Lockdown Diaries: Day 41 (Virtual Museums)

Locked Down in London, Day 41: Homeschooling

An Ofsted inspector inspected his own homeschooling arrangements and found his school ‘appalling’:

The headteacher is eminently qualified but is regularly seen wearing nothing but dressing gowns and underpants. This sets a very poor example to the pupils. Also in the evening, both members of staff are often observed drinking alcohol in front of the pupils…

⇒ Read more (BBC)

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Virtual Escape: Virtual Museums

How about going to the museum today? Which we can only visit virtually of course!

There are lots of candidates for a day at the museum, actually. Some of the museums are doing a great job in trying to make their websites more engaging and their collections genuinely accessible online. You’ll find a selection of links below.

In the meantime, enjoy this fleeting visit to the British Museum – sadly they’re not one of those whose website rose to the challenge of virtual museum visits! (Click the gallery to enlarge the pictures.)

British Museum

Frieze from Halicarnassus

The statuette of Xiuhtecuhtli, Aztec god of volcanoes in the British Museum

The fresco of Nebamun

British Museum

Golden bracelet

Homer, detail from a Greek vase in the British Museum

The Great Court

Statue of Maussolos

The royal game of Ur, British Museum

Virtual Museums:
⇒ National Gallery, London
⇒ Museo del Prado, Madrid
⇒ Royal Museums Greenwich
⇒ Science Museum, London
⇒ Historic Dockyard, Chatham

Keep safe, keep sane – visit a virtual museum!