Explore 1,000 of the world's finest art museums online for free through Google

While the coronavirus lockdowns have shut everyone indoors, it may still be possible to appease your longings for art. You can now take a virtual tour of museums from around the world using Google Arts and Culture.

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The search engine giant offers a virtual tour of 3,468 museums from around the world alongside history and background for many pieces of art.

Previously only 17 museums were added online along with only a few art pieces to give people around the world an insight into paintings and artifacts with a click of a button, states the company's blog.

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From the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam which houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world, to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in midtown Manhattan and more, the online galleries make the works of your favourite artists easily accessible.

Here is a glimpse inside a few of the museums around the world:

Tate Britain




Musée d’Orsay, Paris



The National Museum in Krakow



Houston Museum of Natural Science



National Council of Science Museums