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Virtual Reality

General Art History Applications

Youtube 360 VR

Recommended Subjects: General Education, Art History, Prehistory, Italian Renaissance, History of Video Games
Compatible Device(s): All
Cost: Free
Description: Range of content for all areas shot in 180 & 360 degrees and VR.

Google Arts & Culture

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, BNext, smartphones
Cost: Free
Description: Range of cultural AR/VR experiences; Expeditions content migrated to  Google Arts & Culture.

Wander

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Modern Art, Classical Myth, Nineteenth Century Art, Renaissance Art, Middle Ages, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, Prehistory, Non-Western: Polynesia, Oceania, Asia, Americas
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2
Cost: $9.99
Description: Explore all famous sites in the world; excellent resource for Non-Western; multiplayer mode allows the creation of a room where you can wander together and see each other's avatar; good for virtual sessions together. UNESCO World Here Sites. Alte Nationalgalerie.

Oculus TV

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Modern Art, Classical Myth, Nineteenth Century Art, Renaissance Art, Middle Ages, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, Prehistory, Non-Western: Polynesia, Oceania, Asia, Americas
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2
Cost: Free
Description: Browse channels with multiple apps from different categories; in Oculus TV app click "Browse"

  • One Day In...(Series of cities around the world)
  • See the World: Tours from Home (series of famous cities / monuments around the world)
  • Historical Documentaries (series of documentaries on all topics throughout history)
  • Defy Distance: Travel the World (series of famous cities / monuments around the world)
  • Be inspired: Creative Artworks (artworks come alive from the inside in VR)
  • See the World: Europe (series of famous cities / monuments in Europe)
  • See the World: Asia (series of famous cities / monuments in Asia)
  • See the World: Africa (series of famous cities / monuments in Africa)
  • Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in 360 1:30 minutes each
  • New Seven Wonders of the World in 360

Within

Recommended Subjects: General Education
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2
Cost: Free
Description: Don't Touch the Art

Art Plunge

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Oculus Go
Cost: $1.99
Description: Art Plunge is a gallery where you can get the feeling of being inside famous paintings. This is a short but sweet experience featuring 5 VR interpretations of the following artworks. * Mona Lisa * Starry Night * The Birth of Venus * The Creation of Adam * Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window

7VR Wonders

Recommended Subjects: Art, History, Religion
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Oculus Go
Cost: $7.99
Description: Have you ever imagined how it would be to explore the great wonders of the old world? Travel in time to the ancient world, discover colossal wonders and be amazed by these made made structure lost in the past.

The Museum of Fine Art

Recommended Subjects: Art History
Compatible Device(s): HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
Cost: Free
Description: The VR Museum of Fine Art, ya disponible para HTC Vive, disfruta de las grandes obras de arte de los mejores autores en Realidad Virtual.

Boulevard

Recommended Subjects: Art
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR
Cost: Free
Description: Boulevard (Previously Woofbert) is an app that attempts to bring you closer to the world's finest works of art, without having to jump on an airplane to venture out and see the real thing.

Wonders of the World

Recommended Subjects: History, Art History
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR, Oculus Go
Cost: Free
Description: In Wonders of the World, you will visit the Colossus of Rhodes, Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu.

National Geographic: Explore VR

Recommended Subjects: Art History
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2
Cost: $9.99
Description: Visit Machu Picchu, Peru and get immersed in amazing digital reconstructions of the ancient Inca citadel. Witness mummy worship, raise a cup of sacred chicha and encounter alpacas as you match Miram Bingham's photographs from when he rediscovered the Inca citadel.

ArtPassport

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, smartphone
Cost: Free
Description: Swipe through captivating VRs of the world's best art galleries and museums. Save your favorite exhibitions creating your own portfolio of shows.

VR Museum: Art Through Time

Recommended Subjects: Art History
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift
Cost: $2.99
Description: Swipe through captivating VRs of the world's best art galleries and museums. Save your favorite exhibitions creating your own portfolio of shows.

(Hi)story Of A Painting

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History, VR Art Exhibitions
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift
Cost: Free (App Lab - In Development)
Description:(Hi)story of a Painting is an animated VR and 360 series aimed at engaging young audiences with art by creating accessible and relatable experiences focused on the human stories behind some of the world’s most iconic art. The visuals and virtual environment of each episode appear in support of the narration, helping to illustrate and anchor the narrator’s story in the viewer’s mind. We want to inspire young and new audiences through the stories of our featured artists’ struggles and successes.

Louvre Museum in VR:

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History, VR Art Exhibitions
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Mobile Devices, Web Browser
Cost: Free
Description: Tour the Louvre in VR. 

Vatican Museum:

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History, VR Art Exhibitions
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Mobile Devices, Web Browser
Cost: Free
Description: Explore the Vatican's Museums in 360 and VR.

National Gallery

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History, VR Art Exhibitions
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Mobile Devices, Web Browser
Cost: Free
Description: Virtually tour the National Gallery. Immerse yourself in Renaissance masterpieces from Northern Italy, the Netherlands and Germany, including works by Titian, Veronese, and Holbein.

Google Arts & Culture App

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History, VR Art Exhibitions
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, Pocket 360, or Android Mobile Devices
Cost: Free
Description: GuggenHeim Bilbao,  Musée d’Orsay, British Mseum, Rijksmuseum, Getty Museum, are all in this App. Explore art galleries through your phone without leaving your seat or paying a dime. Using Google Street View, you can take virtual reality tours with your phone and Google Cardboard or Pocket 360 (also known as smartphone VR headsets).

SketchFab: Baroque Models in VR

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History, VR Art Exhibitions
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Mobile Devices, Web Browser
Cost: Free
Description: Sketchfab is a 3D modeling platform website to publish, share, discover, buy and sell 3D, VR and AR content.

SketchFab: Cultural Heritage and History top 10, 2023

Recommended Subjects: Art, Art History, VR Art Exhibitions
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, Mobile Devices, Web Browser
Cost: Free
Description: Sketchfab is a 3D modeling platform website to publish, share, discover, buy and sell 3D, VR and AR content.