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Life in miniature

Discover India's Mini Masterpieces

Life's big questions answered in miniature through Augmented Reality, Machine Learning, and more

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

Bring the museum into your home

With Augmented Reality

Learn about the gallery

A New AR Experience Comes to You

The brand new gallery building that you can hold in the palm of your hand

Learn about the gallery

Get a Guided Tour

The inside scoop before you try it for yourself

Launch the Gallery Now

Carry a museum in your pocket and explore it from your living room with AR

Try it yourself

Choose your interactive experience

Meet a Dinosaur in Augmented Reality

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

Listen to a Painting

Enjoy an artistic audio tour and discover more than meets the eye

Play With Art Filter

Take a picture with Frida Kahlo's monkey

Explore 7 Wonders of the Natural World

From the Grand Canyon to Mount Everest

Solve an Artistic Jigsaw Puzzle

Piece together a masterpiece

The rainbow of life

Explore over 1,000 Indian miniature paintings in super high resolution

Reds

Oranges

Yellows

Greens

Blues

I'm looking for...

Games

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

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Places

Explore the Colosseum and over 10,000 famous sites

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Museums

Inside the Musée d'Orsay and over 2,000 museums around the world

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Artworks

Discover over 100,000 artworks by Fernando Botero, Banksy, and more

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Bring culture to you with Augmented Reality

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

Discover Ancient Objects Outdoors

See this Chac Mool sculpture in the streets

Explore More Artifacts in Augmented Reality

You don't have to visit a museum to see history up close

Play with art using your phone

Discover arts and culture with Augmented and Virtual Reality

Art Transfer

Transform Your Photos Into Artworks

Put a Lee Ungno-inspired filter on your images

Pocket Gallery

Inside the Nine-Dome Mosque

Explore the historic site in Bangladesh through your phone

Art Projector

Read Like an Artist

Project famous artworks into your house

Recommended for you

Discover popular artworks and hidden gems from around the world

The Tortoise Trainer

The Tortoise Trainer

Osman Hamdi Bey

Wedding Supper

Wedding Supper

Depicts same location

The Kiss

The Kiss

Created around the same time

Muse on Pegasus

Muse on Pegasus

Created around the same time

The Cathedral

The Cathedral

Uses same medium

Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, queen of France, and her children

Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, queen of France, and her children

Visually similar work

Under the Yoke (Burning the Brushwood)

Under the Yoke (Burning the Brushwood)

Uses same medium

Two Musician Girls

Two Musician Girls

From same collection

Music + art

A musical journey with Van Gogh

A Musical Night at a Café With Van Gogh

Enjoy the painting from The Kröller-Müller Museum to music

ZOOM IN

Go Star Gazing at the Café With Van Gogh

Did you know he painted the constellations precisely as they appeared on a night in September 1888?

Explore a museum from home

Museo Soumaya offers one of the most important private collections in Latin America with more than thirty centuries of art. Under the motto "art for everyone", it motivates dialogue and reflection through social commitment and action.

See the collection

Find your new favorite artist

Discover new works through familiar masterpieces

If you like...

You Know Munch's Sunset Sky...

In 'The Scream' from the Munch Museum, Oslo

You'll love...

...But What About Rudi Patterson's?

Explore 'Tropical Heat' from the Black Cultural Archives

The A-Z of art

Today we look at the letter 'P' – who's your favorite?

Patrick Willocq

Park Hyun-ki

Palmer Hayden

Patssi Valdez

Paula Modersohn-Becker

Pushpamala N.

Art Selfie

Which Artworks Look Like You?

Take a selfie and discover your artistic twin

Art Zoom

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A guided tour like you've never been on before

FKA twigs x Artemisia Gentileschi

The MOBO Award-winning singer songwriter explores female empowerment 400 years on

Zoom Into 'Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy'

Get up close to the artwork that was lost for hundreds of years

Where is this?
Clue: it's thought to be the world's first art gallery
Chauvet Cave
Horses Panel, Chauvet Cave, L. Guichard
Altamira
Chauvet Cave
Ruins of Pompeii
Amazon Forest
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Pose of the day

Strike a pose like...

