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Subject Areas

Non-Western: Americas; Middle East; Asia; Polynesia / Oceania

Prehistory

Antiquity: General; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; 

The Middle Ages

Italian Renaissance

Northern Renaissance & Spain

Nineteenth-Century Art

Modern / Contemporary Art

Classical Myth

History of Video Games

Other IR Application Resources


Non-Western: Americas

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: Machu Picchu- Collections

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: New Seven Wonders of the World in 360- 1:45 min Chichen Itza; New Seven Wonders of the World in 360- 1:45 Machu Picchu; Experience Papua New Guinea- 2:45 min

National Geographic: Explore VR

Recommended Subjects:
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.

Non-Western: Middle East

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: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque- collections

Non-Western: Asia

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:Taj mahal - collections: Series of preloaded sites in and around the site; Rijks museum - Asian Pavillion - collections; Cambodia Highlights - collections: series of preloaded sites around Cambodia, including several ancient temples; India Highlights - collections: series of preloaded sites around India, including the Taj Mahal; Korea Highlights - collections: series of preloaded sites around Korea; Angkor Wat - collections: series of preloaded sites around Angkor Wat; Archaeological Surveys of India - collections: series of preloaded sites to visit in India; Japan Castle - collections: series of preloaded famous castles in Japan

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: One Day in Bali 4:05 min; One Day in Hong Kong 4:05 min; Tours from Home Tibetan Monastery - Defy Distance: Travel the World 6:00 min; Travel Tokyo 4:08 min; 360 Video: Landmarks in Osaka, Japan 2:07 min

Gyeongju VR Museum

Recommended Subjects: Art History: Asia, History
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR
Cost: Free
Description: The Silla Kingdom was the first state to unify the Korean peninsula in ancient times. Artifacts of this ancient culture remain still today. One of the remaining treasures of the dynasty are their Seokguram, which are giant statues of Buddha hewn from marble stone.

Mysteries of China: The Forbidden City

Recommended Subjects: Art History: Asia, History
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR, Oculus Go
Cost: $1.99
Description: It includes a brief introduction, which gives you a brief account for the organization of the architectural mass, and a free tour that allows you to dive deep into the forbidden ground.

Non-Western: Polynesia / Oceania

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: New Seven Wonders of the World in 360 - 1:45 min Easter Island

Prehistory

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: Explore Cave Paintings in 360 3:01 min

YouTube 360 VR

Recommended Subjects: General Education, Art History, Prehistory, Italian Renaissance, History of Video Games
Compatible Device(s): All
Cost: Free
Description: Stonehenge 180 VR Virtual Tour - 4:11 min

Antiquity: General

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: UNESCO World Heritage Sties - Collections - series of all UNESCO sites

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": Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in 360 - Defy Distance: Travel the World collection series of each monument 1:30 min each; New Seven Wonders of the World in 360 - Defy Distance: Travel the World collection series of each monument 1:30 min each

7VR Wonders

Recommended Subjects: Art, History, Religion
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Go, Oculus Rift
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 man made structure lost in the past. 

Antiquity: Ancient Egypt

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: Pyramids of Giza - collections - series of preloaded sites around funerary complex in Giza; Saqqara - collections in Wander - series of preloaded sites around funerary complex in Saqqara

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 Cairo 4:05 min; The Great Pyramids of Egypt - 5:55 min See the World: Tours from Home; Void Discovered in Pyramid of Giza - Historical Documentaries collection 2:16 min - tour inside Khufu's pyramid; Ancient Invisible Cities - Historical Documentaries, PBS 3:40 min - Pyramids of Giza

Nefertiti-VR

Recommended Subjects: Art History: Ancient Egypt, Antiquity
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, smartphone
Cost: Free
Description: Nefertiti 1370 BC to 1330 BC is brought to life in this immersive environment that highlights what made her famous in today's world.

Nefertiti: Journal to Eternity

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Ancient Egypt, Antiquity
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift
Cost: Free
Description: In Egypt's legendary Valley of the Queens lies Queen Nefertari's tomb, one of the modern world's most detailed windows into ancient Egyptians' journey towards the afterlife. Now, state-of-the-art technology has made it possible to digitally scan Nerfertari's tomb with millimeter accuracy. For the first time ever, step inside the fabled tomb and immerse yourself in the story of its art, history, construction, and mythology through interactive elements.

