Virtual museum tours are a simple way to explore art, history, and archaeology from home. Many major museums now offer official online collections, 360° gallery walks, and interactive experiences that let you zoom into details you might miss during an in-person visit.
This list focuses on reliable starting points: the museums’ own online pages (plus one trusted platform at the end). If you are planning a future trip, these virtual visits can also help you decide what to see first once you are there.
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Brera |
Uffizi |
Vatican Museums |
Athens NAM |
Prado |
Louvre |
British Museum |
The Met |
Hermitage |
National Gallery of Art
10 museums to visit online
1) Pinacoteca di Brera (Milan, Italy)
Start with Brera’s official online collection. It’s a practical way to browse masterpieces and plan what to look for in the galleries.
2) Uffizi Galleries (Florence, Italy)
The Uffizi website includes virtual exhibitions and 360° experiences. If you want a “walk-through” feeling, look for the 360° tours section.
Uffizi virtual exhibitions
Uffizi 360° tours
3) Vatican Museums (Vatican City, Rome area)
The Vatican Museums provide both a virtual tours list (for spaces like the Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s Rooms) and an online catalogue for works along the visit route.
Vatican Museums virtual tours
Vatican Museums online catalogue
4) National Archaeological Museum (Athens, Greece)
If you love ancient Greece, this is a great place to browse highlights by collection area (sculpture, vases, metalwork, and more).
5) Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid, Spain)
The Prado’s online collection is strong for exploring paintings by artist, period, and theme. Use it to build your own “mini itinerary”.
6) The Louvre (Paris, France)
The Louvre’s “visits online” page is the best official hub for virtual visits and “Louvre at home” content.
7) The British Museum (London, UK)
Use Collection Online to explore objects, read short explanations, and search by keyword (it is great for deep dives).
British Museum collection online
8) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, “The Met” (New York City, USA)
The Met’s official online collection is huge, and the Met 360° Project adds immersive videos of iconic spaces.
The Met Collection
The Met 360° Project
9) The State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia)
For a classic “virtual visit” experience, explore the Hermitage panoramas and move through rooms digitally.
10) National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC, USA)
Browse the Gallery’s online collection, and for additional “virtual visits”, you can also explore their partner space on Google Arts & Culture.
NGA online collection search
NGA virtual visits (Google Arts & Culture)
Bonus: one platform for many virtual museum tours
If you want to keep exploring beyond this list, Google Arts & Culture is a useful “hub” that brings together content from many museums and heritage sites, including 360° Street View style tours.
Google Arts & Culture
Museum Views (360° virtual tours)