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Machine Learning Meets Opera

Create your own song with Blob Opera

There's a Penguin Loose at the Rijksmuseum!

Follow the pesky penguin through the Amsterdam museum

Explore the Sydney Opera House From Home

Step inside the world's most iconic concert hall

Can You Complete This Visual Crossword?

Discover art through unexpected pairings

Upgrade Your Outfit With Art Filter

Take a selfie in this mythical helmet using AR

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Explore museums and play with Art Filter, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

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Discover arts and culture around the world

Museums

Inside the Royal Academy of Arts and over 2,000 more museums

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Artworks

Discover over 100,000 artworks by Uemura Shōen and more

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Games

Play with arts and culture through coloring, crosswords, and more

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Places

Explore the Eiffel Tower and over 10,000 famous sites

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What's your favorite color?

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Discover over 45,000 colorful contemporary artworks

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Explore a museum from home

In the centre of Paris on the banks of the Seine, opposite the Tuileries Gardens, the museum was installed in the former Orsay railway station, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Step inside.

See the collection

Play with art using your phone

Explore with Augmented and Virtual Reality

Art Projector

See 'The Scream' in Real Life

See how Munch's famous artwork looks like in real life

Art Transfer

Transform Your House Into Art

All you need to get creative is your phone

Pocket Gallery

Explore a Virtual Exhibition

Explore Indian miniatures in this Augmented Reality experience

Bring culture to life with Augmented Reality

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Project 3D models into the real-world through your phone camera

3D Object

See an Amurosaurus in Real Life

Bring this this 70 million-year-old creature back to life

3D Object

Get Close to an Aegirocassis

Did you know this creature lived 480 million years ago?

3D Object

Meet an Opabinia

Hold a 508-million-year-old animal in the palm of your hand

Unmissable stories to read today

8 Things You Might Not Know About Jamini Roy

Discover the Indian painter who turned to contemporary indigenous art for inspiration

5 Museums in China to Explore From Home

Over 5000 years of history in bronze, terracotta, and digital media

Music + art

Get Up Close to South American Butterflies

Relax and explore these beautiful creatures to music

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Discover popular artworks and hidden gems from around the world

Lotus Ode

Zhang Liying

Mooncakes with Green Pomelo

Depicts similar person

Still Life (Moon Festival Table)

Created around the same time

Mosque in Kuala Lumpur

Depicts same location

Self Portrait

Created around the same time

Life by the River

Depicts same location

Picnic

Visually similar work

Cityscape of Beijing

Depicts similar person

Art Selfie

Which Artworks Look Like You?

Take a selfie and discover your artistic twin

Revisit blockbuster exhibitions from 2020

Bring art from two major shows into your home

Sydney

The Sydney Biennale

See contemporary art in a First Nations-led exhibition

New York

Making the Met at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Celebrate 150 years at the museum

Take a Virtual Holiday to Vietnam

From caves and dragons to fishing villages and floating houses, choose your own Vietnamese adventure

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Get creative with arts and culture at home

Create art

Recreate Rembrandt Coffee-Style

How to paint like Rembrandt with instant coffee

Guess the painting

Can You Guess This Famous Artwork?

Reveal the details as you scroll

Scavenger hunt

Solve This Rijksmuseum Scavenger Hunt

Scour the halls of Amsterdam's famous museum

Zoom into masterpieces

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Music's biggest names narrate some of the world's most famous artworks

Maggie Rogers on Vincent Van Gogh

A narrated walk through The Starry Night

Now Zoom Into 'The Starry Night'

See Van Gogh's brushstrokes up close

Time for a dip

Swim through bathing suits from history

Guess who painted this

Clue: they helped develop the Pointillist style

Paul Signac

'Antibes. Morning' by Paul Signac, The National Museum in Warsaw

Strike a pose

Like 'Standing Juni Shinsho' from the Tokyo National Museum

Do the cultural 5

Your daily dose of arts and culture

Sport

A Brief Introduction to Yoga

Learn the basic poses with The Yoga Institute

Food

A Bitesize History of Japanese Food

Mouth-watering facts about sushi, sake, and more

Natural History

The Dinosaur Bones Mistaken For Solid Gold

The miners who discovered them got quite the surprise...

Travel

French Connections: From Calais to Marseille

An adventure across French museums, galleries, and institutions

Literature

10 Places That Influenced Classic Books

Find out where Peter Pan lived

Wonders around the world

Discover iconic heritage sites from the Pyramids to Pompeii

Explore7 Ancient Wonders

Explore7 Wonders of the World

Explore8 World Heritage Sites

Explore10 European Heritage Sites

Outer Tour

Explore the Ancient City of Pompeii

Discover the archeological site from your sofa

How Does Turner Connect to Tennis?

Discover connections between culture with Machine Learning

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Explore museums in Germany

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Explore arts and culture in Berlin, Munich, and more

Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus and Kunstbau

Germany

Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Germany

Museum Folkwang

Germany

Städel Museum

Germany

Kunsthalle Bremen

Germany

Instagram spotlight

Check out what everyone's loving on social

'Dry Throat' by Rafael Silveira, Oscar Niemeyer Museum

Explore in high definition

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The details you might have missed in Frida Kahlo, Monet, and more

Beads around the world

Discover craftsmanship from different cultures

Beads

Nigerian Bracelets and Bangles

Handmade beads from different Nigerian and African cultures

Beads

The Birds and the Beads

The National Park Service explores the importance of birds through beaded items

Beads

Zoom Into Alexander McQueen's Sparkling Dress

Get up close to the beads and sequins

Beads

The Art of Zari Zardozi

Explore the beauty of embroidery with metallic threads and beads

Explore sites from your sofa

Couch travel recommendations

Kansas City: Smoke Rings and the Finer Things

From murals to the Monarchs, and from bebop to burnt ends

The Cultural Treasures of Hong Kong

From ancient monuments to contemporary art

The United Kingdom of Culture

Explore the UK from St Paul’s to the Angel of the North

Experience Spanish Culture in Every Sense

Discover Barcelona, Madrid, Andalusia, and more

Charlotte: The Queen City

A crown jewel of the American South

How long did mummification take?

