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Antikythera Mechanism

Antikythera Mechanism The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek analog computer and mechanical model of the solar system used to predict planetary...
11:35 2 April 2020

“The Doge’s Palace” by Claude Monet

The Doges Palace by Claude Monet The Doges Palace by Claude Monet depicts the Venician leaders palace,  bathed in warm light, and painted fr...
11:08 2 April 2020

“The City Rises” by Umberto Boccioni

The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni was his first major Futurist work. Boccioni portrays the construction of a new b...
6:17 2 April 2020

A Virtual Tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art – MET

A Virtual Tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art – MET The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City is the largest art museum in the United States....
5:55 2 April 2020

Prado Museum

Prado Museum Virtual Tour The Prado Museum is Spans National Art Museum and one of the worlds finest collections of European art, dating from the 12t...
4:33 2 April 2020

Jewish Museum in Prague

Jewish Museum in Prague Virtual Tour The Jewish Museum in Prague is a museum of Jewish heritage in the Czech Republic. Its collection includes about ...
4:02 2 April 2020

“The Generosity of Scipio” by Jean II Restout

The Generosity of Scipio by Jean II Restout The Generosity of Scipio by Jean II Restout depicts a famous story about the Roman general Scipio during h...
10:47 1 April 2020

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper Virtual Tour Edward Hopper (1882 –  1967) was an American realist painter and printmaker. While he is best known for his oil paint...
8:51 1 April 2020

National Museum of Wildlife Art

National Museum of Wildlife Art Virtual Tour The National Museum of Wildlife Art preserves and exhibits wildlife art. The Museum is located amid a wi...
2:30 1 April 2020

“The Scapegoat” by William Holman Hunt

The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt shows a white goat with a red cloth between its horns. The goat stands on th...
1:28 1 April 2020

“Eight Bells” by Winslow Homer

Eight Bells by Winslow Homer Eight Bells by Winslow Homer depicts two sailors determining their ships latitude. It is one of Homers best-known paintin...
0:52 1 April 2020

King Alfred’s Jewel

King Alfred’s Jewel The Alfred Jewel is an Anglo-Saxon goldsmithing work made of enamel and quartz enclosed in gold. It has been dated to the lat...
0:27 1 April 2020

Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit Institute of Arts Virtual Tour The Detroit Institute of Arts has one of the largest art collections in the United States. With over 100 galle...
23:26 31 March 2020

Changi Flag

Changi Flag This treasured flag initially flew over the Sultans palace in Johore, the most southern state in Malaya, in 1941.  In late January 19...
13:48 31 March 2020

Mission San José

Mission San José Virtual Tour Mission San José is a historic Catholic mission founded in 1720 because Mission San Antonio de Valero, today called The...
8:44 31 March 2020

Louvre Museum

Louvre Museum Virtual Tour The Louvre or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre) is one of the worlds largest museums and a historic monument in ...
3:11 31 March 2020

“Broken Obelisk” by Barnett Newman

Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman Broken Obelisk by Barnett Newman is a sculpture that fuses the universal symbols of ancient Egypt, the pyramid, and t...
2:42 31 March 2020

Bangkok National Museum

Bangkok National Museum Virtual Tour The Bangkok National Museum is the main museum of the National Museums in Thailand and also the largest museum i...
12:31 30 March 2020

“Portrait of Lady Meux” by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Harmony in Pink and Grey by James Abbott McNeill Whistler Harmony in Pink and Grey by James Abbott McNeill Whistler is one of several full-length Port...
12:15 30 March 2020

“Flaming June” by Frederic Leighton

Flaming June by Frederic Leighton Flaming June by Frederic Leighton portrays a classical Greek figure of a sleeping maiden or nymph influenced by Gree...
9:15 30 March 2020

Wellington, New Zealand Museums

Museums in Wellington, New Zealand Virtual Tour Wellington is New Zealands capital city located at the south-western tip of the North Islan...
6:38 30 March 2020

“The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” by Grant Wood

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood depicts the American patriot Paul Revere during his midn...
23:42 29 March 2020

Venus of Brassempouy

Venus of Brassempouy The Venus of Brassempouy is an ivory figurine created about 25,000 years ago and is one of the earliest known realistic represent...
13:01 29 March 2020

“After the Bath, Woman Drying Herself” by Edgar Degas (National Gallery, London)

After the Bath, Woman Drying Herself by Edgar Degas After the Bath, Woman Drying Herself by Edgar Degas depicts a woman sitting on white towels spread...
12:16 29 March 2020

Lovis Corinth

Lovis Corinth Virtual Tour Lovis Corinth (1858 – 1925) was a German artist whose work realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism. C...
11:36 29 March 2020

“Netherlandish Proverbs” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Dutch Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel, the Elder is also called Dutch Proverbs. It depicts a scene in wh...
10:13 29 March 2020

“The Beloved” by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Beloved by Dante Gabriel Rossetti The Beloved by Dante Gabriel Rossetti was inspired by the biblical Song of Solomon. It tells the story of a youn...
12:10 28 March 2020

“Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant” by Benjamin West

Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant by Benjamin West Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant by Benjamin...
11:09 28 March 2020

Irish Proverbs and Quotes

Irish Proverbs and Quotes Irish Proverbs are a traditional and straightforward saying that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience. Some...
3:20 28 March 2020

Moses by Michelangelo

Moses by Michelangelo Moses, by Michelangelo, depicts the biblical figure of Moses with horns on his head. It is based on a description in chapter 34 ...
10:50 27 March 2020