Experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.

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Going into a self-quarantine
can have many complex issues and complications beyond having enough
food and supplies for two weeks. In terms of entertainment, it also
probably means you’re in for a lot of boredom, a lot of Netflix, and a
lot of browsing the internet.

But there is a way to get a little culture and education while you’re confined to your home. According to Fast Company, Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 2500 museums and galleries around the world to bring anyone and everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world..

Now, you get “go to the museum” and never have to leave your couch.

Google
Arts & Culture’s collection includes the British Museum in London,
the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim in New York City, and
literally hundreds of more places where you can gain knowledge about
art, history, and science. This collection is especially good for
students who are looking for ways to stay on top of their studies while
schools are closed.

Take a look at just some of Google’s top museums that are offering online tours and exhibits. Museums around the world are also sharing their most zen art on social media to help people cope with staying home. And if that's not enough culture for you, New York's Metropolitan Opera will be offering free digital shows every night at 7:30 p.m. from March 16 through March 22. Now you can even go "outside" with incredible virtual tours of some of America's best national parks.

British Museum, London

This
iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to
tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and
Egyptian mummies. You can also find hundreds of artifacts on the
museum’s virtual tour.

Guggenheim Museum, New York

Google’s Street View
feature lets visitors tour the Guggenheim’s famous spiral staircase
without ever leaving home. From there, you can discover incredible works
of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and
Contemporary eras.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

This famous American art museum features two online exhibits
through Google. The first is an exhibit of American fashion from 1740
to 1895, including many renderings of clothes from the colonial and
Revolutionary eras. The second is a collection of works from Dutch
Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.

Musée d’Orsay, Paris

You can virtually walk through
this popular gallery that houses dozens of famous works from French
artists who worked and lived between 1848 and 1914. Get a peek at
artworks from Monet, Cézanne, and Gauguin, among others.

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

One of Korea’s popular museums can be accessed from anywhere around the world. Google’s virtual tour takes you through six floors of Contemporary art from Korea and all over the globe.

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

As one of Germany’s largest museums, Pergamon has a lot to offer – even if you can’t physically be there.
This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient artifacts including
the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Explore the masterworks from the Dutch Golden Age, including works from Vermeer and Rembrandt. Google offers a Street View tour of this iconic museum, so you can feel as if you’re actually wandering its halls.

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, ingenious painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close)
by virtually visiting this museum – the largest collection of artworks
by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and
over 750 personal letters.

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

European artworks from as far back as the 8th Century can be found in this California art museum. Take a Street View tour to discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

This
less well-known gallery houses the art collection of one of Florence,
Italy’s most famous families, the de'Medicis. The building was designed
by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 specifically for Cosimo I de'Medici, but
anyone can wander its halls from anywhere in the world.

MASP, São Paulo

The
Museu de Arte de São Paulo is a non-profit and Brazil’s first modern
museum. Artworks placed on clear perspex frames make it seem like the
artwork is hovering in midair. Take a virtual tour to experience the wondrous display for yourself.

National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City

Built in 1964, this museum is dedicated to the archaeology and history of Mexico’s pre-Hispanic heritage. There are 23 exhibit rooms filled with ancient artifacts, including some from the Mayan civilization.

Sadly,
not all popular art museums and galleries could be included on Google
Arts & Culture’s collection, but some museums are taking it upon
themselves to offer online visits. According to Fast Company, the Louvre also offers virtual tours on its website.

To see more of Google Arts & Culture’s collection of museums, visit the collection’s website. There are thousands of museum Street Views on Google as well. Google Arts & Culture also has an online experience for exploring famous historic and cultural heritage sites.