One way to entertain kids as they are being educated.

 

Covid-19. These are extraordinary times and call for creative ways to keep children (and yourself) productive and positive. It is staying home and social distancing for the foreseeable future but it does not mean that you cannot visit other countries.

 

Google Arts & Culture opens the door (and minds) to digital tours of some of the world’s most famous museums … a virtual experience perfect for explorers, the curious and the creative. Here is a sample from the 1,177 collections currently available under ‘Museums’.

 

The Art Institute of Chicago

 

Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris

Check out Monet’s work.

 

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Houses the largest collection of the artist’s work.

 

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Reputed to have one of the most beautiful art collections in the world.

 

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

For those interested in buildings and structures, this museum is famous for housing large monumental Babylonian, Greek and Roman buildings likethe Gate of Babylon.

 

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art has four special online exhibits that are really cool and educational.

 

Beyond those, you can browse the museum through street view like the other museums listed.

 

Bottom line

You can browse more museums here and even see some of the most famous pieces of art up close here. You can also tour historic sites, like the Palace of Versailles, through Google.

 

Have fun, travel safe, return enriched !