Antiquity: Ancient Greece

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: Valley of the Temples - collection series of Greek temples; Pergamon Museum

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": Athens 360 degrees: walkthrough of Acropolis in Athens 3:20 min; One Day in Athens 4:05 min; Athens 360 - Ancient Invisible Cities - 5:55 min See the World: Tours from Home

Acropolis Museum

Recommended Subjects: Art, History
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, smartphones
Cost: Free
Description: The Acropolis Museum enters dynamically into the world of digital technology and opens new channels of communication with the public. The large number of applications that were developed under the programme "Creation of the Digital Acropolis Museum" showcases the multiple aspects of its exhibits, offers unique experiences in its galleries.

The OmniGallery

Recommended Subjects: Antiquity: Ancient Greece
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift
Cost: Free
Description: Virtual Museum with ancient sculptures

Antiquity: Ancient Rome

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: Italy Highlights - collections

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": Rome: A Guided Tour - 5:55 min See the World: Tours from Home; Rome: A Guided 360 VR tour 6:00 min

Pompeii, the VR Experience

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Antiquity: Ancient Rome
Compatible Device(s): HTC Vive
Cost: Free
Description: The UNESCO World Heritage City of Pompeii, frozen in time since destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, boasts the most extraordinary artefacts from ancient Rome and is visited by nearly four million visitors every year. Recent archaeological initiatives have continued to reveal surprising discoveries.

Pompeii 3D Tour

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Antiquity: Ancient Rome
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, smartphone
Cost: 4.99 Euro
Description: Tour a reconstruction of ancient Pompeii

The Middle Ages

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": Rebuilding Notre Dame 16:37 min; One Day in Jerusalem; Notre Dame de Paris - 5:55 min See the World: Tours from Home; The Met Cloisters in 3D 2:16 min

Italian Renaissance

3D Replica of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Recommended Subjects: General Education, Art History, Prehistory, Italian Renaissance, History of Video Games
Compatible Device(s): All
Cost: Free
Description: Smithsonian Magazine: See Every Nook and Cranny of St. Peter’s Basilica With This New, Stunningly Accurate 3D Replica

YouTube 360 VR

Recommended Subjects: General Education, Art History, Prehistory, Italian Renaissance, History of Video Games
Compatible Device(s): All
Cost: Free
Description: Sistine Chapel (360 degrees / 4K)

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: Italy Highlights - collections; Uffizi Gallery, Florence

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": Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel 1:35 min; The National Gallery - Sainbury Wing; One Day in Venice; See the World: Venice, Italy; Italy: Rome and Florence 3:40 min; Padova VR 7:00 min

Memory Museum

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Renaissance
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, smartphone
Cost: Free
Description: The Renaissance Museum VR application is an interactive tour through a virtual museum where you can learn about some of the most famous paintings of the renaissance era. Enjoy the experience using a cardboard VR or equivalent type of viewer. Navigate the room by gazing at the navigation icons located around the room. Gaze at any icon to interact with them.

Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Italian Renaissance
Compatible Device(s): HTC Vive
Cost: Free
Description: Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass is the first virtual reality (VR) experience presented by Musée du Louvre. On view from October 24, 2019 to February 24, 2020 in the Napoléon Hall, this VR experience is an integral component of the museum's landmark Leonardo da Vinci exhibition, which commemorates the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death in France.

Smithsonian Journeys: Venice

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Italian Renaissance
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift
Cost: Free
Description: Smithsonian Journeys: Venice invites you to take a tour of this magical city with a brilliant professor of Italian history as your personal guide. Enjoy over 30 minutes of 3D 360º video shot on location as you learn all about the history and culture of the city.

The Grand Tour of Italy

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Italian Renaissance
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, smartphone
Cost: Free
Description: Italian culture changed the world as we know it. Did you know Rome invented art museums? Or that Siena had a social network in 1525? Come on a journey from Venice to Palermo and rediscover a culture whose influence has lasted for centuries.

Medici Chapel VR

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Italian Renaissance
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, smartphone
Cost: Free
Description: Thanks to Virtual Reality technology, visitors anytime and anywhere can take a virtual tour to the historical jewel of Florence, the Magi Chapel.

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel in VR

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Italian Renaissance
Compatible Device(s): HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
Cost: Free
Description: Il Divino: Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling in VR is a Virtual Reality experience powered by Unreal Engine where you can walk through and learn about the Sistine Chapel Ceiling.

