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The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections

In the blink of an eye, once-crowded museums sit empty. We're preparing ourselves for social distancing and potential quarantine. This is the time for museum technology to step up and fill the void. The potential of online collections, virtual tours, and social media campaigns have always been there, but now the opportunity for impact is incalculable.

Access to endless open content. Educational resources for e-learning. Virtual retreats to art, culture, and history around the globe. This is the museum technology community's time to shine!

If you're a museum tech enthusiast looking to be part of the conversation, join one of MCN's Special Interest Groups (SIGs). They are currently free for non-members so more can share resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This list will be continually updated with examples of museum and museum-adjacent virtual awesomeness. It is by no means exhaustive. If you have a virtual museum or museum-adjacent resource to contribute on behalf of your organization, please fill out this Google Form.

Every resource is free to access and enjoy.
Much of it, though not all, is also open content, in the sense that it's freely reusable and re-mixable under Creative Commons licensing. Open content is clearly labeled on its respective website.

PORTALS
Image: V21 Artspace
VIRTUAL TOURS / ONLINE EXHIBITS

Art and Culture Museums

History Museums

Natural Science Museums

National Parks

Online Exhibits

E-LEARNING

Created for Kids

ONLINE COLLECTIONS

Art and Cultural Collections

Science Collections

History Collections

DIGITAL ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
Huge thanks to the many who have written helpful blogs with their favorite museum tech resources. Your contributions are all included here: Cuseum, Mia Ridge, Jenni Fuchs, and Alicja Peszkowska.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Articles on COVID's Impact on Museums

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The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources | MCN

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The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections In the blink of an eye, once-crowded museums sit empty. We're preparing ourselves for social distancing and potential quarantine. This is the time for museum technology to step up and fill the void.

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A film about the famous Barnes Collection.

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Greatest Art Movie Ever "Art of the Steal" (2009)

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Search The Collection - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Museum's collection online offers everyone unparalleled access to objects in the collection. This innovative database is one of the earliest and most extensive online museum search platforms in the world.

There are currently 2,335,338 records available, which represent more than 4,000,000 objects. 1,018,471 records have one or more images.
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The collection database is an extraordinary historical record. It presents a history not just of objects, but of the way they have been documented and understood over centuries, and makes this available to the widest possible audience. We aim to ensure that all language used is clearly presented in its historical context. If you have concerns about the way any terms or phrases are used in the database, please bring this to our attention by emailing collectiondatabase@britishmuseum.org and this will be reviewed by the relevant department.

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Please note: We are currently experiencing problems with the advanced search form. If searches do not complete, please use the standard version. We apologise for the inconvenience and are working to find a solution. Searching... For the full advanced search you need a javascript enabled browser The Museum's collection online offers everyone unparalleled access to objects in the collection.

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More detailed History of Museums with links.

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More detailed History of Museums with links.

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There is a section on the types of museums. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Museum

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ONLY for saving on COMPUTER or LAPTOP. It's a big file. When window opens click on PPT to download.

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Hightail Spaces lets you send unlimited files, of any size, to anyone. Collaborate with your team and evolve your work.

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How collections evolved into the modern day museums. Click on this to expand.

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View and we'll discuss.

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The Pitt Rivers Museum... is Shut

Human creativity around the world, centered in one museum. James Fenton narrates the film, with contributions from David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins, Penelope Lively, Abdul Tee-Jay and the millions of objects from this extraordinary museum in Oxford, England. Channel 4, Rear Window, 1989

Nominated for an Emmy Award 1989

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History - The Pitt Rivers Museum... is Shut

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Human creativity around the world, centered in one museum. James Fenton narrates the film, with contributions from David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins, Penelope Lively, Abdul Tee-Jay and the millions of objects from this extraordinary museum in Oxford, England. Channel 4, Rear Window, 1989 Nominated for an Emmy Award 1989