Five virtual exhibitions to visit worldwide to say goodbye to 2020
The article presents five virtual exhibitions from different continents that remain accessible online after their physical closures, allowing viewers to explore museums remotely during the 2020 holiday season. At the Manarat Al Saadiyat Museum in Abu Dhabi, 43 works by 14 Korean artists are on view to mark 40 years of diplomatic relations between the UAE and South Korea, curated by Yu Tonghyun into five thematic perspectives. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam offers a virtual tour of its Golden Age collection and Asian art pavilion, with interactive features like the 'Key Challenge' treasure hunt and Rijksstudio for creating personal collections. The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne hosts KAWS's 'Companionship in the Age of Loneliness,' using high-resolution images and Matterport technology to explore the artist's emotional works from the 1990s to his COMPANION figures. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. provides virtual access to its vast collections of minerals, fossils, and ethnographic objects, including narrated tours. The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town offers a 3D tour of 'Still Here Tomorrow To High Five You Yesterday,' an exhibition examining progress and utopia through works by 38 contemporary African artists.
Key facts
- Five virtual exhibitions from different continents are accessible online after physical closures.
- Abu Dhabi's Manarat Al Saadiyat Museum shows 43 works by 14 Korean artists for 40 years of UAE-Korea ties.
- The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam offers virtual tours of its Golden Age collection and Asian art pavilion.
- The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne hosts KAWS's 'Companionship in the Age of Loneliness' online.
- The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. provides virtual tours and narrated guides.
- The Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town features a 3D tour of 'Still Here Tomorrow To High Five You Yesterday.'
- The exhibitions were originally scheduled to close physically in 2020 but remain available virtually.
- The article was written by a team from IULM University in Milan.
Entities
Artists
- KAWS
- Brian Donnelly
- Yu Tonghyun
Institutions
- Manarat Al Saadiyat Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
- IULM University
- Artribune
Locations
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Melbourne
- Australia
- Washington D.C.
- United States
- Cape Town
- South Africa
- Saadiyat Island
- Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam
- 180 St Kilda Rd, VIC 3006 Melbourne
- 10th St. & Constitution Ave. Washington D.C.
- V&A Waterfront Silo District, S Arm Rd, Cape Town