks in impressive detail, you can even see the tiniest details on paintings from a distance!

A small confession: nothing beats physically visiting a museum and taking it all in in person, but truth be told, a virtual visit is definitely better than no visit at all!