Virtual Museums

Museums to Visit Virtually:

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza: The museum is one of Madrid's "Big Three" cultural institutions. From interviews with artists to live restorations, students can explore their extensive collection of videos, virtual tours and other multimedia projects.

https://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssenmultimedia

The Anne Frank House: The Amsterdam museum offers an extensive selection of educational materials to learn more about WWII, the Holocaust and prejudice. Resources include a digital lesson about Anne Frank, a decision making game that deals with discrimination and film clips where student share their own experiences with exclusion and discrimination.

https://www.annefrank.org/en/education/

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Take an audio tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic building. Students will learn unexpected facets of the building's history and design from "99% Invisible" podcast host Roman Mars and museum staff.

https://soundcloud.com/guggenheimmuseum/sets/hear-the-buildings-story

London National Gallery: “Teachers’ Notes” provide useful background information about paintings from the collection, with suggestions on how to use the paintings as a teaching tool. The notes are downloadable PDFs and offer questions that could be used for discussion with students.

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/learning/teachers-and-schools/teachers-notes

National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City: Using Sketchfab, students can explore artifacts from the museum’s collections in digital 3D format. Students can zoom in on the artifact and learn more about the details of each item.

https://sketchfab.com/mna_inah

The de Young Museum: Get Smart with Art is an interdisciplinary curriculum package that increases visual literacy, historical knowledge (grades 4th-12th), and expository writing skills. These resources include an image gallery as well as an object information sheet that provides students with a closer look at the artifacts.

https://deyoung.famsf.org/education/k-12-students/curriculum-supported-visits/get-smart-art

The Louvre: The museum’s "Closer Look" interactive multimedia modules allow students to see the details of an artwork through a magnifying glass, while commentaries and animations give them its historical and artistic background.

https://www.louvre.fr/en/oal

MCN (Museum Computer Network) has compiled "The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections." Check it out here: https://mcn.edu/a-guide-to-virtual-museum-resources/