Visit the best museums in the world without leaving your house

These museums never close... online!

Enjoying different works of art is possible without leaving your home. For example, Monet's 'Terrasse à Sainte-Adresse.' The painting hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, but through the website you can also see it up close.

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art

The well-known 'Met' has a wide variety of art works: from classical Egyptian sculptures to modern European and American paintings. Their works are part of virtual tours through the Met's website.

Madrid's Prado Museum

Works by Raphael, Titian, El Greco, Velázquez and Goya come together in one of the most important museums in Spain: the Prado. In these days when it is necessary to stay at home, anyone can enjoy its wonders through its website.

What to see at the Prado?

The works on display at Madrid's Prado Museum are countless. One of the most applauded is 'Las Meninas' ('The Girls') by Diego Velázquez. It's considered one of the most representative of the brilliant Spanish Golden Age painter.

Jerusalem's Holocaust History Museum (Yad Vashem)

The Paris Louvre Museum

The Louvre in Paris is possibly the most visited museum in the world. In times of quarantine, the place is empty though. In that case it's good to know that you can enjoy its works through the Louvre website.

What to see at the Louvre Museum?

Leonardo da Vinci has one of his most famous works in the Louvre: the Mona Lisa. Rather than wiggling your way around other tourists to get a view of the portrait, you can now admire it conveniently from your house.

Athens: National Archaeological Museum

A must for any lover of ancient Greece, this museum has more than 20,000 exclusive, classic pieces. Part of its exhibition is just a few clicks away through its website.

Athens: Acropolis

Different objects rescued from the ancient Acropolis of Athens are on display in your personalized home museum. Check them out on its website.

London: British Museum

The British Museum, inaugurated in 1759, is a temple to art history in Europe and around the world. The ownership of many of its works is under discussion, as the places of origin want to get them back. Either way, most of the important works in the museum can be seen on the museum's website.

Kurashiki: Ohara Art Museum

Paul Signac, "The Canal in Overschie," hangs far away in Japan but is also closer than ever. This spectacular museum in the city of Kurashiki has art from contemporary Japanese artists but also 19th- and 20th-century French masters. The website allows you to view a growing number of these works from the comfort of your armchair.

Florence: Uffizi Gallery

Located in Florence, Italy, this world-class art collection has more than 50 rooms dedicated to the Renaissance. Some of the works on display can be enjoyed through its website.

What to see at the Uffizi?

Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt and Sandro Botticelli are just some of the names in this great Florentine gallery. Here you see a detail of Botticelli's 'Spring.'

Vatican City: Vatican Museum

The Vatican Museum, one of the world's greatest cultural treasures, is normally visited by millions of people every year. During the pandemic, things were different, but the museum remained available to a great many people through the museum's site.

Seoul: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

It is possible to see part of the exhibition at South Korea's National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art on its website. The museum has masterpieces of both Korean and international modern art.

Rio de Janeiro: Museum of Modern Art

Inaugurated in 1948, Rio's Museum of Modern Art has an extensive selection of avant-garde objects. The Brazilian museum has more than 6,000 modernist and contemporary works by artists from the country and abroad. You can get to know them through its website.