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Hold an Extinct Marine Animal in Your Hand

Did you know this creature lived 480 million years ago?

Guess 12 Artists From their Artworks

Test your knowledge with MoMA, La Galleria Nazionale, and more

Turn Yourself Into the 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'

Try on an Art Filter to become Vermeer's iconic painting

5 Iconic Palaces to Explore Right Now

From the Palace of Versailles to the Alhambra

Can You Solve These Artistic Jigsaw Puzzles?

Piece together a masterpiece

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

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Games

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

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Places

Explore the Taj Mahal and over 10,000 famous sites

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Museums

Inside Johannesburg Art Gallery and over 2,000 museums around the world

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Artworks

Discover over 100,000 artworks by Faith Ringgold, Hiroshige, and more

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What's your favorite color?

Discover over 100,000 colorful artworks

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Purple

Blue

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Green

Yellow

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Red

Play with art using your phone

Discover arts and culture with Augmented and Virtual Reality

Pocket Gallery

Explore a Virtual Art Gallery

Explore the history of art in Augmented Reality

Art Transfer

Transform Your Photos Into Artworks

Put a Klein-inspired filter on your images

Art Projector

Turn Yourself Into an Artwork

Play around with famous artworks using your phone

Bring culture to you with Augmented Reality

From dinosaurs to the Mona Lisa, bring culture to you with Augmented Reality

Stand in the Belly of a Whale

The skeleton is from a whale that became stranded in 1891 in Ireland

Discover More Marine Creatures in Augmented Reality

See this reef-dweller up close

Recommended for you

Discover popular artworks and hidden gems from around the world

The Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh

The Olive Trees

Visually similar work

Starry Night

Created around the same time

The Bedroom

From related movement

Sunflowers

Uses same medium

The Bedroom

Depicts same object

Wheatfield with crows

By same artist

Portrait of Joseph Roulin

From same collection

Music + art

A musical journey with Rudi Patterson

Relax Into This Palm Tree Scene

Explore Rudi Patterson's painting from the Black Cultural Archives to music

ZOOM IN

Stop and Smell the Flowers

Get up close to Patterson's colorful flowers

Explore a museum from home

Honoring the artist it was named after, the Institute is home to exhibitions that shine a light on artistic developments over the past six decades, as well as on earlier artistic movements that contribute to a better understanding of the period in which Tomie Ohtake lived and worked.

See the collection

Find your new favorite artwork

Discover new works through familiar masterpieces

If you like...

You Know Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa...

From the Rmn-Grand Palais

You'll love...

...But What About Fernando Botero's Version?

From the Museo Botero, Bogotá

The A-Z of art

Today we look at the letter 'T' – who's your favorite?

Tom Lloyd

Tamara de Lempicka

Tracey Emin

Tolu Aliki

Thota Vaikuntham

Toko Shinoda

Art Selfie

Which Artworks Look Like You?

Take a selfie and discover your artistic twin

Art Zoom

A guided tour like you've never been on before

Matty Healy x Piet Mondrian

The 1975 frontman searches for a collective utopia

Zoom Into Large Composition A with Black Red, Gray, Yellow, and Black

Get lost in the visual vocabulary of red, blue, and yellow

What design movement is this?

Clue: it heavily influenced modern design trends

Bauhaus

50 Years Bauhaus, Herbert Bayer, IIT Institute of Design

Strike a pose like...

This statuette of a seated comic actor

Do the cultural 5

Your daily dose of arts and culture

Film

11 Amazing Facts About Bruce Lee

Learn about the famous martial artist and movie star

Art

Lolo Zouaï on Sandro Botticelli

The mystery behind the beautiful women in a shell

Fashion

The Uplifting Story of the Bra

1,500 years of the supporting garment

Travel

6 Italian Sites to Explore From Home

Explore the Colosseum, Pompeii, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and more

Natural History

8 Crazy Creepy Crawlies

Discover with the Natural History Museum and more

Recreate art at home

Recreate...

John F. Peto's still life with food in your kitchen

Discover where artists find their inspiration

See where masterpieces were born

ExplorePlaces That Inspired Great Works

Explore5 Real Life Masterpieces

Explore9 Famous Artists' Studios

ExploreTour Cervantes' Spain

How Does Hokusai Connect to Hawaii?

Discover connections between culture with Machine Learning

Start finding connections

Choose an activity

Get creative with arts and culture

Create art

Mimic a Monet

Make your own 'Water Lilies' with sponge and cardboard

Scavenger hunt

Can You Find 'The Tortoise Trainer'?

