Great Online Museums

Looking to explore world history from the comfort of your own home? Circa’s history experts introduce you to some of the great history and art history collections available online.

British Museum

The British Museum is the world’s largest indoor space available on Google Street View! Check out its collections, dating back thousands of years.

Guggenheim Bilbao

Experience a stunning collection of modern and contemporary artworks, with an eye toward their historical contexts, in one of the great collections of modern art.

J. Paul Getty Museum

Explore history from antiquity to the 20th century through the stunning collections of the Getty Museum.

Louvre

Explore one of the world’s premier art museums from the comfort of your own home! With no crowds! Known for the Mona Lisa, the Louvre has many more treasures for you to uncover.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

One of New York City’s top art museums (and home of the Met Ball!), check out fan favorites from impressionists like van Gogh to modern artists like Mondrian and Pollock.

Museu de Arte de São Paulo

Explore art from around the world in Brazil’s first modern art museum.

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Check out Renaissance masterpieces from the Netherlands through Italy, with such artists such as Titian and Holbein.

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

Let this stunning online exhibit take you through the recent history of art in Korea.

National Women’s History Museum

Learn about outstanding women from three centuries of US history.

Pergamon Museum, Berlin

Experience ancient history through this museum’s online collections. The museum is especially known for its namesake, the Pergamon Altar.

Rijksmuseum

Experience the history of Dutch from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century in this museum, including Rembrandt’s The Night Watch and Vermeer’s The Milkmaid.

Uffizi Galleries

One of Italy’s premier museums, the Uffizi Galleries focus mainly on medieval and early modern Italian art, with favorites like Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Titian’s Venus of Urbino.

Van Gogh Museum

This museum has some of the most prominent artworks by the master Vincent van Gogh. You can also check out works by van Gogh’s contemporaries.

Vatican Museums

Explore some of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance, including the Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s frescoes.

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