'The Lady with the Veil' by Alexander Roslin

Do the cultural 5

Your daily dose of arts and culture

Performing Arts

11 Dramatic Stages Around the World

Behind the scenes at the Bolshoi Theatre, Carnegie Hall, and more

Art

A Closer Look at Brugel

Get to know the masterpiece 'The Fall of the Rebel Angels'

Natural History

Mary Anning: Dinosaur Hunter

The overlooked paleontologist who discovered a pterodactyl

Travel

The 5 Senses of Spain

Explore the sights, sounds, scents, taste, and touch of Spain

Fashion

Learn the Art of Tie Dye

Discover the craft with The Centenary Project

Recreate art at home

Recreate...

With a plant like 'Carlo with Dubuffet in the background' by Larry Rivers

Journey around India

Discover the country through monuments, temples, and more

Explore6 Indian Monuments
Explore14 Temples in India
ExploreGardens of the Taj Mahal
ExploreThe Historic Amer Fort

How Does Van Gogh Connect to Virtual Reality?

Discover connections between culture with Machine Learning

Start finding connections

Choose an activity

Get creative with arts and culture

Create art

Forget Printing, It's all About Potato Sculpture

Make your own vegetable version of Barbara Hepworth's 'Spring'

Scavenger hunt

Can You Find the Colosseum in Rome?

Lead the way through the Roman roads

Activity book

Mazes, Coloring, and More

Play with art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Rijksmuseum

4 underwater collections to dive into

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Take a dip in oceans and aquariums around the world

Shedd Aquarium

Spojené štáty

TAMAR

Brazília

Australian National Surfing Museum

Austrália

Ozeaneum, Foundation German Oceanographic Museum

Nemecko

Instagram spotlight

Check out what everyone's loving on social

Helix Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA

See sites from your sofa

Couch travel recommendations

Take a Cultural Trip Around the United States

From Yosemite and Broadway to The Met and MoMA

The Wonders of Indonesia

From spectacular sites to beautiful batik

Transport Yourself to Croatia

Experience the colors, sounds, and specialities of Croatia's unique culture

France From Calais to Marseille

See the Palace of Versailles, the Palais Garnier, and more

The Cultural Treasures of Hong Kong

From ancient monuments to contemporary art

Faces of Frida

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Her life, her art, her legacy

Frida Kahlo

Who was Frida Kahlo?

The making of an icon

Frida Kahlo

Zoom into 'Self-Portrait with Monkey'

What's the meaning behind the monkey?

Frida Kahlo

Explore the Henry Ford Hospital

The important moments from Kahlo's life you can see in the painting

Frida Kahlo

The Hidden Meanings in Frida Kahlo's Paintings

Hidden details, rich symbolism, and an insight into the artist's mind

Big concepts, explained

How do we know what we know

Big Concepts

How Do We Know the Universe is Expanding?

This is gonna be big

Big Concepts

How Do We Know Black Holes Exist?

Dive down a discovery rabbithole

Big Concepts

How Do We Know the Earth is Round?

Facts to counter flatness

Explore in High Definition

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

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Art in three dimensions

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Sculptures from Kara Walker, Jeff Koons, and more

Sculpture

Kara Walker's 'A Subtlety'

Responding to the history of sugar

Sculpture

England's Public Sculpture

The variety of sculpture and statuary that can be seen in England

Sculpture

The Iconic Sculptures of Edmonia Lewis

Meet the acclaimed 19th-century sculptor

Sculpture

Sculpture Highlights from Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait

From Jeff Koons to Ali Cherri

Sculpture

Michelangelo From Behind

A new perspective on the masterworks

Sculpture

Sculpture Highlights from the National Academy 

Top picks from more than 300 sculptures from the early 19th century to today

Off the wall

Stories about the architecture that shapes our world

Amazing architecture

The Unique Architecture of Antoni Gaudi

Take a tour of 11 of the architect's most well-known buildings

Amazing architecture

Photography and Modern Architecture in Brazil

See the work of Marcel Gautherot and Oscar Niemeyer

Amazing architecture

Discover 10 of the World's Zaniest Buildings

Explore what happens when architects rip up the rule book

Amazing architecture

6 Iconic Indian Stone Monuments

Discover the craftsmanship behind these historical sites

Amazing architecture

Constructing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Incredible architecture through the eyes of Aitor Ortiz

Amazing architecture

The Architecture of the British Mosque

Explore contemporary expressions of mosque architecture

Get to know Basquiat

Poet, musician, and graffiti artist

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Being Basquiat

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Life With Basquiat

Intimate photos of the artist

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Zoom Into 'Man from Naples'

See the brushstrokes up close

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Basquiat in Action

Watch the young artist graffiti in NYC

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Who Was Basquiat's Best Friend?

