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appalachiablue

(42,908 posts)
Tue Apr 14, 2020, 05:32 PM Apr 2020

6 Museums To Explore Virtually During Lockdown: The Louvre, Museum of The Earth, Van Gogh Museum...

'Six museums to explore virtually during lockdown,' DW/Deutsche Welle, April 14, 2020.    

Thanks to the digitization of museum collections and new online virtual tours, some of the world's most popular cultural institutions can be discovered in coronavirus isolation. These six museums are a click away.  

. The Louvre  

With a comprehensive range of virtual tours covering a number of the iconic Paris institution's diverse collections, the Louvre is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered for free and from the comfort of your home.  

"The Advent of the Artist," an exhibition in the Louvre's Petite Galerie dedicated to art and cultural education, debuted to much fanfare in September last year and is now open to the public via a virtual tour.  

Curated to coincide with a cycle of Louvre exhibitions celebrating Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello and Michelangelo, "The Advent of the Artist" features some 40 artworks from the likes of Dürer and Rembrandt alongside literature from the time to trace the emergence and recognition of the concept of the artist. 

In the week before Easter alone, additional content came online related to art history, the Louvre collections and the construction of the world's most visited museum. By March 19, visitors to the Louvre website had increased more than tenfold from around 40,000 per day to more than 400,000...

Read More, https://www.dw.com/en/six-museums-to-explore-virtually-during-lockdown/a-53073411

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6 Museums To Explore Virtually During Lockdown: The Louvre, Museum of The Earth, Van Gogh Museum... (Original Post) appalachiablue Apr 2020 OP
Let's make it seven! ZZenith Apr 2020 #1
Thanks! I like the V&A, saw it yrs ago appalachiablue Apr 2020 #2
It's one of my favorite places on Earth. ZZenith Apr 2020 #3
What I saw of the Frida Kahlo exhibit (2018) online was terrific appalachiablue Apr 2020 #6
I wonder if she ever got to visit the museum. ZZenith Apr 2020 #8
TY! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #4
Wonderful! lunatica Apr 2020 #5
My pleasure, I can't wait to see these online appalachiablue Apr 2020 #7
I broke down in tears in front of Van Gogh's Wheatfield with Crows back in 2011. CTyankee Apr 2020 #9
It's stunning to see the real images, a great experience, appalachiablue Apr 2020 #11
I've got to see that! Thanks! I'll try to get to see that with my daughter who will love it! CTyankee Apr 2020 #12
Bookmarking for later viewing! SunSeeker Apr 2020 #10

ZZenith

(4,321 posts)
3. It's one of my favorite places on Earth.
Tue Apr 14, 2020, 05:39 PM
Apr 2020

Thanks for the link to the others. It’s not quite the same as being there but it’s awesome to visit a museum from the comfort of my couch!

CTyankee

(65,032 posts)
9. I broke down in tears in front of Van Gogh's Wheatfield with Crows back in 2011.
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 10:53 AM
Apr 2020

I was embarrassed to do that and pulled myself together. I asked the museum attendant if any other people lost it and cried in that museum. He said "all the time."

appalachiablue

(42,908 posts)
11. It's stunning to see the real images, a great experience,
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 03:36 PM
Apr 2020

Last edited Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:53 PM - Edit history (1)

thanks for sharing. This reminds me to see the newer film on Vincent by Julian Schnabel 'At Eternity's Gate' (2018).



- Trailer, 'At Eternity's Gate' (2018) Willem Dafoe.
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