Member-only story
Stuck At Home? 12 Museums You Can Visit From The Comfort Of Your Own Couch
At the moment, you are most likely stuck at home. I am too. You will probably have to stay locked in your place for a while. So what can you do to relieve the boredom?
Luckily today, technology brings us many more possibilities than what was available just a few years ago.
Our lives are virtual now. We work virtually, we keep in touch with friends and family virtually, so why not do cultural things virtually too?
I am a big museum buff, and decided to check whether any of the museums that I had visited in the past have any of their collections online. Turns out, most of the big museums can be visited virtually.
Of course, it’s not the same experience as actually being there, but it does satisfy your curiosity. It allows you to not only see some of the masterpieces that these museums house, but also to learn something about art, history, and nature in the process.
Below, I put together a list of some of my favorite museums, and the links to their virtual tours. Except for the Vatican Museum, I had visited all of them previously, and can vouch for their being quite exceptional.
As for the Vatican Museum, it was on the list for one of the trips that I had to cancel due to the current crisis…