Find out how Andy Warhol and Basquiat became mates

Crystal clear

The smashing world of glassware

Glassware

How a Boshan Flower Ball is Made

The crystal balls that date from the Ming Dynasty

Glassware

Glassware Fit For a Queen

Muranese glassware in the Portuguese Royal House

Glassware

Flowers From Flame

The intricate art of paperweights

Glassware

A Unique Collection of Venetian Glass

Explore the complex designs of the nineteenth century European trend

Glassware

Hundreds of Years of Herati Glass

The traditional glassware of Herat and its distinctive ishkar glaze

Glassware

Shimadzu Satsuma Kiriko Cut Glass   

Cut crystal glass first created in Kagoshima during the Edo period

Glassware

A New Era of Glass

How innovations in modern chemistry improved the recipe for glass

Art outside

Public art around the world

Public Art

Outdoor Art in China, Hong Kong, and Thailand

Sculptures by the sea by Kirsteen Pieterse, Wang Shugang, and more

Public Art

Rhythms of Life Land Art

Explore the large contemporary land art project

Public Art

Harbour Lights

The sails of the Sydney Opera House become a canvas

Public Art

8 Public Sculptures You Can Find In Street View

From big blue bears to 178m long slides

Public Art

Recycled Looks

Lisbon's glass recycling centres become public works of art

Public Art

England's Public Sculpture

The great variety of sculpture in England's towns and cities

Explore in Augmented and Virtual Reality

Experience culture in 360˚

See for yourself
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

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

Virtual explorer

Vivienne Westwood's Boucher Corset at the V&A

The Corset that blends fine art and fashion

Virtual explorer

How Do You Go to the Toilet in Space?

The question we all wanted to ask

Virtual explorer

Zaha Hadid's 'The Peak'

See the architect's first internationally acclaimed project

Virtual explorer

Queen Victoria's Durbar Room in 360˚

See the details from every angle

Virtual explorer

Bruegel: The Fall of the Rebel Angels

All the crazy details, explained

Virtual explorer

The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg in 360°

A virtual, symphonic experience

Virtual explorer

Go Inside a Space Shuttle in VR

The Space Shuttle Discovery in 360

Move your feet

Step into the world of choreographer Wayne McGregor

Dance

25 Moments From Studio Wayne McGregor

How McGregor's creativity extends around the globe

Dance

Understanding Physical Intelligence

How we think with and through our bodies

Dance

Creating Choreography with AI

Delve into the ground-breaking experiment

Dance

Design at Studio Wayne McGregor

Take a tour of the studio

Dance

Collaborating with Studio Wayne McGregor

The lifeblood of Studio Wayne McGregor

Dance

Exploring Your Physical Potential

“If you have a body, you’re a dancer”

Dance

When Technology Met Wayne McGregor

How he's incorporating state-of-the-art technologies into his work

Black Cultural Archives

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A celebration of Black History is a celebration of British History

Black history

Walk Through the History of Notting Hill Carnival

Go on a virtual tour of key sites that made Britain

Black history

Zoom Into 'Black Warriors'

