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If you want to “visit” a museum virtually, there are three main formats available:

1. Browse through a digitised museum catalogue such as the one shown here:

1. Wander through a museum via a 360-degree photo tour, like this one.

2. Immerse yourselves in 360-degree virtual reality video, such as the following. (Note that you do not need virtual reality glasses for these videos, as you can use your mouse to move the video around. Of course, the experience is far more immersive using virtual reality glasses.)

For some more examples, see here:

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (the USA)

London Natural History Museum (Great Britain)

Google Arts & Culture webpage

A nice way to use virtual museum visits actively is to have students create virtual galleries themselves after completing the virtual visit. This could also work as a nice follow-up activity to an actual museum visit. Check out the Artsteps tool for an example of a tool that allows you to create your own virtual gallery fairly easily.Why not give it a try yourself to understand how you could best use it with your students, and share your own first virtual gallery on the course for some feedback?

https://youtu.be/p86gh2HEsp0

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Work in groups to design a museum exhibition, serving as guides for guests
create posters with younger pupils and virtual interactive posters using tools like thinglinks
Create a stop motion animation movie using one (or more) exhibit as a hero of the movie
Create our own museum in the class. Students can talk about the exhibits that can bring to the school
Write (and/or draw) a post-card to their best friend inviting them to visit the museum

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There are usually three main parts to planning a field trip: pre-field trip activities completed in the classroom, field trip activities at the museum, and post-field trip activities conducted back in the classroom.
To ensure that a museum visit runs smoothly, there are many things teachers need to do in advance, such as complete school paperwork, organise transportation and chaperones, etc.
Now let’s brainstorm about the types of activities we can do with our students in preparation for the museum visit. These activities can be of a practical nature, such as going over museum etiquette, or of a more pedagogical nature, such as asking students to identify a research question to investigate at the museum.

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https://youtu.be/T3G85Umn4Js

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Organising field trips to museums or other places can be a highly rewarding experience. Field trips can stimulate the senses, bring curriculum concepts to life, and inspire new questions from students. However, for us teachers, they can also be very stressful experiences. Good organisation is essential (as with most things a teacher does), and you’ll want to think carefully about the organisational and pedagogical challenges and opportunities offered by your choice of museum.

In this module, we will explore some practicalities around organising field trips and the specifics of visiting a museum on a field trip.

Revisit the learning objectives you identified at the beginning of Module 1. Do they still apply? Or do you want to revise them? What should your specific objectives be for this module about field trips? Identify at least 2 specific objectives before you move on.

In this module, we will:

explore how to prepare a field trip to a museum

exchange tips and tricks for during the field trip

discuss how to follow up and assess learning on a field trip

discuss the potential of virtual field trips

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https://youtu.be/h7QF62mWnbA

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https://youtu.be/ICqG493xzrQ

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https://youtu.be/aIcwIH1vZ9w

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https://youtu.be/cjx1F-N3YbQ

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https://youtu.be/2_y7n7OGslg

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explore the definition of a museum

reflect on the concept of museums as social learning spaces

reflect on the concept of museums as constructivist learning spaces

start planning for a museum learning experience