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North Carolina Museum of Art

North Carolina Museum of Art Virtual Tour The North Carolina Museum of Art opened in 1956 as the first significant museum collection in America to be...
1:37 8 April 2020

Jacksonville, Florida Museums

Museums in Jacksonville, Florida Virtual Tour Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida and is centered on the banks of the St. Johns River north o...
1:01 8 April 2020

“Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness” by Caravaggio

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Caravaggio Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Caravaggio depicts the cousin of Jesus who baptized...
20:44 7 April 2020

Coptic Pendant Crosses

Coptic Pendant Crosses Coptic Pendant Crosses have been worn by Ethiopians, like other Christians, as a visual symbol of their faith for over 1,600 ye...
12:40 7 April 2020

Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace Virtual Tour Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace which is located upstream of central London on the River Thames. The palace ...
12:01 7 April 2020

Kansas City, Missouri Museums

Museums in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its...
11:42 7 April 2020

Munich Museums

Museums in Munich, Germany Virtual Tour Munich is the capital of Bavaria, and it is the third-largest city of Germany after Berlin and Hamburg, as we...
7:52 7 April 2020

Ceramic Pillow with Landscape Scenes

Ceramic Pillow with Landscape Scenes This porcelain pillow was made nearly 800 years ago by members of the Zhang family who are among the few pot...
2:54 7 April 2020

Ceramic Tile from Iran

Building Ceramic Tile, Iran 13th 14th Century This rectangular quartz frit tile is from Iran and was created in the 13th 14th Century. The relief sh...
0:50 7 April 2020

“Sappho and Alcaeus” by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Sappho and Alcaeus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema Sappho and Alcaeus by Lawrence Alma-Tadema depicts the poet Alcaeus of Mytilene playing the kithara for the...
12:55 6 April 2020

George Caleb Bingham

George Caleb Bingham Virtual Tour George Caleb Bingham (1811 – 1879) was an American artist, soldier, and politician. He was elected as a delegate to...
10:11 6 April 2020

“The Verdict of the People” by George Caleb Bingham

  The Verdict of the People by George Caleb Bingham The Verdict of the People by George Caleb Bingham is the last painting of Binghams Election S...
10:03 6 April 2020

Desdemona from Othello by Frederic Leighton

Desdemona by Frederic Leighton Desdemona by Frederic Leighton depicts the Venetian beauty from William Shakespeares play Othello which was written in ...
12:32 5 April 2020

“Symphony in White, No. 1” by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Symphony in White, No. 1 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler Symphony in White, No. 1 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler shows a woman in full figure stand...
10:21 5 April 2020

“The Annunciation” by Duccio

“The Annunciation” by Duccio “The Annunciation” by Duccio shows the angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive and become...
12:42 4 April 2020

The Wright Flyer

The Wright Flyer The Wright Flyer was the first successful powered aircraft, and its flight marks the beginning of the pioneer era of aviation. It was...
10:45 4 April 2020

“A Bar at the Folies-Bergère” by Édouard Manet

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris.&nb...
10:02 4 April 2020

Shawabti of King Senkamanisken

Shawabti of King Senkamanisken The Shawabti of King Senkamanisken is a funerary figurine for Senkamanisken, who was a Nubian king, ruling from 64...
8:08 4 April 2020

“Tristan and Isolde” by John Duncan

Tristan and Isolde by John Duncan Tristan and Isolde by John Duncan depicts the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Isolde sharing a love po...
3:03 4 April 2020

Alaska State Museum

Alaska State Museum Virtual Tour The Alaska State Museum was established in 1900 as the Historical Library and Museum for the District of Alaska. The...
1:51 4 April 2020

Lord Howe’s Action

Lord Howes Action by Philip James de Loutherbourg Lord Howes Action by Philip James de Loutherbourg is also known as the Glorious First of June and de...
0:17 4 April 2020

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower by James Anthony Wills Dwight D. Eisenhower by James Anthony Wills depicts the American career-soldier who served as the 34th pre...
21:58 3 April 2020

Buenos Aires Museums

 Museums in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires which means fair winds is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. Buenos Aires is a leading touris...
11:32 3 April 2020

“The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli

The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli depicts the goddess Venus emerging from the sea after her birth fully ...
9:24 3 April 2020

Heard Museum

Heard Museum Virtual Tour The Heard Museum is focused on American Indian art with exhibitions of traditional and contemporary art by American Indian ...
2:36 3 April 2020

Prehistoric Deer Skull Headdresses

Prehistoric Deer Skull Headdresses This Prehistoric Deer Skull Headdress is over 11,000 years old. It was discovered at Star Carr, which is a Mesolith...
2:02 3 April 2020

“Sunflowers” by Vincent van Gogh

Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, was painted in 1888 and is one of four sunflower paintings in his Arles Sunflowers seri...
2:01 3 April 2020

“The Wedding Dance” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Wedding Dance by Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Wedding Dance by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, depicts wedding guests at a village wedding at the time o...
23:18 2 April 2020

Queensland Art Gallery

Queensland Art Gallery Virtual Tour The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) is an art museum located in the Queensland Cultural Centre and is complemented b...
12:38 2 April 2020

African Face Mask

African Face Mask Kpeliyee This African Face Mask, known as Kpeliyee, features an oval face with geometric projections at the sides. Raised and incis...
12:30 2 April 2020