Signal Winter 2020 Newsletter

14 www.alliancecom.net Staying Home? Take a Virtual Tour! Make the most of this time by visiting educational treasures all over the world Museums While museums are closed, you can still enjoy their fascinating exhibits. In fact, you can visit many museums around the globe using creative online tools. (As a bonus, you can skip the lines, crowds, and tired feet.) Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is temporarily closed. But its website offers viewers an opportunity to “walk through” per- manent, past, and current exhibits as well as museum research stations. You can also view virtual tours narrated by museum experts. GuggenheimMuseum guggenheim.org/at-large When you visit this site, you’ll find many resources to help you explore the Guggen- heim Museum from home. They include online art-related discussions, a virtual guided tour, and resources for families and educators. Note that guided tours are live, not recorded, and you must reserve a time to participate. The Louvre louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne The Louvre is open for business, but if you can’t quite make it to Paris, check out the theme-based virtual tours, includ- ing The Advent of the Artist, The Body in Movement, and Founding Myths: From Hercules to Darth Vader. The captivating photography will draw you in and make you feel like you’re really there. To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, many museums, zoos, parks, and other tourist attractions are still partially or fully closed. Even if they’re open, you may not be able to travel to them. What’s the next best thing? Take advantage of the websites offering wonderful virtual tours. Here’s a list of ones well worth visiting.