Now that we are all stuck at home or in quarantine due to the nasty COVID-19 shutdowns, we might as well make the best out of it. Modern technology is amazing and there's no end to the potential of its ability to make life a whole lot easier for us. Google has created and launched a most ingenious new service that will now allow art lovers and travel enthusiasts to experience a whole array of cultural delights right from the comfort of your own homes.

Google Arts and Culture have officially partnered up with over 2,5000 museums and galleries around the world in order to synchronize virtual tours and online displays of their collections via the internet. These online tours will now allow individuals to actually wander through the interiors of the world's most famous museums in a manner that is quite similar to the Google Street View feature. Users can also download Google's free Arts and Culture Android or iOS app for a much more interactive museum experience.

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Collections — Google Arts & Culture https://t.co/hBTp26qpVJ — Harley Burland (@HarlsBurland) March 17, 2020

For hundreds of years, cultural institutions have collected and safeguarded our history and heritage. Powerful technologies can amplify this mission while preserving these artifacts for a worldwide audience today and tomorrow. Discover artworks, collections, and stories from all around the world in a new way. Explore cultural treasures in extraordinary detail and easily share with your friends—the tech company wrote on their website.

As the Sakıp Sabancı Museum, we continue to nourish our souls with art. We will be with you through our social media and YouTube accounts, Google Arts&Culture, web site, and our digital platform digitalSSM until 31 March 2020. pic.twitter.com/en6dqjTaEK — Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (@SSabanciMuze) March 17, 2020

According to Travel and Leisure, among the many great museums that are included in Google Arts & Culture’s collection is the famous British Museum in London, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim in New York City, and literally hundreds of more places where you can gain knowledge about art, history, and science. This collection is especially good for students who are looking for ways to stay on top of their studies while schools are closed. Other prestigious institutions that Google has partnered up with are the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Uffizi Gallery of Florence.

Just in case, museums and arts available from home ;)https://t.co/7bU4O4ybYB — Davide Miami (@Dvde_Miami) March 18, 2020

Aside from offering the tours, several of the museums are also allowing users to view detailed online collections of their masterpieces. You can now get real close and personal in your in-depth study on Vincent Van Gogh's self-portraits among other artistic classics. That's not all, you can even get some really cool special requests approved with a few clicks on your smartphone. For instance, if you use the "Send Me SFMOMA" texting service from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, you can request an artwork of a specific topic immediately. Likewise, if you were to text me "Send me beaches" or "Send me New York City", a bot will go through the museum's digitized collection of almost 35,000 works for a masterpiece that is related to your topic.

The museums were closed so we just brought home the Van Gogh museum nbd #homeschoolingwin seriously Google Arts and Culture AR app is the best! pic.twitter.com/ftNEJyZuik — psyche loui (@psycheloui) March 17, 2020

In a world oversaturated with information, we asked ourselves: how can we generate personal connections between a diverse cross-section of people and the artworks in our collection? How can we provide a more comprehensive experience of our collection?—wrote SFMoMA’s creative technologist Jay Mollica. This feature is unique to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and while other places may have similar features, not all of them do.

Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch - dreamsinthyme: But there is a way to get a little culture and education while you’re confined to your home. According to Fast Company, Google Arts &... https://t.co/TtMtqIiuA8 — Anke Eissmann (@khorazir) March 16, 2020

Unfortunately, there are still some great art museums and galleries that are not included in Goggle Arts & Culture's collection. Don't lose heart though, there are some museums who are taking it upon themselves to offer online visits and virtual tours. Take for example the magnificent Louvre, who are offering several such privileges on their website. If you are interested to see more of Google Arts & Culture's collection of museums, do visit the website here. The service also has an online experience for exploring famous historic and cultural heritage sites. Furthermore, there are literally thousands of museum Street Views on Google as well. The era of playing tourist without leaving your bed has begun.