Track down Osman Hamdi Bey's charming masterpiece

Try an arts experiment

Match Your Doodles to Artworks

Try Draw to Art

Activity book

Mazes, Coloring, and More

Play with art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Rijksmuseum

Museums and galleries that focus on black experience

Explore 80+ historic U.S. institutions

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

United States

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library

United States

Museum of African American History, Boston & Nantucket

United States

The Museum of African American Art

United States

The Gordon Parks Foundation

United States

The Studio Museum in Harlem

United States

Instagram spotlight

Check out what everyone's loving on social

The Superheroes of Kenya, Shujaa Stories, National Museums of Kenya

See sites from your sofa

Couch travel recommendations

Experience Spanish Culture in Every Sense

Discover Barcelona, Madrid, Andalusia, and more

Meet Mexico

Unique landscapes, ancient heritage and iconic artists

Tour Iconic Italian Sites

From St Mark's Basilica to Pompeii

An Adventure Across India

Ancient monuments, regional arts and crafts, myths and folklore

Take a Cultural Trip Around the United States

From Yosemite and Broadway to The Met and MoMA

Down to a tea

Explore weird and wonderful teapots from around the world

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 Kerry James Marshall

A closer look at 'Our Town'

Art up close

Zoom Into Van Gogh

A closer look at 'Terrace of a café at night'

Art up close

Zoom Into Lee Krasner

A closer look at 'Palingenesis'

Art up close

Zoom Into Domenico Beccafumi

A closer look at 'Venus and Cupid with Vulcan'

Art up close

Zoom Into Frida Kahlo

A closer look at 'Self-Portrait With Monkey'

Art up close

Zoom Into Tawaraya Sōtatsu

A closer look at 'Waves at Matsushima'

Explore in High Definition

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

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Wedding wardrobes

When the aisle becomes the catwalk

Wedding fashion

I Do! Wedding Dresses from 1800-2000

A look through fashion for the big day

Wedding fashion

Croatian Wedding Fashion

Tracing the influences of contemporary European fashion trends

Wedding fashion

Kuria Marriage Traditions

From ceremonial costumes and music, to matriarchal child rearing practices

Wedding fashion

Spotlight on a Georgian Wedding Dress

This Georgian wedding dress is one of York Castle Museum's star objects

Wedding fashion

Sorelle Fontana: A Perfect Wedding Dress

How three sisters came to dress the brides of the century

Novelties of nature

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The weird and wonderful world of animals

Natural History

The Story of a Washed up Whale Body

How a blue whale body was salvaged

Natural History

The Marvels of Evolution

Some key moments in evolution across the centuries

Natural History

The Kazakh Eagle Hunters

Photographs of Mongolia's indigenous Kazakh eagle hunters

Natural History

A Colorful Collection of Bird Photographs

Have a gander at nature's more unusual plumes

Natural History

The Uplifting Principles of Flight

And how humans harnessed it

Natural History

How to Discover a New Species of Fish

Join an expedition up the Amazon

Natural History

How a Tadpole Becomes a Frog

Discover how amphibians make the most out of water and land

Explore in Augmented and Virtual Reality

Experience culture in 360˚ degrees

See for yourself

Augmented reality

Hold the Chauvet Cave in Your Hand

Prehistoric France comes to you in this Pocket Gallery

Augmented reality

The AR-t of Color

Step into the history of colors in a new AR gallery

Augmented reality

Explore Kilwa Kisiwani's Gereza Fort in Augmented Reality

Fly through the former Portuguese fort in 3D

Augmented reality

Hang an Artwork at Home With Your Phone

Use Art Projector to imagine famous works around your room

Augmented reality

The Big Bang in AR

The story of our universe told by Tilda Swinton

Virtual explorer

Zaha Hadid's 'The Peak'

See the architect's first internationally acclaimed project

Virtual explorer

How Do You Go to the Toilet in Space?

The question we all wanted to ask

Virtual explorer

Queen Victoria's Durbar Room in 360˚

See the Indian-inspired details from every angle

Virtual explorer

Bruegel: A Fall with the Rebel Angels

All the crazy details, explained

Virtual explorer

The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in 360°

A virtual, symphonic experience

Virtual explorer

Vivienne Westwood's Boucher Corset at the V&A

The Corset that blends fine art and fashion

Virtual explorer

Go Inside a Space Shuttle in VR

The Space Shuttle Discovery in 360

Curator picks

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Experts introduce us to their favorite object in their collection

English Heritage

Why I Love... This Rembrandt Self Portrait

Laura Houliston on the artist's ingenious techniques

English Heritage

Why I Love... The Finds Book

Richard Mason on the stories the notebook tells

English Heritage

Why I Love… This Romantic Roman Brooch

Dr Kathryn Bedford on how a broken brooch can be beautiful

English Heritage

Why I Love... This Machine That Faced Off the End of the World

Kevin Booth on why he loves the York Cold War Bunker

English Heritage

Why I Love…. This Bright Green Cat Skull

Charlotte Newman on the mystery behind a green cat skull

English Heritage

Why I Love… This Headless Statue

Susan Harrison on how it lost its head

Artists' lives

The hidden histories behind the brushes

Artists' lives

Who is Keith Haring?