Northern Renaissance & Spain

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: France Highlights - collections - series of preloaded sites around France, including the Louvre, Versailles, etc.; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - collections - series of preloaded galleries, including the Night Watch, in the Rijksmuseum

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": Lowicz Museum (Poland) 12:07 min; 36 Hours in Granada Travel the World: Europe 1:36 min; 36 Hours in Madrid, Travel the World: Europe 1:31 min

The Kremer Collection VR Museum

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Northern Renaissance and Spain
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR
Cost: Free
Description: History and future of the power of art combined. The Kremer Museum is an innovative new museum concept that combines the newest VR technology with world-class Old Master paintings.

Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson

Recommended Subjects: Art History: Northern Renaissance and Spain
Compatible Device(s): Apple and Android app stores
Cost: Free
Description: The augmented reality experience, a first for a museum, allows the user to experience the anatomical theatre of 1632 digitally, and to observe Dr. Tulp and his fellow physicians, as well as the subject of their examination, the corpse of Aris Kindt.

Bosch Garden of Earthly Delights

Recommended Subjects: Art History
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, Apple store
Cost: Free
Description: Ride on a flying fish into the Garden of Eden, be tempted by strange fruit and even stranger rituals in the Garden of Earthly Delights. Visit hell and hear the devil's music.

Nineteenth-Century Art

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 Paris; One Day in London; A Little About the Louvre 3:40 min - overview of the structure and exterior; Viste le tour Effiel 3:29; Van Gogh - A Starry Night 2:28 min

Dante: Divine Comedy

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Nineteenth Century Art, English Literature
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR, Oculus Go
Cost: $1.99
Description: Exploration of images by William Blake and Gustave Doré, and others, illustrating Dante's Divine Comedy.

Modern / Contemporary Art

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: White House; Rijksmuseum - 20th-Century - collections - modern galleries in Rijksmuseum

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 Barcelona 1:40 min; Van Gogh's Five Sunflower Paintings; Underwater Sculptures in the Caribbean 1:31 min

Dreams of Dali in Virtual Reality

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Modern Art
Compatible Device(s): Oculus Rift, HTC Vive
Cost: Free
Description: Enjoy the remarkable marriage of art and technology in Dreams of Dalí, a virtual reality experience, as you explore Dali's painting Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet's "Angelus." Immerse yourself in the world of the Surrealist master like never before in this encounter, venturing into the towers, peering from them to distant lands and discovering surprises around every corner. We imagine Dalí himself, known in his lifetime as what we now call an "earlier adopter" of new technology, would applaud this inspiring homage to his 1935 painting.

Gaudi VR Experience

Recommended Subjects: Art, Architecture
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR, Oculus Go
Cost: Free
Description: In this App you will learn more about the life and work of this exceptional architect, and thanks to the most advanced technology you will make a voyage of discovery, a unique example that is open to all those who love revolutionary architecture.

Walter's Cube

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Modern / Contemporary Art
Compatible Device(s): Google Cardboard, smartphones
Cost: Free
Description: Visit exhibitions: Immerse yourself in the experience of art with our innovative technology. Visit exhibitions and walk through them as if you were actually there in the space.

MOCA: Kerry James Marshall

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Modern Art
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR, Oculus Go
Cost: Free
Description: Enjoy one of the most celebrated contemporary art museum exhibitions of the past decade in VR! Kerry James Marshall: Mastry ended its run on July 3, 20217 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Los Angeles, but is now available in its entirety for all to view and enjoy.

Shepard Fairey Damaged

Recommended Subjects: Art History, Modern / Contemporary Art
Compatible Device(s): Gear VR, Oculus Go
Cost: Free
Description: Shepard Fairey's work has been transformed into a virtual reality experience.

Classical Myth

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": How Ancient Cultures Explained Solar Eclipses - Historical Documentaries collection 1:34 min

History of Video Games

YouTube 360 VR

Recommended Subjects: General Education, Art History, Prehistory, Italian Renaissance, History of Video Games
Compatible Device(s): All
Cost: Free
Description: Every Super Mario Game Ever in 360 4:13 min; Complete Walkthrough of Every Mario Game; Syd Bolton's Ultimate Video Game Collection in VR180 11:13 min

Table Top Simulator

Recommended Subjects: Game Design
Compatible Device(s): Steam
Cost: $19.99
Description: Recreates all traditional board games in 3D virtual space.