1. Natural History Museum in London
Virtual Museum: nine ways to explore from home
Delve into the Museum from home with a virtual self-guided tour of the galleries, an interactive experience about Hope the blue whale and audio guides narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
Here are the top 4 – check out more online
1. Take a deep dive into the life of a blue whale
Explore the rich history of Hope, the blue whale suspended from the ceiling in Hintze Hall. In this online interactive, see what her life was like in the ocean, find out how she got to her home in the Museum and get a behind-the-scenes peek of the Museum’s collections.
A spliced image showing the blue whale skeleton in the middle surrounded by tall shelves storing other taxidermy specimens.
2. Let Sir David Attenborough guide you around Hintze Hall
Sir David’s unmistakable voice and expertise on all things nature make him the perfect person to take you on a tour of Hintze Hall’s star specimens (including the blue marlin), all from the comfort of home.
A large blue marlin specimen preserved in a tank in Hintze Hall.
3. Go on a virtual tour of the Museum
Google Arts & Culture gives you access to 300,000 specimens within the Museum’s collections, along with 14 digital exhibitions, virtual tours and an interactive gigapixel photo (so enormous you can zoom in on the tiniest detail) of Hintze Hall’s gilded canopy.
A screenshot of a 360 video of Hintze Hall showing thumbnail images of other galleries along the bottom.
4. Flick through Wildlife Photographer of the Year images
Explore the exhibition at your own pace (and without the crowds!) in this online gallery filled with stunning nature photographs.
A photograph of a jellyfish with purple tentacles by Fabien Michenet.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html
2. From Museum of London to Museum of Fundon
Earlier in May the Museum of London shifted focus to temporarily become the Museum for London as part of a mission to bring first-class online content to visitors at home while our physical doors are closed.
Continuing on this mission, and launching just in time for the late May Bank Holiday weekend, the Museum of Fundon is a brand new platform with a range of new and exciting online and offline activities from the Museum of London and the Museum of London Docklands for families to take part in at home.
Whether you want to become a puppeteer, test your memory skills, discover more about the Great Fire of London or just get crafty, the #MuseumofFundon is the place to go for all of that and more with content that educates and intrigues.
We love welcoming families to our museums, but you don’t need to visit to enjoy the fun. Here are some great ways to play and learn at home! #MuseumofFundon
These are some of the topics you can explore
The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London game – (a school topic for ages 5-7). Help Tom fight the Great Fire in this interactive game, broken into handy bite-size chapters.
Great Fire 1666: Minecraft. Play through the streets of London during the blaze in this exciting Minecraft experience.
Great Fire objects and artworks. Discover the real evidence of the fire through intriguing images, documents and 3D objects.
Uncover prehistory ( a school topic for ages 7-11)
Hunter-gatherer quiz: Could you survive as a Stone Age hunter-gatherer? There is a really fun quiz to play to see if how you would fare.
Roundhouse quiz: It’s 3000 years ago. You need to build a home. Can you manage it? Find out what you know in an educational quiz.
Prehistory explorer: Look into life in prehistoric London and uncover its traces with an interactive map.
Virtual objects: Take control of real museum artefacts from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age with 3D objects from prehistory.
Puppetry Training – suitable for everyone age 7 and over
All you need is paper and sticky tape for hours of fun and creativity – Moth Physical Theatre show you how in these five exciting videos.
Designed for young people with SEND, everyone can enjoy this selection of historical 3D objects.
SEND-friendly 3D objects – handle object virtually (for 7+ and SEND learners)
Fun learning at home: We love welcoming families to our museums, but you don’t need to visit to enjoy the fun. Here are some great ways to play and learn at home! #MuseumofFundon
Get creative without the mess (perfect for under-5s)
Plat at creating your own London outfit in this online game for early years.
Create a costume
Design your own clothes inspired by London’s past fashions in our easy online game for little ones. You can even choose your own colours and patterns!
Or play *without* screens!
Activities that don’t need digital devices
Decorate your own penny plains
The Victorians loved decorating ‘penny plains’ – souvenir images of famous actors or heroes. Try it yourself using felt tips and colouring pencils – or embellish your pictures with sequins and glitter!
There is much more to explore still so visit the museum website below to find out what.
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/families/fun-home
3. Art for Kids at Virtual Tate Modern
The world of art is open to your kids, even if all four of the Tate galleries are closed to the public.
Go online and to www.tate.org.uk/kids
4. The British Museum
The museum will continue to update their digital channels during the period they are closed, due to the coronavirus outbreak, to enable you to keep-in-touch.
You’ll find a selection of useful links at
https://www.britishmuseum.org/closure
The collection: Collection online allows visitors to search over four million object records online or take a look at our collection highlights and stories.
Galleries: find out more about the collection in each of our galleries, plus take a virtual tour of Prints and Drawings and Oceania.
School resources: From ages 3-18 we cover all areas of the curriculum whether you’re in the classroom or teaching at home.
View of a the Collections page on the British Museum website and stay connected on social media.
