Guides: Redpath Book Display: Museums and Virtual Tours

Did you know McGill is a part of #ColourOurCollections? Click the heart to download some amazing prints today!

While Google Arts and Culture is doing a great job of taking us places we never thought we'd get to see, we also wanted to highlight a few of our favourites. There's also links to other tours and galleries you may want to check out!

Finally Time to Look at Art

Google Arts & Culture
Visit museums and collections from around the world in the comfort of your home.
CanadianArt
Canadian Art is the preeminent platform for journalism and criticism about art and culture in Canada. Our award-winning print, digital, educational and programming initiatives deliver smart, accessible ideas, stories and opinions. A national non-profit organization, Canadian Art develops and supports art writers, and engages with the work of artists, established and new. Most important, we empower diverse audiences to understand, debate and be inspired by art.
Art21 - Films
In addition to its flagship PBS-broadcast series, Art in the Twenty-First Century, Art21 produces short-form documentary series, viewable on multiple digital platforms.
TateShots
Our series of short films exploring art and artists, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies
The Art Story
The Art Story is an educational 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2009 to demystify Modern Art and further art appreciation.
Color Our Collections
Launched by The New York Academy of Medicine Library in 2016, #ColorOurCollections is an annual coloring festival on social media during which libraries, museums, archives and other cultural institutions around the world share free coloring content featuring images from their collections.

Webcams to Keep You Entertained!

Earth Cam
Drop-in on webcams from around the world. Visit cities you've never been to, relax on the beach, all of it at the touch of a finger.
International Space Stations
Wonder what's going on up in space? We hear they know a thing or to about self-isolation!
Loch Ness Live Stream
Will you be the one to finally spot the infamous Loch Ness Monster?
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Tune into a cam! We highly recommend the sea otters <3
Ripley's Aquarium Shark Tank
Baby shark do do do do do...
Watching Grass Grow
As interesting as watching paint dry!

McGill's Rare Books and Special Collections

McGill University is located on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudensaunee and Anishinabeg nations. McGill honours, recognizes and respects these nations as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which we meet today.