Get to know the street artist of 1980’s New York City

Artists' lives

The Life of Georgia O'Keeffe

An intimate glimpse at one of America’s most beloved painters

Artists' lives

Was Van Gogh Ever Lucky in Love?

A glimpse into the tortured artists romantic life

Artists' lives

10 Things to Know About Fernando Botero

From bullfighting to his artistic breakthrough

Artists' lives

A Peek at Frida Kahlo's Diary

Frida Kahlo didn't just write in her diary — she also drew in it

Artists' lives

7 Things You Might Not Know About Modigliani

The ultimate tortured artist

Artists' lives

Korea’s Most Daring Feminist Artist

Discover the art and ideas of Rha Hye-Seok

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Portinari: Painter of the People

The life and art of one of Brazil's most celebrated artists

Watch

Meet Cândido Portinari

See how he captured vibrant Brazil on canvas

Virtual tour

Step Inside The Artist's House

The masterpiece he lived in

Art Up Close

Zoom into Mestizo

Discover how the strong brushstrokes caused a stir

Story

10 Facts About Portinari You Need To Know

Discover more about one of Brazil‘s most important artists

In focus

Photography, past and present

Photography

Gordon Parks' Fashion Photography

Parks was a celebrated photographer for Life, Vogue, and more

Photography

7 Early Women Photographers You Should Know

Seeing the history of photography through a new lens

Photography

The Best of LagosPhoto

One of Africa's key contemporary art events

Photography

The Pioneering Photography of Margaret Bourke-White

Meet America's first female war photojournalist

Photography

The Evocative Photography of Hansel Mieth

A look at her evocative, emphatic, and emotional images

Photography

Civil Rights Photography

Documenting the social protest movement

Just desserts

Get some baking inspiration from Nigeria, Japan, New Orleans, and more

Sugar stories

Cake? Cake!

A sweet exploration of its history and meaning around the world

Sugar stories

Akara: Nigeria's Favourite Deep Fried Snack

The brown bean cakes that everyone enjoys

Sugar stories

The History and Evolution of King Cakes

The sweet New Orleans treat

Sugar stories

Spain's Sweet Side

A tradition of its own in cakes, pastries, and desserts.

Sugar stories

Traditional Sweets That Tell a Story

Tuck into these sweet facts about Japanese Wagashi

Explore by Time

From ancient artifacts to contemporary art

Travel through time

Rings from 500 BC

Ancient bling

Armour Through the Ages

The history of protective clothing

18th Century Kimonos

What the traditional Japanese garment looked like in the 1700s

Teapots of the 1800s

Practicality and whimsy

Boats in Art

Sail through the history of art

Terracotta before 100 BCE

From spiritual statues to practical plates

Cats in Ancient History

From feline goddesses to precious tabbies

Versailles: The Palace is Yours

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Inside the former home of French royalty

Versailles

Inside the Hall of Mirrors

Take a virtual tour of the Hall of Mirrors

Versailles

See a 3D Model of the Hall of Mirrors

The Hall of Mirrors from a new angle: no crowds, no reflections

Versailles

11 Secrets from The Palace of Versailles

The gardens used to smell so strong they made visitors ill

Versailles

How 1780s Dress Has Influenced Fashion Today

These trends from Versailles have transcended time

Versailles

The Gardens of Versailles: A Living Work of Art

Who said flowerbeds are less interesting than paintings?

Versailles

Inside the King's Bedchamber

Take a tour of the King's private pad

Versailles

Where the King Slept in 3D

See the details of the King's bed, in 3D

Versailles

The Mission to Grow Pineapples in France

The quest to please the King's taste for exoticism

Versailles

Which Royal Would You Be?