70 days

'Man carrying Menna's mummy' by Katy Doyle, American Research Center In Egypt

Explore in 3D

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Get a new perspective

Who REALLY invented that?

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Extraordinary stories behind ordinary things

Origin stories

Who Invented the Internet?

Log onto humanity’s big invention story

Origin stories

Who Invented Spectacles?

A long-sighted look back in time

Origin stories

Who Invented Emojis?

The epic rise of the eggplant

Origin stories

Who Invented Football?

Get possession of the facts

Origin stories

Who Invented the Compass?

Navigate the truth behind the needle

Explore with Street View

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From backstage at the Paris Opera to the top of the Taj Mahal

ExploreBletchley ParkUnited KIngdom

ExploreKiyomizu-dera TempleKyoto, Japan

ExplorePalace of VersaillesVersailles, France

ExploreThe British MuseumLondon

Recreate art at home

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'Medusa Marinara' by Vik Muniz

Explore by artist

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Discover artists alphabetically or through time

Lois Mailou Jones

7 items

K. H. Ara

19 items

Hokusai

887 items

Lee Krasner

27 items

Zanele Muholi

27 items

Australian sports

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From tales to traditions, larrikins to legends

Australian Sports

Australian Athletes Who Changed the Game

The achievements of Australia’s pioneering athletes

Australian Sports

The First Australian Woman to Get the Gold

One of the world's greatest female swimmer

Australian Sports

Look Back with a Sporting Legend

Australia's star cricketer Steve Waugh visits the Bradman Museum

Australian Sports

The Cupboard in the Away Change Rooms

Zoom in to read the historical tales of the past and present players

Australian Sports

Discover the History of The G

A look inside one of the world's most famous sporting venues

Explore in 360°

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Experience culture from all angles

Enjoy a Concert in 360˚

Listen to the Philadelphia Orchestra perform at Carnegie Hall

Meet Fashion Icons in 360˚

Get to know Naomi Campbell, Edward Enninful, and more

Enjoy a Cinematic Experience in 360˚

Take a journey into the world of cinema

Explore museums in Kenya

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Discover the richness of Kenyan history and culture

National Museums of Kenya

Kenya

Kenya National Archives

Kenya

African Heritage House

Kenya

GoDown Arts Centre

Kenya

Explore by time

Travel Through Time

From ancient artifacts to contemporary art

Armour Through the Ages

The history of protective clothing

Terracotta Before 100 BCE

Spiritual statues to practical plates

Silver in the 17th Century

Cups, trinkets, and plates

Maps from the 16th Century

How they've changed over time

19th Century Dolls

How they've changed through time

An eye for style

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The famous faces that changed the way we dress

Fashion icons

Vivienne Westwood: Politics and Fashion

One of the most influential fashion designers and activists

Fashion icons

The Craftsmanship of Alexander McQueen

Discover the innovative and uncompromising craftsmanship

Fashion icons

Manolo Blahnik: The World's Master Shoemaker

The world's master shoe maker with a unique vision

Fashion icons

Cristóbal Balenciaga: A Timeless Legacy

An insight in the principal characteristics of Balenciaga’s work

Fashion icons

Yves Saint Laurent: Signature Styles

Explore the signature styles of the 1970s and 1980s

Zoom in

Take a guided tour of famous artworks

Art up close

Zoom Into Archibald John Motley, Jr.

A closer look at 'Cocktails'

Art up close

Zoom Into Chris Ofili

A closer look at 'No Woman, No Cry'

Art up close

Zoom Into Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

A closer look at Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, and her children

Art up close

Zoom Into Tawaraya Sōtatsu

A closer look at 'Waves at Matsushima'

Art up close

Zoom Into Lee Krasner

A closer look at 'Palingenesis'

Places to explore

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From ancient sites to cultural treasures

Wonders of Pakistan

A showcase of Pakistan's finest cultural treasures

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Journey Around Mexico

Unique landscapes, ancient heritage, and iconic artists

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Exploring the Maya World

A journey into the past with ancient art and digital technology

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Meet the People of Kenya

From the cradle of mankind to the superheroes of today

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Art around the world

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Discover modern masterpieces, surprising sculptures, and more

A Century of Polish Art

The inspirations and impact of Poland's greatest twentieth century artists

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Meet Lee Ungno

A new look at the life and work of the pioneering Korean artist

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Wayang Shadow Puppets

Style, epic stories, and surprises in the world of Indonesian wayang

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Cuban Arts & Culture

Discover artworks, archives, and stories from Cuba

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Culture across the globe

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Stories that have shaped history

Woven Stories from Papua New Guinea

A journey into the world of hand-woven Bilum bags

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Korean Heritage

Explore stories that have shaped the lives of the people of Korea

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Heritage on the Edge

Using technology to protect cultural sites against climate change

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Preserving Afghan Heritage

Explore the art, architecture, craft, and people who keep it alive

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