Visit galleries around the world from your sofa
10.04.20 | RobbieAs travel bans are still firmly locked in place, those of us with the travel bug (myself included) are struggling to find excitement in our own homes. We are in week 3 of lockdown and hopefully starting to see signs of flattening the curve. As we sit and wait for our lives to return to something that resembles normality, many of us are daydreaming about the trips we’ve taken and the things we took for granted before Covid-19 came into our reality.
For me, galleries and museums play a large part of my holiday time and I’ve recently been thinking about the places that I want to visit when the crisis is over. Until then, Google Arts & Culture is giving us access to a vast collection of artworks from around the globe. The site allows you to search by medium, art movement and even by a specific gallery and while Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss is best viewed in Vienna’s Belvedere Palace, we are still granted access to get up close and personal to it.
For now, snuggle into your favourite armchair with a cup of coffee and take a trip around the worlds most impressive galleries from the safety of your own home. Maybe one day we can help get you to the real thing.
Here are our top 5 favourites that RB visited this week!
MoMa The Museum of Modern Art, New York, United States
Founded in 1929 in New York’s Manhattan Midtown MoMa’s collection has grown to include over 150,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings and design objects, around 22,000 films and over 4 million film stills, along with 300,000 books. WOW! Here you can see work by van Gough, Picasso, Warhol and 70,000 more artists.
The Starry Night, Vincent Van Gough 1889
Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Sitting on the Arno river and one of our favourite hot spots for inspiration, the Uffizi houses Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. You may remember it from the 1999 Maggie Smith film, ‘Tea with Mussolini’. Florence is one of our favourite cities in the world and we can’t wait to return for a luxury short break.
Annunciation, Leonardo da Vinci Around 1472
Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France
Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site for the past 30 years, the Palace of Versailles is one of the most visited cultural sites in the world. It’s maximalist interiors and artworks are one of the most impressive things we’ve ever seen! A must see!
Marie-Antoinette with the Rose, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun 1783
Getty The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States
One of our favourite places to visit in person, Getty seems to be so much more than just another museum. With incredible hilltop views of Los Angeles it houses works dating from the 8th century to the twenty-first century. We loved exploring the peaceful gardens here, take a look at some 360 views from Google maps HERE until you can get to the real thing.
A few photographs of the Getty Museum, Los Angeles from our own trip:
Flower Still Life, Ambrosius Bosschaert 1614
MMCA, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Gwacheon-si, South Korea
Another perfectly placed museum sees MMCA sitting in a beautifully surrounded natural landscape. Since opening its doors in 1969 the museum has housed some of Korea’s best artworks.
Enjoying Mt, Cheongsan as a Hermit, Seo Eun-ae 2010
Whilst we may not be able to travel right now, we hope you enjoy our virtual tour around some of the worlds leading art galleries. When you are ready to travel again, we look forward to creating your special holiday memories.
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