From Louis XIV to Marie-Antoinette, find out which king or queen of Versailles is your twin

Colorful wayang characters

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Explore the style of Indonesian shadow puppetry

do it

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Get creative with DIY instructions

do it

David Lynch Tells You a Poem

Follow the instructions of the surrealist filmmaker

do it

Jonas Mekas on How to Start Your Day

The only morning exercise you need

do it

Make a Wish With Yoko Ono

The influential artist with 13 number-one singles helps you to hope

do it

Gilbert & George's Rules to Live By

Top ten tips from the dapper pair of living sculptures

do it

Set the Table With Tracey Emin

A guide to making your own installation with the Turner Prize nominee

do it

Cook With Marina Abramović

A recipe with a difference from the godmother of performance art

do it

Eileen Myles on How to Run for President

The punk poet helps you get your campaign started

Explore in 3D

Get a new perspective

Discover historic locations

Kilwa Kisiwani's Great Mosque

Oldest standing mosque on the East African coast

Lukang Longshan Temple

Walk around the Taiwan temple

Mexico City Cathedral

The Retablo de los Reyes is an ornate altarpiece in the Churrigueresque style

The Brandenburg Gate

Get a 360 view of the iconic Berlin monument

Fort York National Historic Site

Fly into CyArk's digital reconstruction

Tree of Light Installation View

Immerse yourself in the installation

Ahu Nau Nau

See the Rapa Nui monuments up close

Fascinating communities

Explore different cultures around the world

Around the world

Paintings of Traditional Pueblo Culture

Explore work by one of the most prominent Native American painters

Around the world

Fishing and Farming with the Njemps

Learn about the economic activities of Lake Baringa

Around the world

A History of Brazil's Indigenous People

250 different communities and the fight for their rights

Around the world

The Legendary Cattle Keepers of Sudan

Discover Dinka identity, culture, and way of life

Around the world

The Miao Festival of Zimei

Follow the young women who travel and sing from village to village

Around the world

The Wisdom of the Khasi Women

A society where women rule the roost

Capture the castle

Soak up the history in these impressive fortresses

Royal residences

7 Things to Know About Edinburgh Castle

The historic fortress at the heart of Edinburgh

Royal residences

The Not-so-little Little Castle at Bolsover

The Little Castle is both inventive and delightfully quirky

Royal residences

Walk Through the Citadel of Almería Fortress

The castle where a new architectural language was created

Royal residences

Peleș Castle: A Pearl of Romanian Architecture

Discover the story of one of the most beautiful castles in Romania

Royal residences

The Renovation of Bonoris Castle

The most important neo-Gothic style architecture of Lombardy

Royal residences

The Massive Walls of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress

The finest fortresses the Joseon dynasty

Behind the beauty

In-depth stories from fashion history

Health and beauty

Beni: Japanese Traditional Makeup

he culture of makeup handed down from the last beni-ya

Health and beauty

How the Greeks Influenced Social Media Habits

Long before Instagram filters and Photoshop

Health and beauty

Fashioning the Body

Stays and corsets, panniers and crinolines

Health and beauty

The History of the Umbrella

Come rain or shine

Health and beauty

The Fabrication of Fabric

How textiles are made

Health and beauty

The Importance of Ear Piercings in Kenyan Communities

The significance behind the styles

Health and beauty

The Uplifting Story of the Bra

1,500 years of the supporting garment

Explore with Street View

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

Start your virtual tour

ExploreEiffel TowerParis, France

ExploreCasa BatllóBarcelona, Spain

ExploreKamigamo ShrineKyoto, Japan

ExploreDiego Rivera's StudioMexico City, Mexico

ExploreThe British MuseumLondon, England

ExploreColosseumRome, Italy

ExploreThe Gateway of IndiaMumbai, India

Bone-tingling Discoveries

What happens when you accidentally unearth a dinosaur

Digging dinosaurs

Finding Fossils in Antarctica

How paleontologists dig up bones in freezing conditions

Digging dinosaurs

When a Farmer Discovered A New Species

Why did the Muttaburrasaurus langdoni have a hollow snout?

Digging dinosaurs

Look Closely at a Jurassic Feeding Frenzy

One of the most unique dinosaur sites ever discovered

Digging dinosaurs

How Locals Discovered 2 New Species in Niger

The first successful German dinosaur excavation dig in Africa

Digging dinosaurs

The Dinosaur Bones Mistaken For Solid Gold

The miners at the Bernissart Iguanodons got quite the surprise

Digging dinosaurs

The First Plesiosaurus Skeleton Discovery

Get to know the life and work of Mary Anning

Game on

Keep on the ball with these stories of sporting past, present, and future

Sports spotlight

The Birth of the Modern Olympic Games

The story of the Ancient Games in the modern world

Sports spotlight

Cricket from Leg to Toe

Discover the main positions of the sport

Sports spotlight

How Sport Changes Lives On and Off the Field

The importance of inclusion and accessibility in the sporting world

Sports spotlight