Even without the pandemic, many of us will never travel the world and visit the great museums. But due to the pandemic, beautiful arts, interesting sciences and learning opportunities are as close as our computers.
Here are links to and short descriptions of Worldwide, free virtual events available anytime.
Natural History Museum at South Kensington, U.K., https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html.
See whales, birds, mammals, beetles and more.
Smithsonian Natural History Museum
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
Fossils, stones, gems, The Hope Diamond,
The Dali Museum
https://my.matterport.com/show-mds?m=K5MKrKcfyRW
As interesting as the artist himself!
The Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
See Einstein’s brain and Grover Cleveland’s jaw. Be a bone detective. Current exhibit is “Going Viral: Infection Through the Ages,
The Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Egyptical Antiquities, Mona Lisa, 800 Years of History
Hundreds of virtual tours and collections via Google
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner
Sort by name, country.
The Leopold, Life Magazine photography, Georgia O’Keefe
The options are endless.
National Museum for the Great Lakes
https://nmgl.org/museum-interactive-tour/
Tour the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Ship
Destination Toledo provides links to multiple area treats
https://www.visittoledo.org/blog/explore-toledo-from-home/
Toledo Zoo Aquarium and Natural History Museums, Toledo Symphony Performances, Rutherford B. Haynes Presidential Museum and more
See Detroit from the comfort of your home.
https://visitdetroit.com/virtual-experiences-detroit-attractions/
Henry Ford Museum, Arab American National Museum, Detroit Institute of the Arts are just a few available tours offered at this site.