Gordon de le Mothe's artwork up close

Black history

Black British Pop Culture's Influence on History

Exploring the unrest, resistance, and unity

Black history

The Beginnings of the Black Cultural Archives

Digitized and made available online for the first time

Black history

A Virtual Tour of the Windrush Square Site

Uncover the history of the BCA

Black history

London Through the Lens of Black British History

Walk through these iconic sites in the capital

The palace comes to you

Step inside Versailles

Explore

Versailles: The Palace is Yours

A private virtual tour of the former home of French royalty

Explore

11 Secrets from The Palace of Versailles

The gardens used to smell so strong they made visitors ill

Explore

Inside The Hall of Mirrors

Take a virtual tour of the Hall of Mirrors

Explore

Where The King Slept in 3D

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

Explore

Meet Marie Antoinette

The Queen and her children by Vigée-le-Brun

Illustration creations

Pictures that paint a thousand words

Illustration

Intricate Illustrations of Parisian Costumes

A stunning collection of vividly illustrated fashion plates

Illustration

The 2019 Poster Prize for Illustration

Colourful, inspiring, and fascinating artworks that celebrate London

Illustration

The Illustrated Garden

Drawings that illustrate the evolution of gardens over time

Illustration

Changing the Way We See Famous Landmarks

Digital illustrator Luccico transforms the world's top heritage sites

Illustration

Drawing Wildlife

Depicting living creatures with more detail than photos

Illustration

Jim Kay On Drawing The Boy Who Lived

The illustrator discusses the latest Harry Potter books

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

Explore by Time

From ancient artifacts to contemporary art

Travel through time

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

18th Century Kimonos

What the traditional Japanese garment looked like in the 1700s

Teapots of the 1800s

Practicality and whimsy

Cats in Ancient History

From goddesses to housecats

Armour Through the Ages

The history of protective clothing

Terracotta Before 100 BCE

Spiritual statues to practical plates

Meshiagare!

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The foods and flavors of Japan

Japanese Food

The Taste that the “Edo-kko” Loved

The taste that the “Edo-kko” loved

Japanese Food

Go Bar-Hopping on Shinjuku Golden Street

A taste of Tokyo's Historic Golden Gai District

Japanese Food

Rediscovering Japanese Cuisine

Tracing the footsteps of Edo through Tokyo's FOOD NIPPON

Japanese Food

Sushi: Japan's Most Recognizable Dish

Discover the history and culture Japan's best known dish

Japanese Food

What's Inside a Bento Box?

Unbox the revolutionary, popular, and practical styles of bento

Japanese Food

8 Mangas That Will Make You Feel Hungry

Japanese cuisine from sake to Ainu food culture to home taste

Japanese Food

A Bitesize History of Japanese Food

Explore a bento box of mouth-watering facts

Zoom in

Take a guided tour of famous artworks

Art up close

Zoom Into Pieter Bruegel the Elder

A closer look at 'The Dutch Proverbs'

Art up close

Zoom Into Jacob Lawrence

A closer look at 'Ambulance Call'

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 Johannes Vermeer

A closer look at 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'

Art up close

Zoom Into Chris Ofili

A closer look at 'No Woman, No Cry'

Art up close

Zoom Into Lee Krasner

A closer look at 'Palingenesis'

Art up close

Zoom Into Wang Wenbin

A closer look at 'Work Song'

Exploring Antarctica

Keep cool with snowy stories of exploration

Antarctica

The Journey to the South Pole

The first expedition to reach the Earth's southernmost spot

Antarctica

What Was Antarctica Like Before The Dinosaurs?

Antarctica was not always the icy, inhospitable place it is today

Antarctica

Discovering Antarctica

Historic maps, paintings, and photographs of early exploration

Antarctica

Dancing in Antarctica

Corey Baker creates the first ever dance film in the South Pole

Antarctica

What Lies Beneath?

The history of Geoscience Australia in Antarctica

Antarctica

Preserving Antarctica Expedition Huts

Digitally documenting shelters from the Heroic Age

Explore in 3D

Get a new perspective

Discover historic locations

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

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

Women in India

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Meet the women who have changed Indian culture forever.

Unheard stories

Tarabai Shinde

The author of the first feminist text in India

Unheard stories

Anandibai Joshee

The first Indian woman to obtain a degree in Western medicine

Unheard stories

Savitribai Phule

The woman who helped set up the first school for girls in India

Unheard stories

Dr. Rakhmabai

The first practising woman doctor in India

Unheard stories

Ahilyabai Holkar

The queen who brought peace and prosperity with her wisdom

Unheard stories

Mahlaqabai Chanda

The first woman 'sahib-e-diwan', a poet whose works have been put together as a collection

Take a trip to toy town

Playful creations from around the world

Toys

Toys Inspired by the Space Shuttle

Learning about spaceflight couldn't be more fun

Toys

Did Our Ancestors' Children Have Toys?

Take our mini-quiz and find out

Toys

Quirky and Colorful Channapatna Toys

Handcrafted wooden toys get a makeover

Toys

Real Train or Toy Train?

Walk around these Indian railways

Toys

The Board Games Everyone Loved

Play the old fashioned way

Toys

Cards on the Table

Games from the hand of history

Toys

The Hidden Meanings Behind Dolls

Find out why they're so much more than toys

Toys

Quirky and Colorful Channapatna Toys

Handcrafted wooden toys get a makeover

Toys

Toys of Tottori Prefecture

The fun side of folk craft

Meet the Maya

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A journey into the past with ancient art and digital technology

Maya

Who are the Maya?

Get to know the Maya of the past and today